Catholic voters
The Catholic Church needs to play a positive role in this year’s election
By Thomas Reese — January 30, 2024
(RNS) — The Catholic partisan divide provides an opportunity for the church to model proper civic behavior.
The GOP’s Catholic voter problem
By Ryan Burge — November 6, 2020
(RNS) — It’s no coincidence that three Rust Belt states with large populations of Catholics helped put the Democrats back in the White House in January of 2021.
In 2020, ‘nonexistent’ Catholic vote will be crucial — again
By Thomas Reese — October 29, 2020
(RNS) — It’s not who Catholics are or what they believe, but where they are and their enthusiasm for voting.
White Catholics could be key to a Biden victory
By Mark Silk — October 11, 2020
(RNS) — For Biden, the swing shown in a new poll has everything to do with reconstructing the ‘blue wall’ that collapsed in 2016.
GOP attacks Harris amid battle for Catholic voters’ support
By Elana Schor — September 9, 2020
WASHINGTON (AP) — The line of attack stems from questions Harris posed in 2018 to a federal judicial nominee about his membership in the Knights of Columbus.
Trump or Biden? What’s a Catholic voter to do?
By Thomas Reese — August 27, 2020
(RNS) — In order to be totally in line with Catholic social teachings, you would have to be a pro-life liberal Democrat. These unicorns have a hard time winning elections.
President Trump kept his promises. That’s why, as a Catholic, I want four more years
By Teresa S. Collett — August 24, 2020
(RNS) — As a Catholic who embraces the Church’s teaching on the innate value of every human life, the primacy of faith, the dignity of work, the importance of public order and the need for mercy to temper justice, I am very comfortable supporting the reelection of our president.
COVID-19 costs President Trump support among Catholics
By Thomas Reese — June 16, 2020
(RNS) — Though their influence has been waning in recent cycles, keep an eye on Catholic voters if you want to know what will happen in November.
Democrats ignore Catholic voters at their own peril
By Thomas Reese — March 3, 2020
(RNS) — With Catholics almost evenly split between Republicans and Democrats, they may be the key to those prized swing states that can determine the outcome in November.
Trump woos Catholics on abortion but may lose them on life
By John Gehring — January 24, 2020
(RNS) — The president's appearance at this year's March for Life is the kickoff to an expected ‘Catholics for Trump’ campaign that will focus on abortion over immigration, climate change and inequality.
People of faith are heard online — but the partisans are winning
By Ryan Burge — November 18, 2019
(RNS) — The bad news is that the most outspoken religious people on social media are no less partisan than anyone else. The good news is that they are likely speaking to a silent majority of political pragmatists.
Americans to religious organizations: Stay out of politics
By Yonat Shimron — November 15, 2019
(RNS) — The latest Pew Research poll found that 63% of Americans say churches and other houses of worship should keep out of politics, and 76% said religious congregations should not make political endorsements.
Why Joe Biden, blue-collar Catholic icon, may not be enough for the Dems to win
By Ryan Burge — October 22, 2019
(RNS) — Donald Trump has retained his support among the white Catholics who make up 75% of the church and may actually be gaining some ground among nonwhite Catholics.
Can faithful Catholics vote for President Trump?
By John Gehring — August 9, 2019
(RNS) — The nation's Catholic bishops include racist behavior among the sins that 'may legitimately disqualify a candidate from receiving support.'
Will Catholic voters make Joe Biden the next president?
By John Gehring — May 8, 2019
(RNS) — If Biden can articulate a vision that honors the dignity of work and affirms America's immigrant character, Catholic voters could make him the first Catholic president since JFK.
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