As we gear up for the 2016 presidential elections, we use findings from the American Values Atlas to take an in-depth look at some of the most buzzed-about early primary states: New Hampshire, Iowa, and South Carolina. Given the considerable influence white evangelical Protestants wield in the Republican presidential primary, we look particularly at the conservative religious group’s presence in each of these states, as well as the states’ attitudes toward key policy issues, and how Republicans in each state differ from the GOP overall. CONT.
Charlotte Gendron & Daniel Cox, Public Religion Research Institute