Religious affiliation in the United States Senate

While the religious preference of elected officials is by no means an indication of their allegiance nor necessarily reflective of their voting records, the religious affiliation of prominent members of all three branches of government is a source of commentary and discussion among the media and public. The topic is also of interest to religious groups and the general public who may appeal to Senators of their denomination on religious or moral issues facing the United States Senate.

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Current breakdown

The following list shows the count of the reported religious affiliation of the members of the United States Senate in the 112th Congress.

More than ten percent

Less than ten percent

Unspecified affiliation

Compared with general population

The most basic breakdown of the above data indicates that 85% of the Senate is Christian (compared with 79.8% of the population) and 13% of the Senate is Jewish (compared with 1.7% of the population). According to the data, no Senator falls under the category "No Religion/Atheist/Agnostic"—a category embodied by 16.1% of the U.S. population —although two are under the description "unspecified".

The following list compares reported religious affiliations of U. S. Senators to religious statistics of the demographics of the United States of America:

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