Democratic Primaries
Related: About this forumAtheists and Agnostics Support Bernie Sanders While Christians and Jews Favor Joe Biden..Says Survey
The national Pew Research Center survey of registered Democrats released Friday found Biden holds the support of 36 percent of Protestants and a whopping 44 percent of black Protestants, four times more than any other candidate. Catholic and Jewish voters also leaned toward Biden, while nearly twice as many atheists, agnostics and unaffiliated voters support either Sanders or Massachusetts Senator Elizabeth Warren. Meanwhile, religiously-unaffiliated Democrats, a broad group also referred to as "nones," expressed overwhelming support for Sanders and Warren as their favored Democratic presidential candidates.
Thirty-six percent of agnostics, or people who claim neither faith nor disbelief in the existence of God or a higher power, said they support Sanders, compared to 16 percent who support Biden. Additionally, Sanders holds the highest percentage of support from atheists, who are defined by Merriam-Webster as "a person who does not believe in the existence of a god or any gods." Warren trails just behind Sanders in atheist support but both progressive candidates have twice the backing of any other Democrat.
Both Biden and Sanders have three times as much support from Hispanic Catholics as Warren, who garnered only 7 percent of support from that religious group.
Sanders and former New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg would make history by becoming the first Jewish U.S. president. But Biden has nearly three times as much support from Jews who identify as Democrats.
Biden's significant advantage among black Protestants has remained steady, but 30 percent of respondents said they are still undecided about their top 2020 candidate.
only a Survey
Although I think religion should stay out of politics
Dems are for all.....who ever we are
https://www.newsweek.com/atheists-agnostics-support-bernie-sanders-while-christians-jews-favor-joe-biden-says-survey-1485301
primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden
LongtimeAZDem
(4,494 posts)primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden
primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden
Iamaartist
(3,300 posts)primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden
samnsara
(17,606 posts)..why would I want bernie?
primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden
Iamaartist
(3,300 posts)primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden
primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden
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But the Jewish people are not supporting Bernie,,,
primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden
The Genealogist
(4,723 posts)And I wholeheartedly agree that religion should stay out of politics!
primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden
Iamaartist
(3,300 posts)primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden
MineralMan
(146,262 posts)primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden
Croney
(4,657 posts)They can poll vegans vs meat-eaters, right-handed vs. left-handed, tall people vs. short. It's hard to place value on these correlations.
primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden
primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden
Sloumeau
(2,657 posts)I have no idea who they were surveying.
primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden
MANative
(4,112 posts)primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden
LakeArenal
(28,806 posts)Not sure how much our diverse group means to the outcome of an election.
primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden
Iamaartist
(3,300 posts)primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden
pamdb
(1,332 posts)If I cared enough about religion (which I don't) to label myself as anything, it would be an atheist. And my husband as well. And we are both Biden supporters.
primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden
comradebillyboy
(10,128 posts)Bernie's BS.
primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden
musicman65
(524 posts)Another Jew for Joe
primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden
redstatebluegirl
(12,265 posts)primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden
Gothmog
(144,939 posts)At the Jewish caucus there was a sanders delegate wearing a large cross on the outside of his shirt yelling at us and telling us that we were bad Jews for not supporting sanders. It was so unreal that it was funny.
primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden