Religious affiliations of vice presidents of the United States

The following is a list of religious affiliations of vice presidents of the United States.

By term PortraitNameTermReligious affiliation1John Adams1789–1797Unitarian, formerly Congregationalist2Thomas Jefferson1797–1801Christian Deist/Deist. Although raised as an Anglican, Jefferson later in life rejected the idea of the divinity of Jesus and became a deist.Jefferson's Religious Beliefs Thomas Jefferson's Monticello3Aaron Burr1801–1805Presbyterian, later rejected the Resurrection of Jesus4George Clinton1805–1812Dutch Reformed5Elbridge Gerry1813–1814Episcopalian6Daniel D. Tompkins1817–1825Presbyterian7John C. Calhoun1825–1832Presbyterian; Unitarian8Martin Van Buren1833–1837Dutch Reformed9Richard M. Johnson1837–1841Baptist10John Tyler1841Episcopalian11George M. Dallas1845–1849Episcopalian12Millard Fillmore1849–1850Unitarian13William R. King1853Protestant14John C. Breckinridge1857–1861Presbyterian15Hannibal Hamlin1861–1865Protestant16Andrew Johnson1865No specific denomination, occasionally attended Methodist services with his wife.17Schuyler Colfax1869–1873Protestant18Henry Wilson1873–1875Congregationalist19William A. Wheeler1877–1881Presbyterian20Chester A. Arthur1881Episcopalian21Thomas A. Hendricks1885Presbyterian; Episcopalian22Levi P. Morton1889–1893Episcopalian, formerly CongregationalistLevi P. Morton's father, Rev. Daniel Oliver Morton, was a Congregationalist minister.23Adlai E. Stevenson1893–1897Presbyterian24Garret A. Hobart1897–1899Presbyterian25Theodore Roosevelt1901Dutch Reformed26Charles W. Fairbanks1905–1909Protestant27James S. Sherman1909–1912Reformed28Thomas R. Marshall1913–1921Presbyterian29Calvin Coolidge1921–1923Congregationalist30Charles G. Dawes1925–1929Presbyterian31Charles Curtis1929–1933Protestant32John Nance Garner1933–1941Protestant33Henry A. Wallace1941–1945Presbyterian; Episcopalian; 34Harry S. Truman1945Baptist35Alben W. Barkley1949–1953Methodist36Richard Nixon1953–1961Quaker37Lyndon B. Johnson1961–1963Disciples of Christ38Hubert Humphrey1965–1969Lutheran; Methodist; Congregationalist39Spiro Agnew1969–1973Greek Orthodox; Episcopalian (baptized Episcopalian)40Gerald Ford1973–1974Episcopalian41Nelson Rockefeller1974–1977Baptist42Walter Mondale1977–1981Presbyterian43George H. W. Bush1981–1989Episcopalian44Dan Quayle1989-1993Presbyterian45Al Gore1993–2001Southern Baptist46Dick Cheney2001–2009Methodist47Joe Biden2009–2017Catholic48Mike Pence2017–2021Evangelical, formerly Catholic49Kamala Harris2021–2025Baptist. Attended Hindu services with her mother as a child.50JD Vance2025–presentCatholic, formerly Protestant

Affiliation totals

AffiliationProtestant (all denominations)48Presbyterian13Episcopalian11Protestant (unspecified)6Baptist5Dutch Reformed3Congregationalist4Methodist4Unitarian3Catholic2Deist1Lutheran1Disciples of Christ1Evangelical1Greek Orthodox1Quaker1

See also Religious affiliations of presidents of the United States Religious affiliation in the United States House of Representatives Religious affiliation in the United States Senate

Footnotes

References Retrieved February 1, 2009

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