Majority of Americans reduce turnout, says poll

The number of worshipers in the United States has been steadily declining, and for the first time, the rate has dropped below 50 percent.   ...

The number of worshipers in the United States has been steadily declining, and for the first time, the rate has dropped below 50 percent.

 

According to the survey, for the first time in eight decades, the number of people going to places of worship has dropped below 50%. Photo: File

According to US media reports, Gallup conducted a survey in this regard, according to which, for the first time in eight decades, the number of people going to places of worship has dropped below 50%.

According to a Gallup poll, 47% of those surveyed in 2020 said they go to a church (synagogue), synagogue (synagogue) or mosque (synagogue).

 

The number of people going to places of worship was 50% in 2018 and 70% in 1999.

According to Gallup researchers, when they first started the survey in 1937, the rate of affiliation with American churches was 73%, and in the six decades since then it has been close to 70%, but in the 21st century, I began to decline rapidly.

According to Gallup, the main reason for the decline in places of worship is the growing number of Americans who do not believe in any religion.

The number of Americans who do not believe in any religion has increased over the past two decades, from 8% in 2000-1998 to 13% in 2010-2008 and over 21% in the last three years.

Gallup also says young people have a higher rate of detachment from places of worship, while Republicans, married people and graduates have a lower rate.

According to Gallup, people living in the southern part of the United States and black adults have the highest rates of affiliation with places of worship.