Party affiliation among adults who say homosexuality should be accepted by religious group (2014) Switch to: Religious tradition among adults who say homosexuality should be accepted by political party

% of adults who say homosexuality should be accepted who identify as…

Religious traditionRepublican/lean Rep.No leanDemocrat/lean Dem.Sample size
Buddhist15%13%71%235
Catholic33%18%49%4,929
Evangelical Protestant43%17%40%2,912
Hindu10%19%72%126
Historically Black Protestant9%8%84%944
Jewish19%8%73%726
Mainline Protestant37%15%47%4,042
Mormon60%11%29%225
Muslim16%15%69%111
Orthodox Christian32%17%51%116
Unaffiliated (religious "nones")21%20%59%6,338
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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