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%