Survey: Most Americans Do Not Believe US is a Christian Nation

Carrie Dedrick | Updated: Jul 31, 2015

Survey: Most Americans Do Not Believe US is a Christian Nation

A new study has found that while most Americans believe faith in God is an important part of being a citizen, they do not consider the United States to be a Christian nation. 

Christian Today reports the Public Religion Research Institute found that 69 percent of Americans claimed that belief in God was an “important part of being truly American.” However, about 59 percent of respondents indicated that the US is not a Christian nation. 

According to the study, older people were more likely to think that belief in God was important than young people. Seventy-seven percent of the senior population confirmed that belief in God was an important part of being a citizen, while only 52 percent of young adults indicated that belief in God was important. 

Republicans were also more likely to confirm that belief in God was important than Democrats. 

Most most people indicated that American is not a Christian nation, 45 percent said that the country once was Christian. Only 35 percent of respondents said that the US is currently a Christian nation, Christian Today reports. 

Publication date: July 31, 2015



Survey: Most Americans Do Not Believe US is a Christian Nation