The proportion of US adults who describe themselves as Christian has fallen to two-thirds, a drop of 12 percentage points over the past decade, according to data from the Pew Research Center. Although churches and faith movements continue to exert strong political influence on the Trump administration and at the state level, the proportion of American adults attending religious services has declined.
The number going to church at least once or twice a month has fallen by seven percentage points over the past decade. The fall in religious identification and activity has affected both Protestant and Roman Catholic churches. Mormons attend religious services most frequently, while those who identify as Jewish or with some other non-Christian religions attend the least.
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Stay up to date with our latest insights. Nearly four in 10 Americans report that they attended religious services in the past seven days, similar to the percentages Gallup found in and , although there have been significant fluctuations over time. Very religious Americans continue to align with the Republican Party, while moderately religious and nonreligious Americans are more likely to identify as Democrats.
Further, the percentage of the population identifying with no religion grew in every part of the country and among college graduate as well as people with less educational attainment. The report even said that "nones" are growing faster than self-identified Republicans and Democrats. Among the non-religious identities, agnostics—those who believe that they cannot know for certain whether God or any gods exist—accounted for the second-largest percentage of U. They were 3 percent of the population a decade ago.
Four percent of those surveyed said they were strict atheists who do not believe in any gods, according to the report, up from 2 percent in While the two largest branches of Christian appeared to be in decline, and "nones" and other non-religious groups have seen huge growth, the report also indicated a sharp uptake in the number of people who describe themselves as adhering to non-Christian faiths.
In , 5 percent of Americans labeled themselves as members of non-Christian religions, but that number is now at 7 percent. This included 2 percent of Americans who are Jewish; 1 percent who are Muslim; 1 percent who are Hindu; and 1 percent who practice Buddhism.
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