There’s been a rise in the number of Americans identifying as claiming no religious affiliation — often referred to as “nones” — but the surge may have hit a speed bump.
During the past ten years, Gallup has included the option of identifying as having “no religion” in its annual surveys of faith affiliation. But while roughly one in five Americans identify with the “nones,” that percentage has been constant for some time.
“The percentage of the population who are religious ‘nones’ has remained roughly the same now for six years,” Frank Newport, a senior pollster at Gallup, said in a blog post on Friday.