I haven't come across figures for how many "fundamentalist Christians" there are in America. A Gallup poll conducted in March 2000 found that "about 26% of Americans say they consider themselves members of the Christian right" and "48% of Americans say they have a favorable opinion of 'Christian fundamentalist religions'."
Another Gallup poll, taken in Feb. 2001, found that 48% of Americans believe in the theory of Creationism, compared to 28% who believe in the theory of Evolution. I was surprised by those numbers, because the way that the news media covers an issue like evolution makes it seem like it's a small minority who is fighting it, whereas in fact those who believe in evolution are the minority.
A Gallup poll conducted on Sept. 7, 2001 found that 45% of Americans feel the news media is too liberal whereas only 11% thought it was too conservative.
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