Political ideology 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 ideology
% of adults who say that government aid to the poor does more good than harm who are…
Religious tradition | Conservative | Moderate | Liberal | Don't know | Sample size |
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Buddhist | 11% | 36% | 50% | 4% | 195 |
Catholic | 27% | 38% | 30% | 5% | 3,406 |
Evangelical Protestant | 36% | 37% | 20% | 7% | 3,065 |
Hindu | 7% | 43% | 45% | 5% | 114 |
Historically Black Protestant | 33% | 34% | 26% | 6% | 1,285 |
Jehovah's Witness | 17% | 20% | 12% | 51% | 142 |
Jewish | 8% | 31% | 58% | 2% | 567 |
Mainline Protestant | 22% | 41% | 32% | 5% | 2,890 |
Mormon | 47% | 30% | 19% | 4% | 209 |
Muslim | 21% | 39% | 35% | 6% | 146 |
Unaffiliated (religious "nones") | 11% | 33% | 50% | 6% | 4,566 |
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