The role of religion in the 2016 american presidential election
This article analyzes patterns of continuity and change in the presidential voting patterns of the American electorate, particularly as it relates to the role of religion in American presidential politics. Given American cultural values related to wanting their political leaders to be religious, it...
| Published in: | Zeitschrift für Religion, Gesellschaft und Politik |
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| Format: | Electronic Article |
| Language: | English |
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VS Verlag für Sozialwissenschaften
2017
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Zeitschrift für Religion, Gesellschaft und Politik
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| Further subjects: | B
Religion in American culture
B American voting behavior B Religion and candidate choice B The 2016 presidential election B Evangelical Protestants |
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| Summary: | This article analyzes patterns of continuity and change in the presidential voting patterns of the American electorate, particularly as it relates to the role of religion in American presidential politics. Given American cultural values related to wanting their political leaders to be religious, it seeks to ascertain how Trump could, in light of these cultural values, still capture the Republican nomination and then defeat Clinton in the general election. So doing, this study seeks to address whether the election of Trump reflects a major shift in American electoral politics. |
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| ISSN: | 2510-1226 |
| Contains: | Enthalten in: Zeitschrift für Religion, Gesellschaft und Politik
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| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.1007/s41682-017-0007-5 |