First Tenn. and Mo., Now Ohio: Poll Shows Diversity of Evangelical Voters

Faith in Public Life and other groups have again commissioned a Zogby Poll to determine how evangelicals of both major political parties voted. After looking at voters in Tennessee and Missouri in February, the pollsters researched voting patterns in Ohio. Among the key findings: -43 percent of white evangelical primary voters were Democratic -57 percent […]

Faith in Public Life and other groups have again commissioned a Zogby Poll to determine how evangelicals of both major political parties voted. After looking at voters in Tennessee and Missouri in February, the pollsters researched voting patterns in Ohio.

Among the key findings:

-43 percent of white evangelical primary voters were Democratic


-57 percent of white evangelical primary voters were Republican

-54 percent of white evangelical voters in the state affirm a broader issue agenda that includes ending poverty, fighting HIV/AIDS and protecting the environment, while 39 percent prefer a more limited agenda that opposes same-sex marriage and abortion.

-White evangelicals voting Democratic favored Sen. Hillary Clinton over Sen. Barack Obama 57 to 35 percent

-Sen. John McCain and former Governor Mike Huckabee ran almost even with 41 and 42 percent, respectively, from white evangelicals voting Republican.

The poll also was commissioned by the Center for American Progress Action Fund and Sojourners.

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