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.
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Around half of Catholic registered voters describe themselves as Republicans, while 47% identify with the Democratic Party.
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In the United States, 27% of adults ages 60 and older live alone, compared with 16% of adults in the 130 countries and territories studied.
Catholics have less confidence in their clergy’s advice than Protestants – and are less likely to claim a close relationship with clergy.
The first full fiscal year of the Trump administration saw large increases in the number of people arrested and criminally prosecuted for immigration offenses.
When it comes to abortion, members of Congress are starkly divided by party. Yet the partisan divide among Americans themselves is less stark.
The 69 immigrants and children of immigrants in the 116th Congress claim heritage in 38 countries and are overwhelmingly Democrats.
Almost all New Zealanders said in a 2011-2012 survey that they would accept a neighbor of a different religion.
In addition to government actions, there also was a dramatic increase in Europe in some measures of social hostility to religion.
The most common age was 11 for Hispanics, 27 for blacks and 29 for Asians as of last July. Multiracial Americans were by far the youngest racial or ethnic group.
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