Wednesday, July 18, 2012

Religious Affiliations and Politics, Some Numbers

All the information below comes from the PEW Research Center

http://www.pewforum.org/Politics-and-Elections/Candidate-Preference-by-Religious-Group-July-Update.aspx

Here are eight religious organizations that spend more than $10,000.000 per year on political advocacy:


More than $10 million

Organizations

American Israel Public Affairs Committee

American Jewish Committee, Office of Government and International Affairs

Bread for the World

CitizenLink (A Focus on the Family Affiliate)

Concerned Women for America

Family Research Council

Home School Legal Defense Association

National Right to Life Committee




RELIGIOUS PREFERENCE

OBAMA

ROMNEY

OTHER

N

White  Evangelical Protestant

21%

72%

6%

556

White Mainline Protestant

40%

55%

6%

446

Black Protestant

92%

4%

5%

224

TOTAL PROTESTANT

43%

51%

6%

1338

White Catholic

44%

49%

7%

344

TOTAL CATHOLIC

51%

42%

7%

459

UNAFFILIATED

68%

27%

5%

339

ATTEND CHURCH WEEKLY

41%

52%

7%

1045

ATTEND CHURCH < WEEKLY

57%

37%

6%

1314


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