Congress is more religious than the general public

Congress is more religious than the general public
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Just one member of Congress, Rep. Kyrsten Sinema (D-Ariz.), describes herself as religiously unaffiliated. That's a whopping 0.2 percent.

Now, compare that to the public Congress serves: 20 percent don't consider themselves religious, according to a new Pew Research Center report.

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About 5 percent of Congress is Jewish, which is actually a significant overrepresentation of the public (2 percent). Buddhism, Islam, and Hinduism are represented about equally in Congress and in the country. Read Pew's full report here.

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Julie Kliegman

Julie Kliegman is a freelance writer based in New York. Her work has appeared in BuzzFeed, Vox, Mental Floss, Paste, the Tampa Bay Times and PolitiFact. Her cats can do somersaults.