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\nA couple of months ago, Ryan joined to discuss recent data on religion in America. It was a very popular episode, and members of the Homebrewed Community requested more charts! Here it is.
\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 Vists from Ryan Burge
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\n* 5 Religion Graphs w/ a side of Hot Takes
\n* Myths about Religion & Politics
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\nThe Charts We Discuss…(follow Ryan on twitter for more charts)
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\nReligious attendance among African-Americans.
\nNever/Seldom attend in 2008 vs 2021, by age:
\n18-35: 35% -> 46% (+11)
\n36-44: 31% -> 45% (+14)
\n45-54: 23% -> 43% (+20)
\n55-64: 25% -> 48% (+23)
\n65+: 24% -> 40% (+16) pic.twitter.com/jffEBD5cM2
\n\u2014 Ryan Burge ? (@ryanburge) October 26, 2022
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\nThis is empirically, undeniably false.
\nThis is 14 years of the Cooperative Election Study. Total sample size is 547,456.
\nIn no year are those with a college degree more likely to be religiously unaffiliated than those who stopped at a high school diploma. https://t.co/WPze6UCTjd pic.twitter.com/jI8tmSvGsd
\n\u2014 Ryan Burge ? (@ryanburge) October 24, 2022
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\n60% of Republican Protestants self-identify as evangelical/born-again. It’s 44% of Democrats.
\n19% of Republican Jews ID as evangelical. 6% of Democrats.
\n39% vs 15% for Muslims.
\n25% vs 8% for Buddhists.
\n37% vs 11% for Hindus. pic.twitter.com/2SNOL4nVJw
\n\u2014 Ryan Burge ? (@ryanburge) October 22, 2022
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\nThe more white people attend religious services, the more likely they are to identify as politically conservative.
\nThe same is true for Black people.
\nAnd Hispanic people.
\nAnd Asian people.
\nIt’s hard to find a situation where greater attendance doesn’t lead to conservatism pic.twitter.com/VO6IuBE4Gy
\n\u2014 Ryan Burge ? (@ryanburge) October 7, 2022
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\nThese are the 20 largest seminaries in the United States based on headcount.
\nOne is a mainline seminary: Duke, which is affiliated with the United Methodists.
\n20,172 students represented here. 97% of them being trained in evangelical seminaries. pic.twitter.com/7qLfc8vdKY
\n\u2014 Ryan Burge ? (@ryanburge) October 24, 2022
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