Political ideology among adults who say religion is somewhat important by religious group (2014) Switch to: Religious tradition among adults who say religion is somewhat important by political ideology

% of adults who say religion is somewhat important who are…

Religious traditionConservativeModerateLiberalDon't knowSample size
Catholic30%41%24%4%2,225
Evangelical Protestant39%36%20%6%1,382
Historically Black Protestant26%37%28%10%228
Jewish13%38%46%3%313
Mainline Protestant32%41%22%4%1,990
Unaffiliated (religious "nones")21%41%30%8%1,498
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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