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10. In 2010 and 2014, more Catholics voted Republican for House Rep

Sat Feb 28, 2015, 07:38 PM

Feb 2015

http://www.pewforum.org/2014/11/05/how-the-faithful-voted-2014-preliminary-analysis/

(Overall 2014 House vote was 51% R, 45% D; 2010 52% R, 45% D; 2006 44% R, 52% D; so slightly more Republican than the country average)

Presidential Catholic votes are more likely to go Democratic, but pretty closely match the country as a whole:

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Atheist Group Makes CPAC Debut [View all] stone space Feb 2015 OP

Not really a debut. They were there last year. cbayer Feb 2015 #1

I'm not sure where he gets his numbers. stone space Feb 2015 #2

Here's Jamila Bey speaking at CPAC: cpwm17 Feb 2015 #5

She danced a bit around the facts in her brief comments, it seems. pinto Feb 2015 #8

yawn. Warren Stupidity Feb 2015 #7

It would have been nice if Pew included independents. kwassa Feb 2015 #9

In 2010 and 2014, more Catholics voted Republican for House Rep muriel_volestrangler Feb 2015 #10