Socio-Moral Issues and Recent Presidential Elections

The contention that the New Christian Right has had no influence on recent presidential elections is examined with reference to the relationship between attitudes toward social issues and voters' choices. Data from a national sample (1980 election) and from a sample drawn in Muncie, Indiana--&q...

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Main Author: Simpson, John H. (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: Springer 1985
In: Review of religious research
Year: 1985, Volume: 27, Issue: 2, Pages: 115-123
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Summary:The contention that the New Christian Right has had no influence on recent presidential elections is examined with reference to the relationship between attitudes toward social issues and voters' choices. Data from a national sample (1980 election) and from a sample drawn in Muncie, Indiana--"Middletown"--(1984 election) indicate that respondents' orientations to social issues favored Reagan at the polls.
ISSN:2211-4866
Contains:Enthalten in: Review of religious research
Persistent identifiers:DOI: 10.2307/3511666