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== Demographics ==

Scientologists are found mostly in the US, Europe, South Africa and Australia.{{r|reitman-rs}} Within the US, higher rates of Scientology have been observed in the western states, especially those bordering the Pacific Ocean, than further east.{{r|Bainbridge|p=46}}

Internationally, the Scientology organization's members are largely middle-class.{{r|Andersen2009|p=159}}{{r|Westbrook2019|p=47}} In Australia, Scientologists have been observed as being wealthier and more likely to work in managerial and professional roles than the average citizen.{{r|Possamai|p=348}}

Scientology is oriented toward individualistic and liberal economic values;{{r|Willms2009|p=255}} the scholar of religion Susan J. Palmer observed that Scientologists display "a capitalist ideology that promotes individualistic values".{{r|Palmer|p=315}} Interviewing members of the Church of Scientology in the United States, Westbrook found that most regarded themselves as apolitical, [[Republican Party (United States)|Republicans]], or [[libertarianism|libertarians]]; fewer than 10 percent supported the [[Democratic Party (United States)|Democratic Party]].{{r|Westbrook2019|p=54}} A survey of Danish Scientologists likewise revealed that nearly all voted for liberal or conservative parties on the right of Denmark's political spectrum and took a negative view of [[socialism]].{{r|Andersen2009|p=157}} Placing great emphasis on the freedom of the individual, those surveyed believed that the state and its regulations held people down, and felt that the Danish welfare system was excessive.{{r|Andersen2009|pp=157-159}}