Party affiliation among adults who say that government aid to the poor does more harm than good by belief in God (2014) Switch to: Belief in God among adults who say that government aid to the poor does more harm than good by political party

% of adults who say that government aid to the poor does more harm than good who identify as…

Belief in GodRepublican/lean Rep.No leanDemocrat/lean Dem.Sample size
Believe in God; absolutely certain62%15%23%10,908
Believe in God; fairly certain52%19%30%2,817
Believe in God; not too/not at all certain45%20%35%589
Believe in God; don't know41%31%28%101
Do not believe in God43%24%33%900
Other/don't know if they believe in God52%31%17%276
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