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Religious Views As A Predictor Of Vote Choice, Erienne Plotkin
Religious Views As A Predictor Of Vote Choice, Erienne Plotkin
e-Research: A Journal of Undergraduate Work
This is a study of the relationship between the religious beliefs of people in the United States and their voting patterns. It is also a comparison between such results and that of more traditional voting predictors such as economic status or education level of voters. In general, there has been an apparent separation of church and state. More common predictors of voting behavior that have been used in the past are traditional demographics such as education levels and economic status. Although these traditional predictors are often accurate, religious belief and churches may play a greater, if insufficiently recognized role in …