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9 - The Religious Sort

The Causes and Consequences of the Religiosity Gap in America

from Part III - Social Polarization and Partisanship

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  20 November 2021

Robert C. Lieberman
Affiliation:
The Johns Hopkins University
Suzanne Mettler
Affiliation:
Cornell University, New York
Kenneth M. Roberts
Affiliation:
Cornell University, New York
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Summary

The answers to two standard survey questions – “Aside from weddings and funerals, how often to attend religious services?” and “How important is religion in your daily life?” – reveal a great deal about a person’s politics, particularly among white Americans. In short, the more religious a person is, the more likely it is that he or she identifies with the Republican Party and supports Republican candidates. This religiosity gap brings together religious mainline Protestants, evangelical Protestants, undifferentiated Christians, and Catholics under the Republican umbrella while their less devout co-religionists sit alongside religious non-identifiers – including atheists, agnostics, and those who do not call themselves part of a religion – as Democrats.

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Democratic Resilience
Can the United States Withstand Rising Polarization?
, pp. 226 - 245
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Print publication year: 2021

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