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Religious landscape of new Congress features noticeable partisan differences

“Congress represents America as it looked 20 or 30 years ago, not the way it looks today.”

The US Capitol Christmas Tree is lighted on Capitol Hill in Washington, D.C., on Dec. 3, 2024.
(Roberto Schmidt/AFP via Getty Images/TNS)
The US Capitol Christmas Tree is lighted on Capitol Hill in Washington, D.C., on Dec. 3, 2024. (Roberto Schmidt/AFP via Getty Images/TNS)
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On average, Congress will continue to be much more religious than the nation as a whole, with around 95% of lawmakers across both the Senate and House identifying with a religious faith.

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