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Shifting Demographics Affecting Religious, Political Affiliation

Demographics are shifting — we hear about this a lot as it relates to social trends or politics, but what about religion? A new survey from the Public Religion Research Institute in D.C. finds changes here as well.

The survey questioned more than 100,000 people across all 50 states. It found, for instance, in Arizona, a quarter of respondents said they’re religiously unaffiliated. The next largest group is White Evangelical Protestants, at 14 percent.

Robert Jones is CEO of the Public Religion Research Institute and a co-author on the new report.

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Mark Brodie is a co-host of The Show, KJZZ’s locally produced news magazine. Since starting at KJZZ in 2002, Brodie has been a host, reporter and producer, including several years covering the Arizona Legislature, based at the Capitol.