Pollsters are turning to religion just as more Americans are losing theirs. In the past decade, the number of people asked in surveys about their religious identities, beliefs and practices has risen sharply, resulting in a wealth of new data on how many Americans belong to each of the world’s […] Read more »
The Catholic ‘Swing’ Vote
Catholics are often identified as a major “swing” voting group in American politics. In recent presidential elections Catholics have made up roughly a quarter of the electorate, and, indeed, they have been closely divided between the two parties. But a new analysis by the Pew Research Center’s Forum on Religion […] Read more »
‘Nones’ on the Rise
The number of Americans who do not identify with any religion continues to grow at a rapid pace. One-fifth of the U.S. public – and a third of adults under 30 – are religiously unaffiliated today, the highest percentages ever in Pew Research Center polling. … While the ranks of […] Read more »
What Winning The ‘Catholic Vote’ Means Today
Since 1972, every single presidential candidate who has won the popular vote has also won the Catholic vote. But with Catholics making up one in every four voters, pinning down what exactly the Catholic vote is becomes tricky. [cont.] NPR Read more »
Survey Dispels Myths About White Working-Class Americans
Less than two months before Americans go to the polls to elect their president, a new national survey released today upends commonly held-beliefs about white working-class Americans. The report, “Beyond God and Guns: Understanding the Complexities of the White Working Class in America,” highlights the significant divides among white working-class […] Read more »
Obama vs. Romney by Religious Groups
Here’s an update on religious identity and the presidential vote this year — following up from my recent post dealing with religiosity and the vote. … These data continue to show, as we have seen previously, that an American’s religious identification is highly correlated with his or her presidential vote […] Read more »