Religion, Politics, and Issue Polarization in the United States Congress, 1959-2013

• Authors: Josiah R. Baker , Steven A. Tuch , William V. D’Antonio
• Languages of publication: EN

Abstracts

EN

In this study we examine whether, and if so how, the confluence of religion and party has impacted voting in the U.S Congress over the past half century. We address two primary questions: first, has religion contributed to the growing political partisanship among members of Congress over this period, and second, if so, are these cleavages reflected in congressional voting patterns? We answer both questions in the affirmative.

Keywords

EN

polarization in US; Congress; culture wars; orthodox and progressive religious worldviews

PL

polaryzacja w Kongresie Stanów Zjednoczonych; wojny kulturowe; ortodoksyjne i postępowe światopoglądy religijne

• Publisher: Uniwersytet Jagielloński
• Journal: Studia Religiologica
• Year: 2013
• Volume: 46
• Issue: 4
• Pages: 235–250

Dates

published

2014-04-11

Contributors

author

Josiah R. Baker

• Department of Financial Economics, Methodist University, Fayetteville, USA

author

Steven A. Tuch

• Department of Sociology, The George Washington University, Washington , USA

author

William V. D’Antonio

• Institute for Policy Research and Catholic Studies, The Catholic University of America, Washington, USA

Identifiers

DOI

10.4467/20844077SR.13.018.2091