8 facts about Catholics and politics in the U.S.
Around half of Catholic registered voters describe themselves as Republicans, while 47% identify with the Democratic Party.
Classifying parties as populist Although experts generally agree that populist political leaders or parties display high levels of anti-elitism, definitions of populism vary. We use three measures to classify populist parties: anti-elite ratings from the 2019 Chapel Hill Expert Survey (CHES), Norris’ Global Party Survey and The PopuList. We define a party as populist when […]
The American News Pathways project was made possible by The Pew Charitable Trusts. Pew Research Center is a subsidiary of The Pew Charitable Trusts, its primary funder. This initiative is a collaborative effort based on the input and analysis of the following individuals. Find related reports online at https://www.pewresearch.org/topics/election-news-pathways/. Research Team Amy Mitchell, Director, Journalism […]
Educational profile characteristics were based on the 2004, 2008, 2012 and 2016 Current Population Survey Voting and Registration Supplements conducted by the United States Census Bureau. The data was accessed through IPUMS CPS.[2. numoffset=”2″ Available at IPUMS CPS, University of Minnesota, https://cps.ipums.org/cps/.] Voters were defined as respondents that answered “yes” to the following question: “In any […]
