Which is the most religious state in the United States? My guess was Utah which, as it turns out, is #2. The most religious state, based on self-identification as “Very Religious”, was my second guess, Mississippi.
I don’t find religion particularly threatening but I find the particular style that religiosity takes in most of the states in the top ten concerning. But not at all surprising.
Before you leap to a Red State/Blue State conclusion I think it’s also worth mentioning that the list of “most religious states” maps pretty well to the states with the highest African American populations and the list of “least religious states” maps pretty well to the states with the lowest African American populations so the connecting link between votes and religion is blurry to say the least.
There are two exceptions: Utah (among “most religious”) and the District of Columbia (among “least religious”). There’s something to think about.