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How the News Media Covered Religion in the 2008 General Election
What was the big religion story of the general election? A new study by the Project for Excellence in Journalism in conjunction with the Pew Forum on Religion & Public Life examines how the media covered religious matters.
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How the News Media Covered Religion in the General Election
Religion played a much more significant role in the media coverage of President-elect Barack Obama than it did in the press treatment of Republican nominee John McCain during the 2008 presidential campaign, but much of the coverage related to false yet persistent rumors that Obama is a Muslim. Meanwhile, there was little attempt by the […]
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Religion and Politics ’08: New Jersey
Religious Profile Margin of error: ± 4.0% Sample size: 932 Data from the Pew Forum’s U.S. Religious Landscape Survey. 2008 New Jersey Primary Exit Poll Results Source: 2008 National Election Pool Exit Poll as reported by MSNBC 2004 New Jersey General Election Results No worship attendance polling information was collected for this state. Data on “All Voters”: CNN […]
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Religion and Politics ’08: Christopher Dodd
Background Hometown East Haddam, Conn. Age 65 Religion Catholic Education University of Louisville School of Law, J.D., 1972 Providence College, B.A., 1966 Candidate Website www.chrisdodd.com Candidacy Status Formally withdrew candidacy Jan. 3, 2008 Formally declared candidacy Jan. 11, 2007 Endorsed Barack Obama Feb. 26, 2008 Political Experience U.S. Senator from Connecticut, 1981-present U.S. Representative from […]
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Religion and Politics ’08: Nevada
Religious Profile Margin of error: ± 7.0% Sample size: 252 Data from the Pew Forum’s U.S. Religious Landscape Survey. 2008 California Primary Exit Poll Results Source: 2008 National Election Pool Exit Poll as reported by MSNBC 2004 California General Election Results No worship attendance polling information was collected for this state. Data on “All Voters”: CNN All other […]
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Religion and Politics ’08: Minnesota
Religious Profile Margin of error: ± 4.0% Sample size: 789 Data from the Pew Forum’s U.S. Religious Landscape Survey. 2008 Minnesota Primary Exit Poll Results Primary date: Feb. 5, 2008 No polling information was collected for this state. 2004 Minnesota General Election Results Data on “All Voters”: CNN All other data: Pew Forum analysis of 2004 National […]
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Religion and Politics ’08: Iowa
Religious Profile Margin of error: ± 5.0% Sample size: 487 Data from the Pew Forum’s U.S. Religious Landscape Survey. 2008 Iowa Caucus Exit Poll Results No religion questions were asked in the exit poll of Iowa Democrats. Note: “Evangelical Christian” includes all respondents who describe themselves as born-again or evangelical. Source: 2008 National Election Pool […]
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Religion and Politics ’08: Florida
Religious Profile Margin of error: ± 3.0% Sample size: 1,694 Data from the Pew Forum’s U.S. Religious Landscape Survey. 2008 Florida Primary Exit Poll Results Source: 2008 National Election Pool Exit Poll as reported by MSNBC 2004 Florida General Election Results Data on “All Voters”: CNN All other data: Pew Forum analysis of 2004 National Election Pool Exit […]
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Religion and Politics ’08: Dennis Kucinich
Background Hometown Cleveland, Ohio Age 63 Religion Roman Catholic Education Case Western Reserve University, M.A., 1974 Case Western Reserve University, B.A., 1973 Candidate Website www.kucinich.us Candidacy Status Formally declared candidacy Dec. 11, 2006. Formally withdrew candidacy Jan. 25, 2008. Political Experience U.S. Representative from Ohio, 1997-present Ohio State Senator, 1994-1996 Mayor of Cleveland, 1977-1979 Cleveland […]
Signature Reports
47% of U.S. Adults Have a Personal or Family Connection to Catholicism
Nearly half of U.S. adults are connected to Catholicism. Read about going to Mass, Communion, confession and more.
How the Global Religious Landscape Changed From 2010 to 2020
Christians remain the largest religious group, and Muslims grew the fastest from 2010 to 2020. Read how the global share of Buddhists, Hindus, Jews and the religiously unaffiliated changed.
Decline of Christianity in the U.S. Has Slowed, May Have Leveled Off
After years of decline, the U.S. Christian share now shows signs of leveling off. The new Religious Landscape Study explores trends in identity, beliefs and practices.
Key Findings From the Global Religious Futures Project
The Global Religious Futures (GRF) project is jointly funded by The Pew Charitable Trusts and The John Templeton Foundation. Here are some big-picture findings from the GRF, together with context from other Pew Research Center studies.
