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4% Black evangelicals who identified as Republicans in the early 1990s.
8% Black evangelicals who identified as Republicans in 2007.
Source: Pew Research Center

53% African Americans who say that blacks who don't get ahead are mainly responsible for their situation.
30% African Americans who say that racial discrimination is mainly to blame.
58% African Americans who blamed racial discrimination in 1995.
15% Whites who say that racial discrimination is mainly to blame.
Source: Pew Research Center

3:1 Ratio of Jews to Muslims in the U.S.
7:6 Ratio of Buddhists to Muslims.
3.4% Americans who identify as Jewish, Muslim, Buddhist, or Hindu.
Source: Pew Forum on Religion & Public Life
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