Religion in

the United
States.
Xiaoming Zhou, Kamilla Peixoto

Overview
Religion Distribution in the U.S.
How Americans feel about religious groups.
Influence of Religions on Society
1) Science
2) Marriage
3) Politics
)Survey

Religion in the U.S.A

First Amendment to the country's
Constitution :
Congress shall make no law respecting
an establishment of religion, or
prohibiting the free exercise thereof; or
abridging the freedom of speech, or of
the press; or the right of the people
peaceably to assemble, and to petition
the Government for a redress of
grievances.

Religion Distribution
Big Diversity

6 in 10
Americans
said that
religion plays
an important
role in their
lives

Religion Distribution
in 2014

How American feel

Feeling thermometer (0-100)
Jews, Catholics and evangelical
Christians(61-63)
Buddhists, Hindus and Mormons(48-53)
Atheists and Muslims(40-41)

Other Factors

Other factors

Rating within same

group
Different age
group

Science

Politics-2014 National Vote by Religion

( 2006,2010,2014)

Same-Sex Marriage

Same-Sex Marriage

Survey
Religion Distribution
20%

20%

60%

Christian

Buddist

None

Survey
Religious influence
Religion has influence on their opinion on Bioethics

Religion has influence on their opinion on science

Religion has influence on their opinion on Politics

Axis Title

Family's opinion about gay marriage

Gay marriage

Religion has influence on the choice of an future spouse

Marriage between people with different religion

0

20

40

% of Agreement
Christian Neutral

Buddist Neutral

No religion Neutral

60

80

100

120

Sources
http://www.pewforum.org/2014/07/16/how-americans-feel-abou
t-religious-groups
/
http://www.pewforum.org/2014/11/05/how-the-faithful-voted-2
014-preliminary-analysis
/
http://www.pewresearch.org/fact-tank/2015/03/18/where-chris
tian-churches-stand-on-gay-marriage
/
http://
www.pewresearch.org/fact-tank/2014/10/30/5-facts-about-evolu
tion-and-religion/
https://www.wpi.edu/offices/multicultural/ diversity.html