Voters’ views of Trump and Biden differ sharply by religion
Most registered voters who are White Christians would vote for Republican Donald Trump over Democrat Joe Biden if the 2024 presidential election were held today.
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Methodology
Much of the data in this essay is drawn from the Religious Landscape Study (RLS). We also draw upon data collected from surveys conducted on Pew Research Center’s American Trends Panel (ATP) and data from the General Social Survey (GSS). We walk through the details of these data sources below. We also discuss how we […]
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4. Age, generational cohorts and party identification
Today, age is strongly associated with partisanship – and this pattern has been in place for more than a decade. The Democratic Party holds a substantial edge among younger voters, while the Republican Party has the advantage among the oldest groups. Neither party has a significant edge over the other among voters in their 40s […]
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5. Party identification among religious groups and religiously unaffiliated voters
The relationship between partisanship and voters’ religious affiliation continues to be strong – especially when it comes to whether they belong to any organized religion at all. The gap between voters who identify with an organized religion and those who do not has grown much wider in recent years. Protestants mostly align with the Republican […]