1 in 6 American Vote for Someone Who Shares Their Religious Views
Posted by Todd Rhoades in Controversy on Jan 23rd, 2012 | 1 commentPresidential candidates who share their faith on the campaign trail may not be helping their bid for the nomination, according to a recent LifeWay Research survey of American adults.
The online survey, conducted Sept. 23-26, asked: “When a candidate running for office regularly expresses religious conviction or activity, how does that impact your vote?”
According to the survey, only one in six Americans (16 percent) are more likely to vote for a candidate who regularly shares his religious beliefs.
While 30 percent indicate they would be less likely to vote for a candidate expressing religious activity, 28 percent say it would have no impact on their choice of candidate. Twenty-one percent of Americans say it would depend on the candidate’s religion.
According to age distinctions, the survey revealed younger Americans ages 18-29 (24 percent) and ages 30-49 (24 percent) are more likely to select “depends on the religion” of the candidate. Those age 65 and over are the most likely (37 percent) to say a candidate’s expression of religious conviction or activity would have no impact on their choice of candidate.
What about you? Is a candidate’s religious view important to you as a voter?
Are you comfortable voting for an atheist, muslim, mormon, or jehovah witness for your next president or congressman?
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I would like to know their religious affiliation and about their commitment to Jesus Christ, but I still vote for the man, not his religion. I did that one time in a presidential election because of his SBC roots, but he turned out to be a much better man than he was a chief executive. So I try to weigh out their experience and who, hopefully, would make the best leader of the United States.