American Christian Population Disappearing Rapidly, Pew Study

According to a new study by the Pew Research Center Poll, the Christian share of the US population in on the decline.

The adult population who considers themselves Christian has fallen by almost 8 percentage points over the last 7 years - sliding from 78.4 percent in 2007 to 70.6 percent in 2014.

The decline was witnessed not just in certain parts of the country or the younger population but also across gender, race, educational and geographic barriers.

Alan Cooperman, director of religion research for the Pew Research Center said, "It's remarkably widespread. The country is becoming less religious as a whole, and it's happening across the board."

He added, "The decline is taking place in every region of the country, including the Bible Belt."

The study also found that millenials who were born between 1981-89 became less affiliated with religion as they got older. When the survey was conducted in 2005, many of these millenials were entering adulthood where about 25 percent didn't associate with religion but this number has now grown to 34 percent in 2014.

Many people who were once Christian, have now switched to the category that is unaffiliated which contains agnostics, atheists and those who consider themselves to belong to 'no particular religion.' This section has grown from 16 percent to 23 percent.

Mailine Protestants and Roman Catholics saw the biggest decline, with the numbers falling by 3 percent for both groups.

Cooperman said, "Overall, there are more than four former Christians for every convert to Christianity."

Experts say this could have political consequences in the coming years and its impact will be huge for Republicans who typically appeal to Christian voters.