Party affiliation among adults who say that government aid to the poor does more good than harm by religious group (2014) Switch to: Religious tradition among adults who say that government aid to the poor does more good than harm by political party

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

Religious traditionRepublican/lean Rep.No leanDemocrat/lean Dem.Sample size
Buddhist9%17%74%195
Catholic22%19%58%3,406
Evangelical Protestant34%18%47%3,065
Hindu6%23%71%114
Historically Black Protestant7%9%84%1,285
Jehovah's Witness6%74%20%142
Jewish8%7%85%567
Mainline Protestant25%14%60%2,890
Mormon46%13%41%209
Muslim12%20%67%146
Unaffiliated (religious "nones")12%19%69%4,566
Sample sizes and margins of error vary from subgroup to subgroup, from year to year and from state to state. You can see the sample size for the estimates in this chart on rollover or in the last column of the table. And visit this table to see approximate margins of error for a group of a given size. Readers should always bear in mind the approximate margin of error for the group they are examining when making comparisons with other groups or assessing the significance of trends over time. For full question wording, see the survey questionnaire.

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