Views about size of government among democrats and Democratic leaners by religious group (2014) Switch to: Religious tradition among democrats and Democratic leaners by views about size of government

% of democrats and Democratic leaners who would rather have…

Religious traditionSmaller government; fewer servicesBigger government; more servicesDependsDon't knowSample size
Buddhist30%62%3%5%184
Catholic31%61%3%4%3,118
Evangelical Protestant38%54%4%4%2,307
Hindu36%60%4%< 1%113
Historically Black Protestant21%73%2%4%1,557
Jewish23%70%3%4%575
Mainline Protestant35%56%5%4%2,511
Mormon30%62%5%3%110
Muslim17%80%1%2%150
Unaffiliated (religious "nones")33%60%4%4%4,348
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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