Research Guides: Religion & American Politics: Resources on the Open Web

Non-government Resources on the Open Web

Faith Matters Survey
from The Association of Religion Data Archives
**As of 02/16/2017, the search function was not working, although downloading was possible.
Religious Landscape Study
from the Pew Research Center
Religion & Public Life Research Reports
from the Pew Research Center
Association of Statisticians of American Religious Bodies
Gallup
(includes reports on religion in the US)

How to Search Effectively on the Open Web

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Federal Government Statistics on the Open Web

The US Government does not collect data on religious affiliation as part of the census. For more information as to why, please see this Pew Research Center history.

American FactFinder
population, housing, economic, and geographic data from the US Census Bureau
US Census Bureau
the leading source of quality data about the nation's people and economy
Data USA
visualizations of data on the economy, demographics, health, education, and housing