How do atheists/agnostics split along political lines in the USA?

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7. Obama’s atheist problem

By Mark S. Mellman
06/26/12 06:41 PM ET

Fresh Gallup data make it clear that President Obama is hemorrhaging support among white atheists. The president’s vote is down 10 points since 2008 among whites who profess no religion—more than among any segment of non-Hispanic white voters, except single white men and non-Christian whites.

Atheists and non-Christian whites constitute some 13 percent of the overall electorate. Almost one in five white voters fell into this category in 2008. Put differently, this vital segment was as large as the African-American vote in 2008, and larger than the Latino vote. Consider another data point revealing the growth of this movement: A few years ago, Publishers Weekly reported that sales of atheist books were outstripping those of religious books. If any more confirmation of the trend were needed, Wiley & Sons will soon be publishing Atheism for Dummies ...

OK. STOP RIGHT THERE. All the facts in the first two paragraphs are true. Obama’s support among whites with no religion is down more than in all but a couple of subgroups of whites, and there are more of these folks than Latinos ...

Mellman is president of The Mellman Group and has worked for Democratic candidates and causes since 1982. Current clients include the Majority Leader of the Senate and the Democratic Whip in the House.

http://thehill.com/opinion/columnists/mark-mellman/234909-obamas-atheist-problem