Black Southerners diverge from other Black Americans – especially Northeasterners and Westerners – in other ways when it comes to religion.

The U.S. Muslim population has grown in the decades since 9/11, but views toward them have become increasingly polarized along political lines.

Women continue to be less involved than men in mosque life in the U.S., but the pattern appears to be changing.

When it comes to choosing a house of worship, most Black Americans don’t prioritize denominational labels.

Black American religious life is diverse, encompassing a wide range of religious affiliations, worship practices and beliefs.

Today, most Black adults say they rely on prayer to help make major decisions, and view opposing racism as essential to their religious faith.

Six-in-ten black adults say it is important for houses of worship to address “political topics such as immigration and race relations.”

Many across Western Europe and the U.S. would be willing to accept Muslims as family or as neighbors. Yet there is no consensus on whether Islam fits into these societies.

About half of black Muslims are converts to Islam, a relatively high conversion level. Black Muslims, like black Americans overall, have high levels of religious commitment.

Many more U.S. Muslims identify with or lean toward the Democratic Party than the GOP (66% vs. 13%), but the share who are Republican has held steady over the last 10 years, including after the election of President Donald Trump.