The 119th U.S. Congress, sworn in January 2025. There are 535 total members of Congress. This session of Congress consisted of 295 Protestant members, as well as 150 Catholic members. The number of Protestant members has declined since the 87th Congress, when 398 members were Protestant.
Breakdown of religious affiliations among members of the United States Congress from 1961 to 2023
* Three seats were excluded from this analysis: Florida’s 1st District seat, due to the resignation of Matt Gaetz; Florida’s 6th District seat, due to the announced resignation of Michael Waltz; and the Ohio Senate seat held by JD Vance, who is set to become vice president on Jan. 20, 2025.
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Pew Research Center. (January 2, 2025). Breakdown of religious affiliations among members of the United States Congress from 1961 to 2023 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved May 05, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/691337/religious-breakdown-in-the-us-congress/
Pew Research Center. "Breakdown of religious affiliations among members of the United States Congress from 1961 to 2023." Chart. January 2, 2025. Statista. Accessed May 05, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/691337/religious-breakdown-in-the-us-congress/
Pew Research Center. (2025). Breakdown of religious affiliations among members of the United States Congress from 1961 to 2023. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: May 05, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/691337/religious-breakdown-in-the-us-congress/
Pew Research Center. "Breakdown of Religious Affiliations among Members of The United States Congress from 1961 to 2023." Statista, Statista Inc., 2 Jan 2025, https://www.statista.com/statistics/691337/religious-breakdown-in-the-us-congress/
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Breakdown of religious affiliations among members of the United States Congress from 1961 to 2023 [Graph], Pew Research Center, January 2, 2025. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/691337/religious-breakdown-in-the-us-congress/
