Neil Gorsuch if confirmed will be, as an Episcopalian, the first Protestant on the U.S. Supreme Court in 7 years. Before Antonin Scalia's death, the court had six Catholics and three Jews. The court's religious demographic illustrates the implosion of Mainline Protestant hegemony in American culture.
Less than 20% of Americans now identify with Mainline Protestantism, which has been demographically replaced by Evangelicalism as the largest religious group. Mainliners still often have disproportionate representation among leadership elites, especially in Congress and other elected offices. But they have disappeared from the top court, pending Gorsuch's arrival.
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