70 Percent View Faith, Religion Important in Daily Life

July 29, 2024: Seventy percent (70%) of voters view faith or religion as very important (41%) or somewhat important (29%) in their daily life. A Scott Rasmussen national survey conducted by RMG Research found that 28% of voters view faith or religion as either not very important (11%) or not at all important (17%).

The survey also found that 30% of voters attend church, synagogue or other religious services at least once a week. With 8% of voters attending more than once a week and 22% of voters attending once a week. Sixty-seven percent (67%) attend a couple of times a month or less with 11% going a couple of times a month, 7% going once a month, and 49% going rarely or never.

Methodology

The survey of 1,000 registered voters was conducted online by Scott Rasmussen on July 15-16. Fieldwork for the survey was conducted by RMG Research, Inc. Certain quotas were applied, and the sample was lightly weighted by geography, gender, age, race, education, internet usage, and political party to reasonably reflect the nation’s population of registered voters. Other variables were reviewed to ensure that the final sample is representative of that population. The margin of sampling error for the full sample is +/- 3.1 percentage points.

Note: Scott Rasmussen is the president of RMG Research, Inc. He hosts "The Scott Rasmussen Show" on Merit Street Media Sunday mornings at 10 Eastern.

Survey Questions

In terms of your daily life, how important is your faith or religion?

• 41%-Very important
• 29%-Somewhat important
• 11%-Not very important
• 17%-Not at all important
• 2%-Not sure

Generally speaking, how often do you attend church, synagogue, or other religious services?

• 8%-More than once a week
• 22%-Once a week
• 11%-A couple of times a month
• 7%-Once a month
• 49%-Rarely or never
• 2%-Not sure