Political ideology among democrats and Democratic leaners by religious group (2014) Switch to: Religious tradition among democrats and Democratic leaners by political ideology

% of democrats and Democratic leaners who are…

Religious traditionConservativeModerateLiberalDon't knowSample size
Buddhist12%32%54%2%184
Catholic22%41%33%4%3,118
Evangelical Protestant29%39%27%4%2,307
Hindu11%37%52%< 1%113
Historically Black Protestant34%36%25%5%1,557
Jewish7%31%61%1%575
Mainline Protestant16%42%39%4%2,511
Mormon28%35%34%3%110
Muslim16%42%39%4%150
Unaffiliated (religious "nones")9%32%55%3%4,348
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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