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The ‘Religiosity Gap’ Remains an Important Force in Elections
The ‘Religiosity Gap’ Remains an Important Force in Elections

(ANALYSIS) This “religiosity gap” remains relevant. A new Pew Research Center analysis noted that, in the 2022 midterms, “The gap in voting preferences by religious attendance was as wide as it's been in any of the last several elections.”

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Analysis, Christianity, Catholicism, Evangelicals, North America, Religion, TERRY MATTINGLYTerry MattinglyRev. Jerry Falwell, Terry Mattingly, Moral Majority, Ronald Reagan, President Jimmy Carter, Furman University professor John C. Green, Bob Jones University, The Faith Factor: How Religion Influences American Elections, religiosity gap, Nones' on the Rise, Nones, polarization, Ray C. Bliss Institute of Applied Politics at the University of Akron, NewsComment
How liberal are Republicans? How conservative are Democrats? Here's what religious Americans think
How liberal are Republicans? How conservative are Democrats? Here's what religious Americans think

(ANALYSIS) White evangelicals think that Democrats are incredibly liberal, but atheists see them as just slightly left of center. Comparing how religious groups perceive the political parties shows us how politicians are able to exploit the partisan divide to paint the other side as radical or extreme.

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North America, Politics, NewsRyan BurgeRyan Burge, Trump, Biden, polarization, white evangelicals, political polling, exit polls, Democrats, Republicans, liberal, conservative, religion in politics, Secondary Feature Comment