Are the stereotypes true about Democrats and Republicans?
Like most any stereotype, the ones about Republicans and Democrats have kernels of truth to them — Republicans tend to make more money, Democrats are more ethnically diverse, Republicans are more religious and Democrats are more liberal.
But despite this, the two major parties in the United States draw supporters from all races, regions, religious groups and, income and education levels. And remember that individual candidates, especially presidential candidates, frequently build coalitions that are somewhat different from their party.
Religiously, Jews are staunchly Democratic, 55 percent to 18 percent, and likewise atheists favor Democrats, 31 percent to 15 percent. Unfortunately for Democrats, white Catholics have been trending Republican in recent decades, and the survey I'm using to write this put white Catholics at 32 percent Democratic and 31 percent Republican. White Protestants are overwhelmingly Republican, 40 percent to 26 percent. Of those, evangelical Protestants are even more Republican compared with mainline Protestant denominations. Additionally, the more orthodox views and the greater frequency of church attendance white Christians have, the more likely they are to be Republican.
Racially, white Americans are more Republican, 34 percent to 29 percent. Blacks are staunchly Democratic, 65 percent to 6 percent and Hispanics are slightly less Democratic, 40 percent to 20 percent. The survey doesn't have statistics for Native Americans and Asian Americans, likely because those groups have relatively small populations numbers, skewing poll results.
