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% |