Changing Partisanship and Issue Stands among American Catholics

Penning, James M.

doi:10.2307/3711275

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“…Standing virtually alone against the scholarly consensus that Catholics have realigned isGreeley (1985Greeley ( , 1990, who has explicitly rejected such conclusions Penning (1986). strikes a more equivocal note, reporting only a modest shift among Catholic voters.…”

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The Religious Factor in U.S. Presidential Elections, 1960–1992

Manza

Brooks

1997

American Journal of Sociology

149

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This study analyzes the relationship between religion and political behavior in recent presidential elections in the United States. The magnitude of the religious cleavage remains substantial but has declined during the past nine presidential elections. The single factor behind this decline is the reduction in support for Republican candidates among denominationally liberal Protestants, whose changing voting behavior is a function of their increasingly liberal views of social issues. The political alignments of Catholics and conservative Protestants have been very stable relative to the electorate-wide mean over this time period, and the authors find no evidence of increased political mobilization among conservative Protestants. The social bases of political behavior-divisions arising out of racial, ethnic, class, religious, and/or gender differences-have been at the forefront of recent scholarly controversies over the causes and consequences of political change in postindustrial capitalist democracies (Inglehart 1990;

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The Religious Factor in U.S. Presidential Elections, 1960–1992

Manza

Brooks

1997

American Journal of Sociology

149

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“…While Protestants have moved toward the Republican Party, American Catholics have been drawn toward the Democratic party (Penning 1986). Unlike the ascetic Protestantism discussed by Weber (1958) Catholicism does not encourage persons to concentrate on gaining economic prosperity as a sign that one has been saved by a merciful God.…”

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Religion and Political Realignment in the Rocky Mountain States

Olson¹,

Beck²

1990

Journal for the Scientific Study of Religion

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“…Some research has suggested that Catholics are becoming more socially and politically conformist (Abramowitz & Saunders, 2006;Penning, 1986). This has been our experience in listening to many of the students in our teacher education program.…”

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