Relationship between the religiosity of voters and support for nomination

[The_Professor]

Is any of this surprising or noteworthy?
GALLUP NEWS SERVICE

PRINCETON, NJ -- A Gallup analysis of the relationship between the religiosity of voters and support for nomination front-runners former New York City Mayor Rudy Giuliani and current New York Senator Hillary Clinton finds that religion could play an important but varied role in the presidential primaries and elections. Giuliani's chances of receiving the Republican nomination may be hampered by his weaker performance among highly religious Republicans, who disproportionately say they don't have a candidate to support or swing toward candidates other than Giuliani. Clinton's chances of getting the Democratic nomination, however, are much less affected by religion; there is little relationship between how religious Democrats are and whom they support for their party's nomination.

In a hypothetical general election match-up between Giuliani and Clinton, Giuliani does much better among those who attend church at least monthly than those who do not -- a common pattern for Republican candidates. Among white voters who seldom or never attend church, Clinton defeats Giuliani, primarily the result of variation among independent voters who don't have strong attachments to either candidate. Among black voters, Clinton wins overwhelmingly against Giuliani regardless of the voters' church attendance.

http://www.gallup.com/poll/28225/Impact-Religion-Clintons-Giulianis-Election-Chances.aspx

[Xavier_Onassis]

In a hypothetical general election match-up between Giuliani and Clinton, Giuliani does much better among those who attend church at least monthly than those who do not -- a common pattern for Republican candidates.

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So Giulani, who is in conflict with hsi church over his several marriages and his stance on abortion, gets more votes among the well-churched, while Hillary, who atends her Church regularly and seems to have no conflicts with it, gets fewer votes?

I think this suggests that Americans are rather seriously twisted when it comes to religion, politics, or both.