(Washington, DC)—Members of this year's 114th US Congress may have many differing opinions, however, according to a recent Pew Research survey, there is one important thing most of them have in common: faith. (Photo: CNN/via FOX 31)

The Pew Research Religion & Public Life Project found that 491 of the 535 members of Congress—92%—identify as Christian.

According to the CNN Wire report, that number is a slight increase from last year's Congress which was 90%.

Alan Cooperman, director of religious research at Pew, noted, "One of the things we have seen in our surveys is that the American public says one thing they like to see in candidates for office is strong religious beliefs."

If you broke it down amongst party lines, you'd find all but one of the Republicans in Congress are Christian; New York's Rep. Lee Zeldin is Jewish. (Photo: Rep. Mia Love/Washington Post)

The more diverse group are congressional Democrats, who are 80 percent Christian, 12 percent Jewish, with two Buddhists, two Muslims, one Hindu and one "unaffiliated" member, according to the CNN Wire report.

"On the whole, American adults tend to say that they do want strong religious beliefs in candidates and they tend to say that they would be less likely to vote for someone who says they do not believe in God," added Cooperman. "Candidates are reflecting the views of the public when they do tend to affiliate with a religious group."

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Source: www.breakingchristiannews.com/