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Ex-Mormons Are the Most Republican Religious Leavers in America

Analyzing data from Pew's Three Religious Landscape Studies

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Alex Bass
May 22, 2026
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Ex-Mormons Aren’t Who You Think They Are

Every once in a while, I find a data point that conflicts with what I thought and makes me double-take. After triple-checking the code, when the finding holds up, these end up being my favorite moments — the ones where the data forces me to update what I thought I knew. Today I had …

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