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NEW FROM PEW RESEARCH CENTER

If Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden wins this November, he will be only the second Catholic ever to assume the land’s highest office. Having a Catholic candidate head a party ticket, however, does not guarantee widespread support from Catholic voters. U.S. Catholics, who make up roughly one-fifth of the population, have a diverse range of political opinions, even on topics the Catholic Church has taken a clear stance on.

Here’s a new Fact Tank post with eight facts about Catholics and politics in the United States, based on previously published Pew Research Center studies.