Summary of Most and Least Religious States Article

In an article on Pew Research, an experiment was conducted to see how religious each state was. They measured how religious they were on four levels: worship attendance, prayer frequency, overall belief in God, and how important religion is in ones life. According to this article, a very religious state would score a 2 out of 4 or higher and a not so religious state would score 1 out of four. This study showed that most states in the south ( Alabama Mississippi, Tennessee, etc) scored exceptionally high while states in the northern parts of the country ( Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Vermont, etc.) scored very low.

I think that politicians would find this information very useful. This is because by knowing what level of religion each state represents, it will make it easier for them to target certain areas in the country with similar religious views. This is good because it could possibly help them win an election.