According to a recent Gallup poll, belief in God has hit a record low in the United States, with only 81 percent stating they believe.
The poll, which was issued on Friday, questioned 1,007 American adults in May if they believe in God, with 81 percent replying yes, down from 87 percent in 2017, when the poll was previously done.
About 17% of those polled stated they did not believe, while the remaining 2% said they were undecided.
Faith in God has been declining since 1967, when it reached an all-time high of 98 percent for more than a decade, with the preceding low of 86 percent reported in 2014.
‘Fewer Americans today than five years ago believe in God, and the percentage is down even more from the 1950s and 1960s when almost all Americans did,’ Gallup said in a statement. ‘Still the vast majority of Americans believe in God, whether that means they believe a higher power hears prayers and can intervene or not.’
The poll found that young persons and those on the political left were responsible for the rising decline in belief.
According to the most recent study, just 68 percent of individuals aged 18 to 29 believe in God, down 10% from 2017.
Meanwhile, 62 percent of liberals believe, down 11 percent from the previous survey, while just 72 percent of Democrats believe, a 12 percent drop.
While the younger liberals were the most affected, believing in God is declining across the board.
According to the Gallup poll, confidence in God has declined by 5 percentage points among those aged 30 to 49, to 81 percent, and by 5 percentage points among those aged 50 to 64, to 88 percent.
About 92 percent of Republicans indicated they still believe in God, a three-percentage-point decrease from 2017.
The Midwest had the highest change away from believing in God, at 79 percent, an 8 percent decline, while the south had the largest shift away from believe in God, at 86 percent, a 7 percent loss.
Gallup questioned the 1,007 respondents in the poll if they thought prayer was successful in a follow-up question.
According to the survey, 42% of those asked think God hears and intervenes in prayers, while 28% believe God merely hears prayers.
Around 11 percent answered God does neither, while 17 percent indicated they don’t believe in God.
Only 25% of liberals think God hears petitions and intervenes, while less than three-quarters of those who attend religious services weekly do.
Traditional religious structures are on the decrease, according to Gallup, with Americans opting for more ‘fundamental trust in God.’