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Danforth Center on Religion and Politics — Latter-day Saint Belief Analysis

Ryan Burge · Danforth Center on Religion and Politics (Washington University in St. Louis)

Abstract

Analysis by political scientist Ryan Burge of a nationally representative sample of 907 Latter-day Saints, measuring core Christian belief by attendance level. Cited in Deseret News coverage as a counterweight to non-representative online surveys of LDS belief.

Findings for Latter-day Saints

96% of weekly-attending Latter-day Saints agreed Jesus was resurrected.
92% of weekly attenders identified Jesus as the Son of God.
85% of all Latter-day Saints (regardless of attendance) said Jesus is the Son of God.
Nationally representative sample of 907 Latter-day Saints.

Limitations in methodology

LDS subsample of n=907 carries a wider margin of error than the full survey; cross-sectional snapshot.

Source: https://www.deseret.com/opinion/2026/05/07/latter-day-saint-stats-representative-data/

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Burge, R. (2023). Danforth Center on Religion and Politics — Latter-day Saint Belief Analysis. Danforth Center on Religion and Politics (Washington University in St. Louis). https://www.deseret.com/opinion/2026/05/07/latter-day-saint-stats-representative-data/

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Ryan Burge. "Danforth Center on Religion and Politics — Latter-day Saint Belief Analysis." Danforth Center on Religion and Politics (Washington University in St. Louis), 2023. https://www.deseret.com/opinion/2026/05/07/latter-day-saint-stats-representative-data/.

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@article{burge_danforth_lds_belief_2023,
  title = {Danforth Center on Religion and Politics — Latter-day Saint Belief Analysis},
  author = {Ryan Burge},
  year = {2023},
  journal = {Danforth Center on Religion and Politics (Washington University in St. Louis)},
  url = {https://www.deseret.com/opinion/2026/05/07/latter-day-saint-stats-representative-data/},
}

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