It looks like Episcopalians continue to play an important role in politics - the most recent numbers (Christian Century, 9/18/13, p 8) report that, of the 435 members in the U.S. House of Representatives, 136 are Roman Catholics, 66 are Baptists, 45 are Methodists, 35 are Anglican/Episcopal, 28 are Presbyterians, 22 are Jews, and 8 are Mormons.

Doing the math (from Adherents.com) which, granted, is from 2004 data, shows that there are more Episcopalian/Anglican members of the House, as a percentage of their adherents, than any other. This is no surprise, historically.

Here's what the Adherents.com 2004 numbers show: Roman Catholic - 71,000,000, Baptist, 47,000,000, Methodist - 20,000,000, Episcopalian/Anglican - 4,800,000, Presbyterian 7,900,000.

As a percentage of membership, this equals out to (I removed the 5 0's before these numbers): 73 Episcopalians, 35 Presbyterians, 22 Methodists, 19 Roman Catholics, 14 Baptists.

Now I realize these denominational numbers may change depending on the source you use, but I don't think it changes the conclusion much. Of course what we make of this is a different issue - and that's left to you.