Sunday, January 06, 2013

Religious Affiliation of Congress

The religious affiliation of the 113 Congress differs by political party...

Protestant
Democrats: 42.0%
Republicans: 69.1%

Catholic
Democrats: 36.5%
Republicans: 25.2%

Jewish
Democrats: 12.5%
Republicans: 0.4%

Mormon
Democrats: 1.2%
Republicans: 4.3%

Orthodox Christian, Buddhist, Muslim, Hindu, Unitarian, Unaffiliated, Don't Know/Refused
Democrats: 7.9%
Republicans: 0.0%

Source: The Pew Forum on Religion and Public Life, Faith on the Hill: The Religious Composition of the 113th Congress

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