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DenominationMainline ProtestantPUBLISHEDFootprint only
WELS Lutheran
Concentration, geography, and modeled politics for wels lutheran across the United States. When politics appears, it describes modeled geographic patterns rather than observed individual voting behavior.
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Trust and evidence scope appears before rankingsPopulation + adherent views paired throughoutExplorer and Historian stay subordinate to dossier context
National population share
<0.1%
Base benchmark for all geography rankings
National adherent share
<0.1%
Adherent benchmark stays separate from population share
Strongest state
Alaska
Population: <0.1%
Adherents: <0.1%
Population x U.S.: —
Adherents x U.S.: —
Strongest county
Abbeville, SC
Population: <0.1%
Adherents: <0.1%
Population x U.S.: —
Adherents x U.S.: —
Strongest DMA
Abilene-Sweetwater
Population: <0.1%
Adherents: <0.1%
Population x U.S.: —
Adherents x U.S.: —
Politics
Unavailable
No published modeled series
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Trust and evidence scope

Release status, source chain, and modeling boundaries

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Release status
PUBLISHED
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Political basis
Unavailable
No published modeled politics series for this dossier yet.
Source chain
  • Footprint source: U.S. Religion Census 2020 adherent counts paired with Akashic population baselines.
  • Politics source: no published modeled politics series for this dossier yet.
  • Interpretation: modeled geography where shown, not direct observation of individual behavior.
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National benchmark

National footprint

These are the base U.S. measures used for over-indexing and geography rankings across the dossier.
Share of population
<0.1%
Population x U.S.: —
Share of adherents
<0.1%
Adherents x U.S.: —
Availability
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Counties
Counties ranked by population share, with modeled political context kept secondary.
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Rankings
Population share
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Strongest county
Abbeville, SC
Strongest state
Alaska
Strongest DMA
Abilene-Sweetwater
Ranked geography table

Top states

Population-ranked state concentrations for the public dossier view.
10 rows
Geography% Population% AdherentsPopulation x U.S.Adherents x U.S.
Alaska<0.1%<0.1%——
Alabama<0.1%<0.1%——
Arkansas<0.1%<0.1%——
Arizona<0.1%<0.1%——
California<0.1%<0.1%——
Colorado<0.1%<0.1%——
Connecticut<0.1%<0.1%——
District of Columbia<0.1%<0.1%——
Delaware<0.1%<0.1%——
Florida<0.1%<0.1%——
Ranked geography table

Top counties

County concentrations ordered by share of population, with adherent share paired where available.
25 rows
Geography% Population% AdherentsPopulation x U.S.Adherents x U.S.
Abbeville, SC<0.1%<0.1%——
Acadia, LA<0.1%<0.1%——
Accomack, VA<0.1%<0.1%——
Ada, ID<0.1%<0.1%——
Adair, OK<0.1%<0.1%——
Adair, MO<0.1%<0.1%——
Adair, KY<0.1%<0.1%——
Adair, IA<0.1%<0.1%——
Adams, MS<0.1%<0.1%——
Adams, OH<0.1%<0.1%——
Adams, IN<0.1%<0.1%——
Adams, PA<0.1%<0.1%——
Adams, WA<0.1%<0.1%——
Adams, ND<0.1%<0.1%——
Adams, IL<0.1%<0.1%——
Adams, NE<0.1%<0.1%——
Adams, WI<0.1%<0.1%——
Adams, ID<0.1%<0.1%——
Adams, CO<0.1%<0.1%——
Adams, IA<0.1%<0.1%——
Addison, VT<0.1%<0.1%——
Aiken, SC<0.1%<0.1%——
Aitkin, MN<0.1%<0.1%——
Alachua, FL<0.1%<0.1%——
Alamance, NC<0.1%<0.1%——
Ranked geography table

Top media markets

DMA rankings extend the dossier beyond counties while preserving the same measurement grammar.
15 rows
Geography% Population% AdherentsPopulation x U.S.Adherents x U.S.
Abilene-Sweetwater<0.1%<0.1%——
Albany, GA<0.1%<0.1%——
Albany-Schenectady-Troy<0.1%<0.1%——
Albuquerque-Santa Fe<0.1%<0.1%——
Alexandria, LA<0.1%<0.1%——
Alpena<0.1%<0.1%——
Amarillo<0.1%<0.1%——
Anchorage<0.1%<0.1%——
Atlanta<0.1%<0.1%——
Augusta-Aiken<0.1%<0.1%——
Austin<0.1%<0.1%——
Bakersfield<0.1%<0.1%——
Baltimore<0.1%<0.1%——
Bangor<0.1%<0.1%——
Baton Rouge<0.1%<0.1%——
Full ranked explorer

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Method and export

Methodology and exports

Public notes on source tables, measurement scope, modeling boundaries, and exportability.
  • Religion footprint metrics use U.S. Religion Census 2020 adherent counts and Akashic population baselines.
  • Each table labels both share of total population and share of religious adherents where both are derivable.
  • State and national religion summaries aggregate county-level adherent counts instead of interpolating percentages.

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