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Religiously, nonwhite Democrats are more similar to Republicans than to white Democrats

http://www.pewresearch.org/fact-tank/20 ... democrats/

nonwhite Democrats – who mostly identify as black or Hispanic – more closely resemble Republicans overall on a host of religious measures.

For example, among Democrats and those who lean toward the Democratic Party, 95% of all nonwhites (which includes 99% of blacks) say they believe in God or a higher power, according to a recent Pew Research Center survey. This is exactly the same level of belief seen among Republicans and Republican leaners. By contrast, 78% of white Democrats believe in God or a higher power. And the share of white Democrats who say they do not believe in God or any higher power (21%) is quadruple the level seen among nonwhite Democrats (5%), as well as among both white and nonwhite Republicans (5% each).

Is this an exploitable statistic for November 2018? Does religion carry partisan weight at the polls?

Because the uneducated tend to be religious. The majority of scientists and academics don't believe in a personal god.

Modern Nobel prize winning scientists are very secular.

subgenius wrote: Is this an exploitable statistic for November 2018? Does religion carry partisan weight at the polls?

I don't understand why religious people care about politics so much. For religious people God is going to win in the end and there is a nice infinite afterlife. What the Hell do religious people want?

subgenius wrote:Religiously, nonwhite Democrats are more similar to Republicans than to white Democrats

Wonder why they vote Democrat?

Pretty sure most non-white Democrats have figured out the Republican Party's feelings toward them.

subgenius wrote:

Lol. Can't even get half of white Republicans into a church once weekly, these days. They're probably too embarrassed to go.

Themis wrote:

subgenius wrote:Religiously, nonwhite Democrats are more similar to Republicans than to white Democrats

Wonder why they vote Democrat?

you mean, of course, except for the ones that either didn't want to vote for Hillary Clinton or voted for Trump in 2016.

http://www.pewresearch.org/topics/hispaniclatino-vote/

subgenius wrote:you mean, of course, except for the ones that either didn't want to vote for Hillary Clinton or voted for Trump in 2016.

You said they were democrats but had similar religious views as many white republicans. If they are democrats they must be voting for democrats. The questions is why?

Religious people who are not white American conservatives believe religion is to make people, society and human life better now. There appear to be conservative white people who wish to not unsettle things so see religion instead as a good seat in the after life.

Themis wrote:.... If they are democrats they must be voting for democrats.

no, they "must" not necessarily voting for democrats. Voting out of party happens, ya know? (see also question in OP)