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The 'God Gulf': The Numbers
Data from the 2000 presidential election about religion and political affiliation.
These charts measure differences between self-identified Republicans, independents and Democrats right after the 2000 election on four key religion measures: worship attendance; prayer outside of worship; salience (importance) of religion to the respondent; and belief in life after death.
The largest gap is on attendance: 52% of Republicans reported attending weekly or more often compared to 37% of Democrats, for a gap of 15%. (Some recent polls show an even bigger gap here.)
However, the gap is much smaller on prayer, salience and life after death--about 7% in favor of the Republican party in each case. For example, 68% of Republicans reported praying daily or more often, while 61% of the Democrats did.
For more analysis of these charts, see
The Myth of the 'God Gulf'Worship Attendance
| Rep. | Ind. | Dem. | Total | Gap | |
| Weekly | 51.9% | 42.3% | 37.4% | 43.9% | 15% for Rep. |
| Monthly | 29.7% | 26.8% | 36.2% | 32.1% | -- |
| Rarely | 18.4% | 31.0% | 26.4% | 23.9% | -- |
| Total | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% |
Prayer Outside of Worship
| Rep. | Ind. | Dem. | Total | Gap | |
| Daily | 67.5% | 60.5% | 61.3% | 63.6% | 7% for Rep. |
| Less than Daily | 24.4% | 26.1% | 26.2% | 25.5% | -- |
| Never | 8% | 13.4% | 12.5% | 10.9% | -- |
| Total | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% |
Salience of Religion (Importance)
| Rep. | Ind. | Dem. | Total | Gap | |
| Very Salient | 45.4% | 35.0% | 38.3% | 40.5% | 7% for Rep. |
| Less Salient | 37.9% | 41.3% | 38.9% | 38.9% | -- |
| Not Salient | 16.7% | 23.7% | 22.8% | 20.5% | -- |
| Total | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% |
Beliefs About Life After Death
| Rep. | Ind. | Dem. | Total | Gap | |
| Cerain Life After | 66.4% | 58.6% | 58.7% | 61.7% | 7% for Rep. |
| Doubts | 28.4% | 32.4% | 33.8% | 31.4% | -- |
| No Life After | 5.3% | 9.0% | 7.5% | 6.8% | -- |
| Total | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% |
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