Christians account for the majority of registered voters in the U.S.
[link removed]
------------------------------------------------------------
October 28, 2020
** Religion & Public Life
------------------------------------------------------------
A weekly digest of the Center's latest research on religion and public life in the U.S. and around the world · Subscribe ↗ ([link removed])
------------------------------------------------------------
[link removed]
** What the 2020 electorate looks like religiously ([link removed])
------------------------------------------------------------
What does the 2020 electorate look like religiously as the race between Republican President Donald Trump and Democrat Joe Biden enters its final days?
Christians account for the majority of registered voters in the U.S. (64%). But this figure is down from 79% as recently as 2008. The share of voters who identify as religiously unaffiliated has nearly doubled during that span, from 15% to 28%.
Around eight-in-ten Republican registered voters (79%) are Christians, compared with about half (52%) of Democratic voters. In turn, Democratic voters are much more likely than GOP voters to identify as religiously unaffiliated (38% vs. 15%).
A new blog post ([link removed]) has a roundup of these and other recent Pew Research Center findings on the politics and demographics of the 2020 electorate.
** Media mentions
------------------------------------------------------------
Who will Muslim Americans vote for in the U.S. elections? ([link removed])
Oct. 27 - The Conversation
For Trump, conservative Catholics are the new evangelicals ([link removed])
Oct. 26 - NPR
Are Trump and Biden chasing a voting bloc that doesn’t exist? ([link removed])
Oct. 25 - Deseret News
** In the news
------------------------------------------------------------
Turkey hits at ‘Crusades’ against Islam in cartoons row with France ([link removed])
Oct. 28 - Reuters
Pakistan attack: Peshawar religious school holds prayers hours after blast ([link removed])
Oct. 28 - BBC News
Fraught election puts faith leaders through a political test ([link removed])
Oct. 27 - The Associated Press
A Black pastor’s Zoom campaign to save Pennsylvania for Biden ([link removed])
Oct. 27 - Politico Magazine
Why a new abortion ban in Poland is causing a furor ([link removed])
Oct. 27 - The New York Times *
Seeking power in Jesus’ name: Trump sparks a rise of Patriot Churches ([link removed])
Oct. 26 - The Washington Post *
Pope Francis names Washington Archbishop Wilton Gregory first African American cardinal ([link removed])
Oct. 25 - The Washington Post *
Trump, confirmed a Presbyterian, now identifies as ‘nondenominational Christian’ ([link removed])
Oct. 23 - Religion News Service
Coronavirus outbreak strikes L.A. megachurch that defied public health orders ([link removed])
Oct. 22 - Los Angeles Times *
Vatican, Beijing renew deal on bishop appointments, as Catholics remain divided ([link removed])
Oct. 22 - The Wall Street Journal *
** Support Pew Research Center
------------------------------------------------------------
In times of uncertainty, good decisions demand good data. Please support Pew Research Center with a contribution on the Center’s behalf to our parent organization, The Pew Charitable Trusts.
DONATE ([link removed])
------------------------------------------------------------
Newsletter preferences ([link removed])
View in browser ([link removed])
Unsubscribe ([link removed])
Facebook ([link removed])
Twitter ([link removed])
Instagram ([link removed])
* Some websites may require a paid subscription.
Pew Research Center is a nonpartisan fact tank. As a neutral source of data and analysis, Pew Research Center does not take policy positions.
© 2020 Pew Research Center
