Party affiliation among adults who say religion is very important by generational group (2014) Switch to: Generational cohort among adults who say religion is very important by political party

% of adults who say religion is very important who identify as…

Generational cohortRepublican/lean Rep.No leanDemocrat/lean Dem.Sample size
Younger Millennial43%19%37%1,241
Older Millennial39%22%39%1,732
Generation X41%20%38%3,672
Baby Boomer45%15%41%7,361
Silent47%13%40%3,867
Greatest42%10%47%399
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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