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Dr. Ryan Burge is back on the podcast with his most popular charts of data on religion. The graphs we discuss are the 5 most popular he shared over the last year on his nerdy twitter.
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\nRyan P. Burge is an assistant professor of political science at Eastern Illinois University. Author of
\nnumerous journal articles, he is the co-founder of and a frequent contributor to Religion in Public, a forum for scholars of religion and politics to make their work accessible to a general audience. Burge is a pastor in the American Baptist Church.
\nPrevious Visits from Ryan Burge
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\n* Evangelical Jews, Educated Church-Goers, & other bits of dizzying data
\n* 5 Religion Graphs w/ a side of Hot Takes
\n* Myths about Religion & Politics
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\nHere are the 5 most popular Chart Tweets we discussed
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\nIn 1991, 87% of people aged 18-35 years old were Christians. 8% of them identified as religiously unaffiliated.
\nBy 1998, 73% of young people were Christians (a 14 point drop) and 21% of young people identified as nones (a 13 pt. increase).
\nAmerica lost its religion in 1990s. pic.twitter.com/oPL2UYzswY
\n\u2014 Ryan Burge ? (@ryanburge) April 4, 2022
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\nThe drop in fertility over the last decade is primarily among Democrats.
\nPeak parenting in 2010:
\n65% of Republicans in their late 30s were parents.
\n62% of Democrat
\nPeak parenting in 2020:
\n60% of Republicans in their late 30s were parents.
\n50% of Democrat pic.twitter.com/m3HmjaT1Up
\n\u2014 Ryan Burge ? (@ryanburge) November 28, 2022
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\nDo people become more conservative as they age? This data tells a nuanced story.
\nFor those born between 1930 and 1949, they did move rightward between 2008 and 2021.
\n1950-1964 saw no change at all.
\nThose born in 1965 or later have moved to the left between 2008 and 2021. pic.twitter.com/WqpGXy3T43
\n\u2014 Ryan Burge ? (@ryanburge) April 20, 2022
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\nIn 1988, 6% of white Democrats took an atheist or agnostic position about God. It was 3% of nonwhite Democrats.
\nIn 2021, 32% of white Democrats were atheist/agnostic. It was 8% of nonwhite Democrats.
\nThere’s never really been a racial God Gap for Republicans. <2 pts in 2021. https://t.co/eUz6NHngnf pic.twitter.com/R7tFKTl3HA
\n\u2014 Ryan Burge ? (@ryanburge) July 17, 2022
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\nDoing interviews for 20 Myths, I often get asked what’s the biggest falsehood I see when it comes to data about religion.
\nIt’s education leads people away from religion.
\n14 survey waves. Total N of ~550K.
\nIn every single survey the less educated are more likely to be nones pic.twitter.com/4hC8hN2oJA
\n\u2014 Ryan Burge ? (@ryanburge) <a href="https://twitter.com/ryanburge/status/1509905183005937664?