Political ideology among adults who would rather have a smaller government with fewer services by religious group (2014) Switch to: Religious tradition among adults who would rather have a smaller government with fewer services by political ideology

% of adults who would rather have a smaller government with fewer services who are…

Religious traditionConservativeModerateLiberalDon't knowSample size
Buddhist24%42%27%7%102
Catholic49%36%12%3%3,868
Evangelical Protestant67%23%6%4%5,851
Historically Black Protestant37%35%24%5%454
Jewish36%43%19%3%336
Mainline Protestant49%37%10%4%3,687
Mormon70%25%4%2%524
Orthodox Christian43%48%9%< 1%120
Unaffiliated (religious "nones")25%44%25%7%3,541
Sample sizes and margins of error vary from subgroup to subgroup, from year to year and from state to state. You can see the sample size for the estimates in this chart on rollover or in the last column of the table. And visit this table to see approximate margins of error for a group of a given size. Readers should always bear in mind the approximate margin of error for the group they are examining when making comparisons with other groups or assessing the significance of trends over time. For full question wording, see the survey questionnaire.

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