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Religious affiliation in the United States Senate

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This list reports the religious affiliation of the members of the United States Senate in the 119th United States Congress. In most cases, in addition to specific sources, the senators' religious affiliations are those mentioned by the Pew Forum on Religion and Public Life at the Pew Research Center, which publishes a report at the beginning of each Congress.[1][2]

Christians (86)

Protestants (59)

Baptists (11)

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Name Party State Religion Notes
Angela Alsobrooks Democratic Maryland Baptist Denomination: Converge; member of First Baptist Church of Glenarden.[3]
Cory Booker Democratic New Jersey Baptist[4] Denomination: NBC;[5] raised as a Methodist.[6]
John Boozman Republican Arkansas Baptist[7][8] Denomination: SBC.
Ted Cruz Republican Texas Baptist[9][10] Denomination: SBC.
Chuck Grassley Republican Iowa Baptist[11][12] Denomination: BGC; attends a non-denominational church.[13]
Cindy Hyde-Smith Republican Mississippi Baptist[14] Denomination: SBC.
Jim Justice Republican West Virginia Baptist Denomination: ABC.[15][16][17]
James Lankford Republican Oklahoma Baptist[18][19] Denomination: SBC; former student ministries and evangelism specialist for the BGCO.
Mitch McConnell Republican Kentucky Baptist[20][21] Denomination: SBC.
Raphael Warnock Democratic Georgia Baptist Former associated pastor of Abyssinian Baptist Church, affiliated to NBC;
senior pastor of Ebenezer Baptist Church, affiliated to PNBC and ABC.
Roger Wicker Republican Mississippi Baptist[22][23] Denomination: SBC.
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Presbyterians (12)

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Name Party State Religion Notes
Jim Banks Republican Indiana Presbyterian Denomination: EPC.
John Barrasso Republican Wyoming Presbyterian[24][25] Denomination: PCUSA; former Catholic.
Marsha Blackburn Republican Tennessee Presbyterian[26] Denomination: PCA.
Shelley Moore Capito Republican West Virginia Presbyterian[27] Denomination: PCUSA.
Chris Coons Democratic Delaware Presbyterian[28][29] Denomination: PCUSA;[30] attends a Catholic church.[31]
Steve Daines Republican Montana Presbyterian[32] Denomination: EPC.[33][34]
Deb Fischer Republican Nebraska Presbyterian[35][36]
Josh Hawley Republican Missouri Presbyterian[37] Denomination: EPC;[37] raised as a Methodist.[38]
Andy Kim Democratic New Jersey Presbyterian[39]
Rand Paul Republican Kentucky Presbyterian[40][41] Denomination: PCUSA;[42] raised as an Episcopalian.[43][44]
Tina Smith Democratic Minnesota Presbyterian[2] Swore by an old Heilige Bibel, a family Bible.[45]
Mark Warner Democratic Virginia Presbyterian[46][47]
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Non-denominational Evangelicals (6)

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Name Party State Religion Notes
Lisa Blunt Rochester Democratic Delaware Non-denominational Evangelical
Ted Budd Republican North Carolina Non-denominational Evangelical[48]
Bill Cassidy Republican Louisiana Non-denominational Evangelical[49]
Rick Scott Republican Florida Non-denominational Evangelical[50] Former Presbyterian.[50]
Tim Scott Republican South Carolina Non-denominational Evangelical[51][52]
John Thune Republican South Dakota Non-denominational Evangelical[53][54]
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Lutherans (6)

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Name Party State Religion Notes
Joni Ernst Republican Iowa Lutheran[55][56][57] Denomination: ELCA.
Martin Heinrich Democratic New Mexico Lutheran[55][58][59] Denomination: ELCA.
Ron Johnson Republican Wisconsin Lutheran[55][60][61] Denomination: WELS.
Cynthia Lummis Republican Wyoming Lutheran[55][62] Denomination: LCMS.
Jeff Merkley Democratic Oregon Lutheran[55][63][64] Denomination: ELCA.
Tim Sheehy Republican Montana Lutheran[2]
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Methodists (5)

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Name Party State Religion Notes
Katie Britt Republican Alabama Methodist[65] Denomination: UMC.[65][66][67]
Tom Cotton Republican Arkansas Methodist[68] Denomination: UMC.[69]
John Kennedy Republican Louisiana Methodist[70] Denomination: UMC.[70]
Jerry Moran Republican Kansas Methodist[71][72] Attends a Presbyterian church.[73]
Elizabeth Warren Democratic Massachusetts Methodist[74][75] Denomination: UMC;[76] attends various churches.[77]
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Episcopalians (5)

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Name Party State Religion Notes
Bill Hagerty Republican Tennessee Episcopalian[2]
Angus King Independent
(caucusing with Democrats)		 Maine Episcopalian[78][79][80]
Gary Peters Democratic Michigan Episcopalian[78][81][82]
Chris Van Hollen Democratic Maryland Episcopalian[78][83]
Sheldon Whitehouse Democratic Rhode Island Episcopalian[78][84][85]
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Restorationists (3)

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Name Party State Religion Notes
John Cornyn Republican Texas Restorationist[86][87] Denomination: Churches of Christ.
Roger Marshall Republican Kansas Restorationist Denomination: Christian Church (Disciples of Christ).[88][89]
Tommy Tuberville Republican Alabama Restorationist[90] Denomination: Churches of Christ.
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Congregationalists (2)

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Name Party State Religion Notes
Maggie Hassan Democratic New Hampshire Congregationalist Denomination: UCC.
Amy Klobuchar Democratic Minnesota Congregationalist[91][92] Denomination: UCC.
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Pentecostals (1)

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Name Party State Religion Notes
Kevin Cramer Republican North Dakota Pentecostal Denomination: ICFG;[93] former Lutheran.
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Quakers (1)

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Name Party State Religion Notes
John Hickenlooper Democratic Colorado Quaker[94] "Raised on the periphery of the Episcopal Church",[95]
but misidentified as an Episcopalian in the Pew Report.[2]
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Unspecified Protestants (7)

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Name Party State Religion Notes
Alan Armstrong Republican Oklahoma Protestant
Darline Graham Republican South Carolina Protestant
Dave McCormick Republican Pennsylvania Protestant[2]
Ashley Moody Republican Florida Protestant
Chris Murphy Democratic Connecticut Protestant[96][97] Raised as a Congregationalist.[98]
Jeanne Shaheen Democratic New Hampshire Protestant[99][100]
Todd Young Republican Indiana Protestant[2]
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Catholics (24)

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Name Party State Religion Notes
Maria Cantwell Democratic Washington Catholic[101][102]
Susan Collins Republican Maine Catholic[103][104]
Catherine Cortez Masto Democratic Nevada Catholic[105][106][107]
Dick Durbin Democratic Illinois Catholic[108][109]
Ruben Gallego Democratic Arizona Catholic[2]
Kirsten Gillibrand Democratic New York Catholic[110][111]
John Hoeven Republican North Dakota Catholic[112][113]
Jon Husted Republican Ohio Catholic
Tim Kaine Democratic Virginia Catholic[114][115]
Mark Kelly Democratic Arizona Catholic[2] His wife, former Rep. Gabby Giffords, is Jewish.
Ben Ray Luján Democratic New Mexico Catholic[2]
Ed Markey Democratic Massachusetts Catholic[116][117]
Bernie Moreno Republican Ohio Catholic
Lisa Murkowski Republican Alaska Catholic[118][119]
Patty Murray Democratic Washington Catholic[120][121]
Alex Padilla Democratic California Catholic[122]
Jack Reed Democratic Rhode Island Catholic[123][124]
Pete Ricketts Republican Nebraska Catholic[125]
Jim Risch Republican Idaho Catholic[126][127]
Mike Rounds Republican South Dakota Catholic[128][129]
Eric Schmitt Republican Missouri Catholic[130]
Dan Sullivan Republican Alaska Catholic[131]
Thom Tillis Republican North Carolina Catholic[132]
Peter Welch Democratic Vermont Catholic[133]
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Latter-day Saints (3)

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Name Party State Religion Notes
Mike Crapo Republican Idaho Latter-day Saint[134][135]
John Curtis Republican Utah Latter-day Saint
Mike Lee Republican Utah Latter-day Saint[136][137]
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Jews (10)

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Name Party State Religion Notes
Richard Blumenthal Democratic Connecticut Jewish[138][139]
Jon Ossoff Democratic Georgia Jewish[140]
Elissa Slotkin Democratic Michigan Jewish
Bernie Sanders Independent
(caucusing with Democrats)		 Vermont Jewish[141][142] Non-practicing.
Adam Schiff Democratic California Jewish[143]
Jacky Rosen Democratic Nevada Jewish[144][145]
Brian Schatz Democratic Hawaii Jewish[146][147]
Chuck Schumer Democratic New York Jewish[148][149]
Ron Wyden Democratic Oregon Jewish[150][151]
Michael Bennet Democratic Colorado Jewish[152]
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Buddhists (1)

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Name Party State Religion Notes
Mazie Hirono Democratic Hawaii Buddhist[153][154] School: Jōdo Shinshū; non-practicing.
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Unknown or refused to specify (3)

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Name Party State Religion Notes
Tammy Baldwin Democratic Wisconsin Unknown or refused to specify[2][155][156] Baptized as an Episcopalian.[157]
Tammy Duckworth Democratic Illinois Unknown or refused to specify[2] Sometimes acknowledged as Deist. Her father was a Baptist.[158]
John Fetterman Democratic Pennsylvania Unknown or refused to specify
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Comparison with general population

In conjunction with figures derived from the Pew Research Center's 2021 "survey of the religious composition of the United States",[2][159] the most basic breakdown of the above data indicates that 84% of the Senate identify as Christian (compared with 62% of the population), 9% identify as Jewish (compared with 2% of the population), 4% have unknown religious affiliation or refused to specify it (compared with 2% of the population), 1% identifies with other religions (compared with 5% of the population), while 0% identifies as unaffiliated (compared with 28% of the population).

According to figures derived from Gallup, Inc., in 2023 the most basic breakdown of the above data indicates that 86% of the Senate identify as Christian (compared with 67% of the population), 9% identify as Jewish (compared with 2% of the population), 4% have unknown religious affiliation or refused to specify it (compared with 3% of the population), 1% identifies with other religions (compared with 6% of the population), while 0% identifies as unaffiliated (compared with 22% of the population).

The unaffiliated are extremely under-represented, while Jews, Presbyterians, Lutherans and Episcopalians are particularly over-represented.

The following table compares reported religious affiliations of senators to religious statistics of the demographics of the United States:

More information Religion, Group ...
Religion Group No. of senators % of senators % of population Relative representation
Christians Catholics
24 / 100
 24% 20% 121%
Presbyterians
12 / 100
 12% 2% 605%
Baptists
11 / 100
 11% 11% 100.91%
Non-denominational Evangelicals
6 / 100
 6% 8% 76.25%
Lutherans
6 / 100
 6% 3% 203.33%
Methodists
5 / 100
 5% 3% 170%
Episcopalians
5 / 100
 5% 1% 510%
Restorationists
3 / 100
 3% 1% 300%
Pentecostals
1 / 100
 1% 4% 25%
Other Protestants
11 / 100
 11% 8% 138.75%
Latter-day Saints
3 / 100
 3% 1% 300%
Jews
10 / 100
 10% 2% 505%
Other religions
1 / 100
 1% 6% 16.67%
Unknown or refused to specify
3 / 100
 3% 2% 150%
Unaffiliated
0 / 100
 0% 28% 0%
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