Posted Mar 25, 2011 at 8:48 AM by Maurice Berger
According to polls conducted by ABC News/Washington Post, "more than half of Americans say it should be legal for gays and lesbians to marry, a first in nearly a decade of polls" conducted by these organizations. "This milestone result caps a dramatic, long-term shift in public
attitudes. From a low of 32 percent in a 2004 survey of registered
voters, support for gay marriage has grown to 53 percent today.
Forty-four percent are opposed, down 18 points from that 2004 survey." Another survey indicates from Public Religion Research Institute reports that 43% of Catholics are now in favor of allowing gay and lesbian people to
marry, 31% in favor of civil unions, and 22% who said there should be no
legal recognition of a gay relationship. Just as significant, 39% of
Catholics approve of the church's negative treatment of the issue of
homosexuality; 56% do not.
Tagged: 2011, gay marriage, gay rights, Catholic voters
Posted Sep 02, 2010 at 9:38 AM by Maurice Berger
According to a new Gallup analysis, "Muslim Americans continue to give President Barack Obama the highest
job approval rating of any major religious group in the U.S., while
Mormons give the president the lowest ratings." Here is Gallup's chart:
Tagged: 2010, Catholic voters, Jewish Vote, President Barack Obama, presidential approval ratings, Protestant Voters
Posted Oct 06, 2009 at 10:56 AM by Maurice Berger
Tracking the relative support of the president in the month of September, Gallup reports that 64% of U.S. Jews
approve of the job Barack Obama is doing as president, significantly
higher than the 52% average among national adults in September, and
also higher than was seen among Catholics, Protestants, and Mormons.
Only nonreligious Americans equal Jews in their support for the
president. Here is Gallup's chart:
Tagged: 2009, Jewish Vote, Protestant Voters, Catholic voters, presidential approval ratings, President Barack Obama
Posted May 06, 2009 at 7:35 AM by Maurice Berger
By a sunstantial margin, American Jews--far more than either Catholics or Protestants--are President Obama's biggest supporters. According to a new Quinnipiac poll, there is a big religious split as white Catholics approve of the
President 57% to 33% while white Protestants split 44% to 42%. Jewish
voters back Obama 76% to 12%. The numbers among Jewish voters closely match their sopport of the Democrat last November which hovered around 80% (78%, to be exact).
Tagged: 2008 Election, religion, Jewish Vote, Catholic voters, Protestant Voters, President Barack Obama
Posted Oct 23, 2008 at 5:02 PM by Maurice Berger
A Gallup survey released on Tuesday reports that while Hispanic voters support Barack Obama by a wide margin over John McCain, there is a significant difference in the Hispanic vote by
religion: "Catholic Hispanics support Obama by a 39-point margin, while Hispanics
who are Protestant or who identify with some other non-Catholic Christian faith
support Obama by a much smaller 10-point margin." Obama's leads overall among all Hispanic registered voters by 62% to 30%. It is doubtful that this disparity will impact on the outcome of the election, unless, of course, it is very close.
Tagged: Hispanic voters, Catholic voters, Protestant Voters
Posted Oct 01, 2008 at 3:51 PM by Maurice Berger
Yesterday's ABC News/Washington Post survey observed that independent voters appear to be unusually fluid this cycle: "Movement continues among independents, quintessential swing voters and a highly changeable group this year. They favored McCain by 10 points immediately after the Republican convention, swung to Obama last week and stand now at a close division between the two – 48 percent for McCain, 45 percent for Obama" Another key voter bloc, Catholic voters--they've gone with the winner in last eight presidential elections--also appear to be quite fluid: "Preferences in this group are steady from last week,but essentially evenly divided – 47-46 percent, McCain-Obama. They had tilted heavily to McCain after his convention." Have these vital groups of swing voters settled into place? The fact that Obama's lead has decreased by 6% from last week's ABC News/WP survey (the Democrat's advantage was +9% last Tuesday; other polls continue to show a 4.5% lead on average) suggests that the election may continue to be fluid. The answer could very well determine the outcome and/or the closeness of this election.
Tagged: Barack Obama, John McCain, Independent Voters, Catholic voters
