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To which Protestant church or group do you belong?
Asked of: All respondents (years in which the item was asked)
Protestant denomination · Asked in 19 waves, 2007–2025 · 288,723 responses · weighted estimates computed from individual responses
Harmonized across years by the Cumulative CES Common Content (Kuriwaki); response options are collapsed where years differ. See docs/sources/ces.md.
Shares of people who gave an answer. Each column is one wave, evenly spaced rather than to scale in time; hover for exact shares.
| Poll | Field dates | Mode | Respondents | Responses |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cooperative Election Study 2025 | 2025-11-05 to 2025-12-12 | web | 17,000 | 7,108 |
| Cooperative Election Study 2024 | 2024-10-01 to 2024-12-09 | web | 60,000 | 26,364 |
| Cooperative Election Study 2023 | 2023-11-08 to 2023-12-11 | web | 24,500 | 11,024 |
| Cooperative Election Study 2022 | 2022-09-29 to 2022-12-15 | web | 60,000 | 24,718 |
| Cooperative Election Study 2021 | 2021-11-03 to 2021-12-07 | web | 25,700 | 10,081 |
| Cooperative Election Study 2020 | 2020-09-29 to 2020-12-14 | web | 61,000 | 23,377 |
| Cooperative Congressional Election Study 2019 | 2019-11-06 to 2019-12-05 | web | 18,000 | 7,618 |
| Cooperative Congressional Election Study 2018 | 2018-09-27 to 2018-11-05 | web | 60,000 | 23,456 |
| Cooperative Congressional Election Study 2017 | 2017-11-08 to 2017-12-12 | web | 18,200 | 7,498 |
| Cooperative Congressional Election Study 2016 |
Shares of people who gave an answer. A group’s column is left blank in waves where its effective sample is under 50; hover for exact shares.
| Group | Baptist | Methodist | Nondenominational or Independent Church | Lutheran | Presbyterian | Pentecostal | Episcopalian | Church of Christ or Disciples of Christ | Congregational or United Church of Christ | Holiness | Reformed | Adventist | Jehovah's Witness | Something Else | n | MoE | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| All respondents | 28% | 8% | 19% | 6% | 5% | 7% | 3% | 4% | 2% | 1% | 1% | 1% | 2% | 14% | 7108 | ±2 | |
| AK † | Too few respondents | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 11 | ±30 |
| AL | 54% | 8% | 15% | 2% | 5% | 2% | 1% | 4% | 0% | 2% | 1% | – | 0% | 6% | 182 | ±9 | |
| AR | 40% | 8% | 20% | 1% | 3% | 9% | – | 6% | – | 4% | – | – | 1% | 8% | 94 | ±11 | |
| AZ | 11% | 7% | 24% | 10% | 3% | 9% | 5% | 10% | 5% | – | – | – | 4% | 12% | 145 | ±11 | |
| CA | 20% | 4% | 20% | 4% | 6% | 12% | 2% | 6% | 1% | 1% | 1% | 1% | 3% | 22% | 551 | ±6 | |
| CO | 11% | 12% | 33% | 12% | 3% | 0% | 2% | 3% | 0% | – | 1% | 1% | – | 20% | 115 | ±12 | |
| CT † | 13% | 7% | 17% | 13% | 3% | 12% | 3% | 1% | 10% | – | – | – | – | 21% | 51 | ±15 | |
| DC † | Too few respondents | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 19 | ±25 |
| DE † | 19% | 32% | 13% | 2% | 4% | 2% | 6% | – | 5% | – | – | – | – | 16% | 35 | ±20 | |
| FL | 28% | 7% | 19% | 4% | 5% | 12% | 4% | 2% | 1% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 5% | 13% | 563 | ±6 | |
| GA | 49% | 8% | 9% | 1% | 3% | 11% | 2% | 1% | – | 4% | 1% | 0% | 6% | 6% | 302 | ±8 | |
| HI † | Too few respondents | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 23 | ±27 |
| IA | 5% | 17% | 27% | 24% | 3% | 3% | 2% | 3% | 5% | – | 2% | 2% | – | 9% | 87 | ±12 | |
| ID † | 2% | 6% | 38% | 9% | – | 8% | – | 3% | 5% | 2% | – | 9% | – | 17% | 35 | ±19 | |
| IL | 22% | 10% | 18% | 5% | 4% | 6% | 1% | 4% | 3% | 0% | 0% | 1% | 3% | 22% | 223 | ±9 | |
| IN | 27% | 9% | 28% | 3% | 2% | 1% | 1% | 8% | 1% | 3% | 2% | 1% | 1% | 14% | 147 | ±11 | |
| KS † | 23% | 17% | 28% | 3% | 4% | 2% | 4% | 4% | 1% | – | 1% | – | – | 13% | 59 | ±15 | |
| KY | 48% | 8% | 12% | 3% | 3% | 6% | 1% | 5% | 1% | 1% | – | 1% | 1% | 10% | 152 | ±9 | |
| LA | 57% | 3% | 18% | 2% | – | 2% | 1% | 3% | – | – | – | – | 3% | 11% | 100 | ±13 | |
| MA † | 11% | 9% | 8% | 6% | – | 9% | 11% | 12% | 11% | 1% | – | – | – | 24% | 67 | ±16 | |
| MD | 23% | 12% | 16% | 5% | 8% | 5% | 3% | 3% | 2% | 1% | – | – | 13% | 10% | 112 | ±13 | |
| ME † | Too few respondents | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 17 | ±25 |
| MI | 27% | 11% | 20% | 10% | 3% | 7% | 1% | 2% | 1% | – | 2% | 0% | 1% | 15% | 212 | ±8 | |
| MN | 8% | 6% | 24% | 37% | – | 4% | 3% | 8% | 1% | – | 1% | – | 0% | 8% | 111 | ±11 | |
| MO | 33% | 6% | 20% | 5% | 4% | 8% | 3% | 4% | 1% | 2% | – | – | 1% | 14% | 165 | ±10 | |
| MS | 54% | 10% | 17% | 1% | 3% | 2% | 1% | 3% | 1% | 2% | – | 1% | 0% | 6% | 87 | ±14 | |
| MT † | Too few respondents | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 22 | ±22 |
| NC | 48% | 7% | 10% | 4% | 8% | 6% | 2% | 1% | 0% | 3% | 2% | 1% | 0% | 8% | 293 | ±8 | |
| ND † | Too few respondents | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 10 | ±32 |
| NE † | 14% | 17% | 32% | 14% | 4% | 1% | 3% | 3% | 3% | 3% | – | – | – | 6% | 33 | ±18 | |
| NH † | Too few respondents | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 16 | ±26 |
| NJ | 31% | 12% | 9% | 3% | 7% | 3% | 7% | 5% | 1% | 1% | 2% | 1% | 3% | 13% | 144 | ±11 | |
| NM † | 15% | 3% | 25% | – | 3% | 15% | – | 17% | 6% | 2% | – | – | 4% | 9% | 37 | ±19 | |
| NV | 19% | 5% | 19% | 13% | 5% | 4% | 4% | 8% | 1% | 1% | – | 2% | – | 19% | 64 | ±14 | |
| NY | 17% | 7% | 12% | 5% | 4% | 11% | 7% | 5% | 1% | 1% | 3% | 1% | 6% | 21% | 310 | ±9 | |
| OH | 20% | 10% | 24% | 7% | 3% | 7% | 1% | 4% | 4% | 1% | 1% | – | 2% | 15% | 274 | ±7 | |
| OK | 48% | 5% | 21% | 5% | 3% | 1% | – | 5% | 0% | – | 0% | 1% | 1% | 9% | 116 | ±13 | |
| OR | 12% | 3% | 28% | 6% | 4% | 6% | – | 3% | 4% | 3% | – | – | 1% | 30% | 101 | ±11 | |
| PA | 15% | 13% | 15% | 12% | 11% | 5% | 2% | 1% | 3% | 0% | 1% | 2% | 2% | 18% | 323 | ±8 | |
| RI † | Too few respondents | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 14 | ±31 |
| SC | 45% | 9% | 16% | 3% | 5% | 11% | 2% | 1% | 1% | 2% | – | – | 1% | 5% | 171 | ±9 | |
| SD † | 13% | 8% | 18% | 19% | 14% | 2% | – | – | – | – | 3% | – | – | 23% | 34 | ±19 | |
| TN | 45% | 10% | 17% | 3% | 3% | 6% | 1% | 3% | 1% | 0% | – | 2% | 1% | 7% | 237 | ±8 | |
| TX | 32% | 8% | 20% | 4% | 4% | 7% | 4% | 6% | 1% | 1% | 0% | 1% | 2% | 11% | 652 | ±5 | |
| UT † | Too few respondents | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 21 | ±24 |
| VA | 33% | 8% | 22% | 3% | 7% | 8% | 2% | 1% | 1% | 5% | 0% | 0% | 3% | 7% | 207 | ±9 | |
| VT † | Too few respondents | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 6 | ±40 |
| WA | 14% | 8% | 40% | 6% | 6% | 4% | 3% | 3% | 3% | 1% | – | 1% | 2% | 9% | 122 | ±11 | |
| WI | 14% | 5% | 21% | 30% | 3% | 4% | 1% | 1% | 0% | – | – | – | 1% | 19% | 160 | ±10 | |
| WV | 44% | 15% | 17% | – | 3% | 6% | 3% | – | – | – | – | 2% | – | 10% | 67 | ±13 | |
| WY † | Too few respondents | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 9 | ±35 |
Cooperative Election Study 2025 · US adults 18+ (YouGov opt-in panels, sample-matched to an ACS frame and weighted). Shares of people who gave an answer. n is unweighted; ± is the 95% margin of error at 50% from the weighted effective sample. Groups with an effective sample under 50 are grayed; under 20, hidden.
| 2016-09-28 to 2016-11-07 |
| web |
| 64,600 |
| 25,402 |
| Cooperative Congressional Election Study 2015 | 2015-11-06 to 2015-12-03 | web | 14,250 | 6,198 |
| Cooperative Congressional Election Study 2014 | 2014-10-01 to 2014-11-03 | web | 56,200 | 23,509 |
| Cooperative Congressional Election Study 2013 | 2013-11-06 to 2013-12-03 | web | 16,400 | 7,140 |
| Cooperative Congressional Election Study 2012 | 2012-10-01 to 2012-11-05 | web | 54,535 | 25,283 |
| Cooperative Congressional Election Study 2011 | 2011-11-09 to 2012-01-07 | web | 20,150 | 9,332 |
| Cooperative Congressional Election Study 2010 | 2010-10-01 to 2010-11-01 | web | 55,400 | 26,169 |
| Cooperative Congressional Election Study 2009 | 2009-11-05 to 2009-12-14 | web | 13,800 | 6,127 |
| Cooperative Congressional Election Study 2008 | 2008-10-08 to 2008-11-03 | web | 32,800 | 14,889 |
| Cooperative Congressional Election Study 2007 | 2007-11-09 to 2007-12-10 | web | 9,999 | 3,430 |