Young, liberal Americans are least likely to believe in God.
The majority of Americans still believe in God, however, the percentage of people who do has dropped by 6% since 2017, according to a recent Gallup poll.
Between 1944 and 2011, over 90% of Americans believed in God.
Almost three-fourths of America’s most religious citizens (defined as those who attend religious services every week) believe that God can hear prayers and intervene in their lives. The same applies to 25% of liberals, 32% of Democrats, and more than half of Republicans and Conservatives.
Gallup also did a poll and asked whether they had attended church, synagogue, mosque, or temple in the last seven days and an average of 29% of Americans in 2021 admitted they had either virtually or in person. For comparison, this percentage was 44% in the year 2000 and 49% in 1958.
There is also a steep and rapid decline in U.S. church membership. This massive change is mainly due to the rise in Americans with no religious preference and the younger generations.
Less than half of Americans, 47% according to a poll by Gallup, belong to a house of worship. In 1937, the same poll was conducted and 73% reported that they were members of a church. Over 60 years later, the number dropped to 70% in 1999.
Today, about one-third of U.S adults have no religious affiliation. Those who do identify with a religious affiliation do not belong to a church or house of worship. Even older generations of adults who belong to a religion are less likely to belong to a church today than in the past.
How about you? Do you attend weekly religious services?
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