The following figures come from the University of Akron's surveys of the American electorate befoe and after the 2004 election. Traditional Evangelicals are basically the Religious Right, Centrist Evangelicals are part of a moderately conservative bloc of voters, and Modernist Evangelicals are relatively liberal.
Pardon the lack of vertical alignment; I don't know how to post tables.
Partisanship Percent Rep. Ind. Dem. D-R Electorate 100.0 38 20 42 4 All Evang. Protestant 26.3 56 17 27 -29 Traditional Evang. 12.6 70 10 20 -50 Centrist Evang. 10.8 47 23 30 -17 Modernist Evang. 2.9 31 25 44 13
Ideology Percent Cons. Mod. Lib. L-C Electorate 100.0 35 43 22 -13 All Evang. Protestant 26.3 55 31 14 -41 Traditional Evang. 12.6 66 25 9 -57 Centrist Evang. 10.8 48 36 16 -32 Modernist Evang. 2.9 30 39 31 1
Importance of religion to political thinking Percent Important Somewhat Not Imp. NI-Imp Electorate 100.0 39 24 37 -2 All Evang. Protestant 26.3 58 21 21 -37 Traditional Evang. 12.6 81 10 9 -72 Centrist Evang. 10.8 41 32 27 -14 Modernist Evang. 2.9 21 27 52 31
Issue Priority Percent Economy Foreign Culture Pol. Proc. Electorate 100.0 43 30 20 7 All Evang. Protestant 26.3 35 30 29 6 Traditional Evang. 12.6 27 27 40 6 Centrist Evang. 10.8 40 32 22 6 Modernist Evang. 2.9 55 29 11 5
2004 Vote Percent Bush Kerry K-B Turnout Electorate 100.0 51 49 -2 61 All Evang. Protestant 26.3 78 22 -56 63 Traditional Evang. 12.6 88 12 -76 69 Centrist Evang. 10.8 64 36 -28 52 Modernist Evang. 2.9 48 52 4 65
