The US map of faith
By TIMES ONLINE
Added: Tue, 10 Jul 2007 23:00:00 UTC
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Looking for God? Well this is where best to find Him in America.
This map above shows "religious adherents as a percentage of all residents". Click on the map to enlarge the image. Essentially, the redder it is, the stronger the faith.
It seems to me that the Bible Belt, which was traditionally seen as stretching from Texas, across states like Tennessee and Alabama, to Virginia — has been flipped up, through "tornado alley" and into Northern states like the Dakotas.
As though the importance of the Almighty in American politics wasn't clear to you, below is the electoral map following the 2004 Bush-Kerry presidential election for you to draw your own conclusions.
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