"Most and Least Religious States" article summary

The article measured religious views for each state by looking at worship attendance, prayer frequency, belief in God, and the importance of religion in one's self. The article showed that the southern states, like Mississippi and Alabama, were far more religious than North and North Eastern states in the United States. Political scientists would be interested in it because, most of the time, the more religious a state is, the more likely it is to be conservative.