Is the United States a Christian Nation?

In 2007, then-Senator Barack Obama told the Christian Broadcasting Network that the United States was “no longer just a Christian nation.” But a new Gallup poll indicates that not only is the country Christian, it is overwhelmingly Christian.

According to Gallup, 78 percent of Americans consider themselves Christian. Breaking down the numbers we find 56 percent of Americans identify themselves Protestant and 22 percent — Catholic.

But there may be trouble on the horizon. Gallup’s poll reveals a religious decline across the fruited plain. In 1948, 91 percent of Americans said they were Christian. Today – just 78 percent.