The U.S. Congress has become increasingly diverse over the years, though remains predominantly Protestant and Catholic. In 2023, 56.7 percent of Congress identified as Protestant, and 0.6 percent of Congress identified as Muslim.
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Pew Research Center. (January 3, 2023). Share of United States Congress members in 2023, by religious affiliation [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved July 22, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/952921/religious-affiliation-us-congress/
Pew Research Center. "Share of United States Congress members in 2023, by religious affiliation." Chart. January 3, 2023. Statista. Accessed July 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/952921/religious-affiliation-us-congress/
Pew Research Center. (2023). Share of United States Congress members in 2023, by religious affiliation. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: July 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/952921/religious-affiliation-us-congress/
Pew Research Center. "Share of United States Congress Members in 2023, by Religious Affiliation." Statista, Statista Inc., 3 Jan 2023, https://www.statista.com/statistics/952921/religious-affiliation-us-congress/
Pew Research Center, Share of United States Congress members in 2023, by religious affiliation Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/952921/religious-affiliation-us-congress/ (last visited July 22, 2024)
Share of United States Congress members in 2023, by religious affiliation [Graph], Pew Research Center, January 3, 2023. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/952921/religious-affiliation-us-congress/