Most and Least Religious States

In a religious article on Pew Research Center I found out that Alabama is tied for first with Mississippi in being the most religious state. A person is considered highly religious if do two of the following: they regularly attend religious services, pray daily, believe in God with absolute certainty, and believe that religion is very if not the most important part of their life. The states in the south tend to be more religious. Alabama and Mississippi topped out at 77% while New Hampshire and Massachusetts topped out at 33%. In politics the media always talks about how candidates will win evangelists voters. I think that political scientists and candidates use these statistics to figure out if religious people will play a major factor in their votes. Also religious voters like to follow or believe in a set of core values that they look for in candidates policies, especially the social ones.