The 118th U.S. Congress, sworn in in January 2023. There are 535 total members of Congress. This session of Congress consisted of 303 Protestant members, as well as 148 Catholic members. The number of Protestant members has declined since the 87th Congress, when 398 members were Protestant.
Breakdown of religious affiliations among members of the U.S. congress from 1961 to 2023
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Pew Research Center. (January 3, 2023). Breakdown of religious affiliations among members of the U.S. congress from 1961 to 2023 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 30, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/691337/religious-breakdown-in-the-us-congress/
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Pew Research Center. (2023). Breakdown of religious affiliations among members of the U.S. congress from 1961 to 2023. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 30, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/691337/religious-breakdown-in-the-us-congress/
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Breakdown of religious affiliations among members of the U.S. congress from 1961 to 2023 [Graph], Pew Research Center, January 3, 2023. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/691337/religious-breakdown-in-the-us-congress/