Democrats are less likely than Republicans to believe in God, to pray, to attend religious services, and to say religion is very important to them, according to Pew Research Center surveys.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
At the same time, among Democrats, religiousness differs widely by race and ethnicity. On a host of measures, White Democrats \u2013 and sometimes Asian Democrats \u2013 <\/em>are a lot less religious<\/em> than Black and Hispanic Democrats. Among Republicans, there is less variation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n This Pew Research Center analysis explores levels of religiousness in each major U.S. political party and how much it varies by race.<\/p>\n\n\n\n The Center conducts high-quality research to inform the public, journalists and leaders. Studying the relationship between religion and politics is a key part of the Center\u2019s long-standing research.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Learn more about Pew Research Center.<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n This analysis is based on findings from the 2023-24 Religious Landscape Study (RLS), a survey of 36,908 U.S. adults that was conducted from July 17, 2023, to March 4, 2024.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Here are the questions used in the 2023-24 RLS<\/a>, the topline<\/a> and the survey methodology<\/a>. And here are the sample sizes for each group and their margins of error<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/details>\n\n\n\n In general, U.S. adults who are Republican or lean toward the GOP are more religious than Democrats and Democratic leaners.<\/p>\n\n\n\n For instance, 52% of Republicans say they pray daily, compared with 35% of Democrats. And 41% of Republicans say they go to religious services monthly or more often, compared with 24% of Democrats.<\/p>\n\n\n\nAbout this research<\/strong><\/summary>\n
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