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A new study from Pew Research has found a notable connection between political engagement and religious involvement among Americans.<\/p>

According to the findings, the most politically active segment of the population is also the most religiously active. This group represents just 9% of all Americans, yet they stand out across multiple measures of civic and community participation \u2014 including volunteering, attending local government meetings, donating to political causes, and closely following the news. They are also more likely than any other group to regularly attend religious services.<\/p>

The study also identified a second distinct group, representing 28% of the U.S. population, that is highly active in religious life but does not share the same level of political involvement.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

A new Pew Research study has uncovered a striking link between political involvement and religious participation in the United States. The most civically engaged Americans \u2014 a group representing just 9% of the population \u2014 are also the most active in their faith communities. A second group, making up 28%, is religiously engaged but largely stays out of politics.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":98181,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2}},"categories":[835],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-98182","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-religious"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/tvdelmarva.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/news-1784556111086.png?fit=1920%2C1080&ssl=1","jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/pbtNqq-pxA","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":96424,"url":"https:\/\/tvdelmarva.com\/wp\/pew-research-40-of-americans-identify-as-protestant-non-religious-group-at-record-high\/","url_meta":{"origin":98182,"position":0},"title":"Pew Research: 40% of Americans Identify as Protestant, Non-Religious Group at Record High","author":"Admin","date":"July 16, 2026","format":false,"excerpt":"A new survey from the Pew Research Center offers a fresh look at how Americans identify when it comes to religion. 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