70% Say Religion Is Important to Them; but Majority Don't Attend Service

Publication Date: 01/30/2026 5:00 AM CST

70% Say Religion Is Important to Them; but Majority Don't Attend Service

Publication: 01/30/2026 5:00 AM CST

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In terms of their daily lives, 70% of registered voters say their faith or religion is important to them, with 44% saying it is Very Important.
- The total number includes strong majorities of Republicans (83%) and Democrats (61%).
- Only 30% say faith or religion is Not Very or Not at All Important.
- This number is identical to last year, but 6 points lower than in 2022.
A smaller, but significant majority (57%) say they pray several times a week.
- This is down 9 points from March 2024, but up 2 points from last March 2025.
- That total includes 42% who say they pray Every Day or Nearly Every Day.
- One quarter (25%) say they rarely or never pray.
One quarter (26%) of voters attend church, synagogue, or another religious service of some kind at least once a week.
- More than half (55%) Rarely or Never attend a service. This is up 7 points from April 2025, and the highest number since 2022.
Similarly, 23% say they read their Bible about once a week or more.
- This includes 12% of voters who say they read on a daily basis.
- About half (51%) of voters say they rarely or never read the Bible.
- These numbers have not changed much over the last several years.

This data is from a Napolitan News Service survey of 1,000 Registered Voters conducted online by Scott Rasmussen, January 28-29, 2026. RMG Research, Inc., conducted the field work for the survey. It has a margin of error of +/- 3.1.