Clinton leads among highly religious white Democrats

The Gallup organization is reporting that Hillary Clinton enjoys a significant edge in support over Barack Obama among white Democrats who are highly religious. All in all, 57% of white, non-Hispanic Democratic voters who attend church support Clinton, while only 29% support Obama. Among those who attend church less frequently or never, Clinton's support drops while Obama's climbs.

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Posted by Jim Naughton on February 23, 2008 1:59 PM | |
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Interesting, I wonder how support varies with age of the respondent. The comparison seems far less interesting if the fact that mainline churches are greying explains the support vs church attendance figures. Of course, this assumes that most religious Democrats attend mainline Protestant churches, but that assumption doesn't seem far fetched to me.

Jon

Posted by Jonathan Galliher [TypeKey Profile Page] | February 23, 2008 3:26 PM

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