Political ideology among adults who pray daily by religious group (2014) Switch to: Religious tradition among adults who pray daily by political ideology

% of adults who pray daily who are…

Religious traditionConservativeModerateLiberalDon't knowSample size
Buddhist16%36%44%3%110
Catholic42%34%19%5%4,335
Evangelical Protestant59%25%11%6%6,852
Hindu16%33%44%6%102
Historically Black Protestant37%32%24%7%1,538
Jehovah's Witness20%17%10%53%221
Jewish39%30%26%5%213
Mainline Protestant41%36%18%5%3,342
Mormon63%28%6%3%571
Muslim26%41%25%8%164
Orthodox Christian38%49%11%2%100
Unaffiliated (religious "nones")26%33%31%10%1,333
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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