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Religion and Politics Survey, 1996 - Analysis

RELLDRS (Weighted by WEIGHT)

ASKED OF FORM 2 RESPONDENTS ONLY: In your opinion, is either the Democratic party or the Republican party too closely tied to religious leaders these days, or not?
 PercentCumulative Percent
1) Republican18.1%18.1%
2) Democrat4.1%22.1%
3) Both equally4.8%27.0%
4) Neither is too closely tied62.6%89.6%
5) Don't know/Refused10.4%100.0%
Missing998
Total Unweighted N = 977





Age (I-AGE)

 18 - 29 years30 - 49 years50 and olderMissingTotal
Republican16.1%21.5%16.0%018.3%
Democrat6.3%3.9%2.2%23.9%
Both equally4.2%5.7%4.3%14.8%
Neither is too closely tied65.6%59.4%64.3%862.6%
Don't know/Refused7.8%9.4%13.2%210.4%
Missing248418321101111
Total 100% 100% 100%  
Total Unweighted N = 964

Sex (I-SEX)

 MaleFemaleMissingTotal
Republican22.1%14.5%018.1%
Democrat4.2%3.9%04.1%
Both equally5.8%4.0%04.8%
Neither is too closely tied59.4%65.5%062.6%
Don't know/Refused8.5%12.1%010.4%
Missing4865129980
Total 100% 100%  
Total Unweighted N = 977

Political party (I-PARTYID)

 RepublicanDemocratIndependent or other partyNo preferenceMissingTotal
Republican10.4%21.8%22.6%7.3%118.3%
Democrat4.2%4.5%2.5%7.3%23.8%
Both equally6.7%3.3%4.8%5.5%04.9%
Neither is too closely tied71.6%59.7%60.2%45.5%563.0%
Don't know/Refused7.2%10.7%9.8%34.5%510.0%
Missing31932532518101111
Total 100% 100% 100% 100%  
Total Unweighted N = 964

Region (I-REGION)

 EastMidwestSouthWestMissingTotal
Republican22.6%16.4%13.6%22.5%018.1%
Democrat2.7%4.1%5.3%3.4%04.1%
Both equally5.2%6.0%4.4%3.8%04.8%
Neither is too closely tied56.9%65.4%65.4%61.1%062.6%
Don't know/Refused12.6%8.1%11.3%9.2%010.4%
Missing1842653501999980
Total 100% 100% 100% 100%  
Total Unweighted N = 977

Religion (I-RELIGION)

 ChristianJewishMuslimOther non-ChristianNo preferenceAgnostic or AtheistMissingTotal
Republican15.0%47.6%55.6%30.8%34.5%40.0%018.2%
Democrat3.6%9.5%0.0%5.8%5.2%0.0%13.8%
Both equally4.6%0.0%0.0%5.8%5.2%30.0%14.7%
Neither is too closely tied66.9%38.1%11.1%42.3%42.8%20.0%462.8%
Don't know/Refused10.0%4.8%33.3%15.4%12.2%10.0%110.4%
Missing83415528981010058
Total 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100%  
Total Unweighted N = 970

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