User:Just H/110th Congressional Table
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This list shows the religious affiliations of members of the 110th United States Congress, as well as totals by religion. With the election of Muslim Keith Ellison and Buddhists Mazie Hirono and Hank Johnson, it is possibly the most religiously diverse Congress in United States history.
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[edit] Summary
Religious affiliations of the entire Congress, the Senate and the House.
| Affiliation | Total | Senate | House | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Number | % | Number | % | Number | % | |
| Roman Catholic | 155 | 29.0% | 25 | 25.0% | 130 | 29.9% |
| Baptist | 67 | 12.5% | 7 | 7.0% | 60 | 13.8% |
| Methodist | 62 | 11.6% | 13 | 13.0% | 49 | 11.3% |
| Jewish | 43 | 8.0% | 13 | 13.0% | 30 | 6.9% |
| Presbyterian | 43 | 8.0% | 9 | 9.0% | 34 | 7.8% |
| Episcopalian | 37 | 6.9% | 10 | 10.0% | 27 | 6.2% |
| Protestant | 26 | 4.9% | 4 | 4.0% | 22 | 5.1% |
| Christian | 18 | 3.4% | 2 | 2.0% | 16 | 3.7% |
| Lutheran | 17 | 3.2% | 3 | 3.0% | 14 | 3.2% |
| LDS | 15 | 2.8% | 5 | 5.0% | 10 | 2.3% |
| UCC | 7 | 1.3% | 5 | 5.0% | 2 | 0.5% |
| Non-Affiliated | 6 | 1.1% | 0 | 0.0% | 6 | 1.4% |
| Christian Scientist | 5 | 0.9% | 0 | 0.0% | 5 | 1.1% |
| Eastern Orthodox | 5 | 0.9% | 1 | 1.0% | 4 | 0.9% |
| Assembly of God | 4 | 0.7% | 0 | 0.0% | 4 | 0.9% |
| AME | 2 | 0.4% | 0 | 0.0% | 2 | 0.5% |
| Buddhist | 2 | 0.4% | 0 | 0.0% | 2 | 0.5% |
| Christian Reformed | 2 | 0.4% | 0 | 0.0% | 2 | 0.5% |
| Church of Christ | 2 | 0.4% | 1 | 1.0% | 1 | 0.2% |
| Disciples of Christ | 2 | 0.4% | 0 | 0.0% | 2 | 0.5% |
| Evangelical | 2 | 0.4% | 0 | 0.0% | 2 | 0.5% |
| Adventist | 2 | 0.4% | 0 | 0.0% | 2 | 0.5% |
| Unitarian | 2 | 0.4% | 1 | 1.0% | 1 | 0.2% |
| Anglican | 1 | 0.2% | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.2% |
| Church of God | 1 | 0.2% | 1 | 1.0% | 0 | 0.0% |
| Congregationalist-Baptist | 1 | 0.2% | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.2% |
| Evangelical Lutheran | 1 | 0.2% | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.2% |
| Evangelical Methodist | 1 | 0.2% | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.2% |
| Muslim | 1 | 0.2% | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.2% |
| Nazarene | 1 | 0.2% | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.2% |
| Quaker | 1 | 0.2% | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.2% |
| Reorganized LDS | 1 | 0.2% | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.2% |
| Scientology | 1 | 0.2% | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.2% |
[edit] Party makeup
Makeup of political parties by religious affiliation.
| Affiliation | Republican | Democratic | Independent | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Number | % of Party |
Number | % of Party |
Number | % of Party |
|
| Roman Catholic | 52 | 20.7% | 103 | 36.4% | 0 | 0.0% |
| Baptist | 37 | 14.7% | 30 | 10.6% | 0 | 0.0% |
| Methodist | 34 | 13.5% | 28 | 9.9% | 0 | 0.0% |
| Jewish | 3 | 1.2% | 39 | 13.8% | 1 | 100.0% |
| Presbyterian | 28 | 11.2% | 15 | 5.3% | 0 | 0.0% |
| Episcopalian | 25 | 10.0% | 12 | 4.2% | 0 | 0.0% |
| Protestant | 17 | 6.8% | 9 | 3.2% | 0 | 0.0% |
| Christian | 11 | 4.4% | 7 | 2.5% | 0 | 0.0% |
| Lutheran | 6 | 2.4% | 11 | 3.9% | 0 | 0.0% |
| LDS | 12 | 4.8% | 3 | 1.1% | 0 | 0.0% |
| UCC | 3 | 1.2% | 4 | 1.4% | 0 | 0.0% |
| Non-Affiliated | 0 | 0.0% | 6 | 2.1% | 0 | 0.0% |
| Christian Scientist | 5 | 2.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% |
| Eastern Orthodox | 2 | 0.8% | 3 | 1.1% | 0 | 0.0% |
| Assembly of God | 4 | 1.6% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% |
| AME | 0 | 0.0% | 2 | 0.7% | 0 | 0.0% |
| Buddhist | 0 | 0.0% | 2 | 0.7% | 0 | 0.0% |
| Christian Reformed | 2 | 0.8% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% |
| Church of Christ | 2 | 0.8% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% |
| Disciples of Christ | 0 | 0.0% | 2 | 0.7% | 0 | 0.0% |
| Evangelical | 2 | 0.8% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% |
| Adventist | 1 | 0.4% | 1 | 0.4% | 0 | 0.0% |
| Unitarian | 0 | 0.0% | 2 | 0.7% | 0 | 0.0% |
| Anglican | 1 | 0.4% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% |
| Church of God | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.4% | 0 | 0.0% |
| Congregationalist-Baptist | 1 | 0.4% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% |
| Evangelical Lutheran | 1 | 0.4% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% |
| Evangelical Methodist | 1 | 0.4% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% |
| Muslim | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.4% | 0 | 0.0% |
| Nazarene | 1 | 0.4% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% |
| Quaker | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.4% | 0 | 0.0% |
| Reorganized LDS | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.4% | 0 | 0.0% |
| Scientology | 1 | 0.4% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% |
[edit] Religious affiliation makeup
Makeup of religious affiliations by political party.
| Affiliation | Republican | Democratic | Independent | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Number | % of Affiliation |
Number | % of Affiliation |
Number | % of Affiliation |
|
| Roman Catholic | 52 | 33.5% | 103 | 66.5% | 0 | 0.0% |
| Baptist | 37 | 55.2% | 30 | 44.8% | 0 | 0.0% |
| Methodist | 34 | 54.8% | 28 | 45.2% | 0 | 0.0% |
| Jewish | 3 | 7.0% | 39 | 90.7% | 1 | 2.3% |
| Presbyterian | 28 | 65.1% | 15 | 34.9% | 0 | 0.0% |
| Episcopalian | 25 | 67.6% | 12 | 32.4% | 0 | 0.0% |
| Protestant | 17 | 65.4% | 9 | 34.6% | 0 | 0.0% |
| Christian | 11 | 61.1% | 7 | 38.9% | 0 | 0.0% |
| Lutheran | 6 | 35.3% | 11 | 64.7% | 0 | 0.0% |
| LDS | 12 | 80.0% | 3 | 20.0% | 0 | 0.0% |
| UCC | 3 | 42.9% | 4 | 57.1% | 0 | 0.0% |
| Non-Affiliated | 0 | 0.0% | 6 | 100.0% | 0 | 0.0% |
| Christian Scientist | 5 | 100.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% |
| Eastern Orthodox | 2 | 40.0% | 3 | 60.0% | 0 | 0.0% |
| Assembly of God | 4 | 100.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% |
| AME | 0 | 0.0% | 2 | 100.0% | 0 | 0.0% |
| Buddhist | 0 | 0.0% | 2 | 100.0% | 0 | 0.0% |
| Christian Reformed | 2 | 100.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% |
| Church of Christ | 2 | 100.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% |
| Disciples of Christ | 0 | 0.0% | 2 | 100.0% | 0 | 0.0% |
| Evangelical | 2 | 100.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% |
| Adventist | 1 | 50.0% | 1 | 50.0% | 0 | 0.0% |
| Unitarian | 0 | 0.0% | 2 | 100.0% | 0 | 0.0% |
| Anglican | 1 | 100.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% |
| Church of God | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 100.0% | 0 | 0.0% |
| Congregationalist-Baptist | 1 | 100.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% |
| Evangelical Lutheran | 1 | 100.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% |
| Evangelical Methodist | 1 | 100.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% |
| Muslim | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 100.0% | 0 | 0.0% |
| Nazarene | 1 | 100.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% |
| Quaker | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 100.0% | 0 | 0.0% |
| Reorganized LDS | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 100.0% | 0 | 0.0% |
| Scientology | 1 | 100.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% |
