religion in the 115th Congress

[Since I'm the mad scientist proclaimed by myself]

Why are non-Mormons in Utah so Democratic compared to non-Mormons in the surrounding states?

I don't know, but I'm guessing a lot of it is that 1. Atheists are a much higher proportion of non-mormons in Utah then in other states, and atheists are (I think) somewhere around 70-80% dem nationally 2. Most of the non-mormons are probably in the liberal core of salt lake city, and 3. Ethnic minorities probably also make up  higher proportion of non-mormons in Utah then elsewhere.

To those living in Utah, am I right?

[Zioneer]

You should see the Utah legislature. All but two Republican legislators are Mormon, while only two Democratic legislators are Mormon. That's including both houses, for the entire 104 person legislature. So out of 104 people, there's 91 Mormons.

Really? That's a shame. I thought there was a sizable minority of Mormon Democrats.

Look at the parts of Utah that actually vote for Democrats. They are majority non-Mormon.

There is one Republican area that's majority non-Mormon, Carbon County. It was mostly settled by Italian Catholic and Greek Orthodox miners. It used to be an old Democratic base, roughly akin to West Virginia or Kentucky, but now it's staunchly Republican.

Other than that though, you are correct. Salt Lake City is majority non-Mormon, and Salt Lake County as a whole is only barely majority Mormon at this point. And they happen to be the best areas for Utah Democrats.

Why are non-Mormons in Utah so Democratic compared to non-Mormons in the surrounding states?

Simply put, because the Republican Party is seen as the Mormon Party, and working for the interests of the LDS Church rather than the interests of non-LDS Utahns. Some non-Mormons are fiercely anti-Mormon, and support the Democrats as part of their hate for all things Mormon, though as I pointed out, there are Mormon Democrats (who get harassed by the anti-Mormons occasionally).

[Zioneer]

Why are non-Mormons in Utah so Democratic compared to non-Mormons in the surrounding states?

I don't know, but I'm guessing a lot of it is that 1. Atheists are a much higher proportion of non-mormons in Utah then in other states, and atheists are (I think) somewhere around 70-80% dem nationally 2. Most of the non-mormons are probably in the liberal core of salt lake city, and 3. Ethnic minorities probably also make up  higher proportion of non-mormons in Utah then elsewhere.

To those living in Utah, am I right?

Bingo on all three. I do want to note though, that there are some ethnic minorities who are also Mormon, and they tend to be Democratic anyway.

[MyRescueKittehRocks]

Something seems off with those numbers.  It says that 56% of all Christians in Congress are Protestants, and another 31% are Catholics.  Who composes the remaining 13%?  The percentages for Orthodox Christians and Mormons are miniscule, so they can't be it.  

It says 56% of Congress is Protestant, not 56% of Christians in Congress are Protestant.

That's not how it is presented -if you look at it, it says 90% of all congressmen are Christians, and of those Christians, 56% of whom are Protestants.  And then another 31% are Catholics, with 13% by and large unaccounted for.  

Wait -oh, I see.  So the percentages (for Christians in general) are supposed to add up to 90%.  That makes more sense.  

Protestants: 56%
Catholics: 31.4%
Mormons: 2.4%
Orthodox: 1%

And then there's everybody else who comprises the 10% non-Christian element.  

I wonder what Pence would be counted as, since he considers himself an Evangelical Protestant AND a Catholic.  It's also worth noting that all but two Republicans in Congress are Christians (Zeldin and Kustoff are Jews).

Just put him down as confused.

Pence grew Catholic but converted to evangelical in college.

I can confirm one of the pentacostals are in the house. Jackie Walorski who is Assemblies of God.

[Green Line]

Not enough Catholics.

[MyRescueKittehRocks]

Not enough Catholics.

Not enough Pentacostals

[I spent the winter writing songs about getting better]

There's not a single emergent Christian in Congress. Quit whining.

[Prince of Salem]

Now that's a long list of Christians.

[Zioneer]

There's not a single emergent Christian in Congress. Quit whining.

What on earth is an "emergent Christian"?

[Lexii, harbinger of chaos and sexual anarchy]

There's not a single emergent Christian in Congress. Quit whining.

What on earth is an "emergent Christian"?

Christians trying to adapt to a modern/post-modern society, that's the only thing I got after reading a whole lot of meaningless Mambo jambo

[DC Al Fine]

There's not a single emergent Christian in Congress. Quit whining.

What on earth is an "emergent Christian"?

The quick definition is liberal and low church.

[MyRescueKittehRocks]

There's not a single emergent Christian in Congress. Quit whining.

What on earth is an "emergent Christian"?

The quick definition is liberal and low church.

Sounds about right.