This statistic shows the percentage of religiously affiliated members of the 115th United States Congress and the general public, by religion. 0.2 percent of 115th U.S. Congress stated themselves as unaffiliated to a religion in comparison to 23 percent of the general public.
Comparison of religious affiliation among the 115th U.S. Congress and the general public in 2017
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Religious affiliation of the U.S. public is based on Pew Research Center's 2014 U.S. Religious Landscape Survey.
Note on data*- For religions where affiliation among the public was less than one, the figure was rounded up to 1.
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Pew Research Center. (January 3, 2017). Comparison of religious affiliation among the 115th U.S. Congress and the general public in 2017 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved July 22, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/691300/religious-breakdown-in-the-115th-us-congress-and-general-public/
Pew Research Center. "Comparison of religious affiliation among the 115th U.S. Congress and the general public in 2017." Chart. January 3, 2017. Statista. Accessed July 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/691300/religious-breakdown-in-the-115th-us-congress-and-general-public/
Pew Research Center. (2017). Comparison of religious affiliation among the 115th U.S. Congress and the general public in 2017. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: July 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/691300/religious-breakdown-in-the-115th-us-congress-and-general-public/
Pew Research Center. "Comparison of Religious Affiliation among The 115th U.S. Congress and The General Public in 2017." Statista, Statista Inc., 3 Jan 2017, https://www.statista.com/statistics/691300/religious-breakdown-in-the-115th-us-congress-and-general-public/
Pew Research Center, Comparison of religious affiliation among the 115th U.S. Congress and the general public in 2017 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/691300/religious-breakdown-in-the-115th-us-congress-and-general-public/ (last visited July 22, 2024)
Comparison of religious affiliation among the 115th U.S. Congress and the general public in 2017 [Graph], Pew Research Center, January 3, 2017. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/691300/religious-breakdown-in-the-115th-us-congress-and-general-public/
