Political Preferences of U.S. Religious Groups

[brooklynite]

Charlie Mahtesian ?@PoliticoCharlie 38 minutes ago
Here's the @pewresearch breakdown of US religious groups and their political leanings

[tonyt53]

1. Odd grouping. Southern Baptists won't vote for a Catholic or a Mormon.

[onehandle]

2. Hey look. Catholics still lean Democratic and mirror the average American.

The nutcase minority do not speak for regular Catholics.

The 'Catholic League' is one guy.

[whatthehey]

4. Only because of the Hispanic bloc.

[whatthehey]

3. Only surprise there is Seventh Day Adventists

I'm not sure what social or theological bit of dogma unique to them moves them, just, into the politically sane camp. Food woo maybe? Anti-fun prudery? Other than that easy enough to predict. Christians unless in sects dominated by racial minorities (if you segregated Catholics by race as in other polls, it would become clear the only reason they appear vaguely Dem is because of the strongly Catholic Hispanic bloc) are almost all very right wing. Who didn't know?

[JSup]

5. Next they...

...need to poll people that actually follow their religions; for CHRISTians that would be the New Testament (the one that actually has Christ in it).