There is a significantly higher percentage of Christians in Congress than the general public, driven by bigger numbers of Protestants and Catholics than in America, according to a new survey.
While about 71 percent of American adults are Christians, some 90 percent of House and Senate members call themselves Christians, according to the Pew Research Center.
There are also higher percentages of Jews in Congress than in the general public, said the new survey.
Missing: Atheists and those with no religious affiliation. “The group that is most notably underrepresented is the religiously unaffiliated. This group – also known as religious “nones” – now accounts for 23 percent of the general public but just 0.2 percent of Congress,” said Pew.
There isn’t a huge difference between the religious percentages in the House or Senate, but there is between parties.
According to Pew, 99.3 percent of Republicans in Congress are Christian. It’s 80.2 percent for Democrats.
Paul Bedard, the Washington Examiner’s “Washington Secrets” columnist, can be contacted at [email protected]
