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Those who voted for Bush placed far more emphasis on this than Religious Right Kerry voters, who cited the economy and foreign policy as most important to their decision. In the 2004 election, the Religious Right cited social issues as the most important factor in their vote. This group strongly supports the political involvement of religious organizations. Four-fifths claim that religion is important to their political thinking. should back Israel over the Palestinians). What they care about: Compared to other groups, more likely to care about cultural issues (40% compared to 20% nationally) 84% are pro-life and 89% oppose marriage or civil unions for gays very strong supporters of Israel (64% say the U.S. Just 12% voted for Kerry, making up 4% of his total votes received. How they voted: 88% of the Religious Right voted for Bush, accounting for 26% of his total votes in the election. Political trend: Strongly Republican and getting more so each year. Party: Republican: 70%, Independent: 10%, Democratic: 20% Ideology: Conservative: 66%, Moderate: 25%, Liberal: 9% What effect will the tribes have on the 2008 race? In coming months, we'll find out.

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(Political junkies click here for a full explanation of methodology.) The former has had a much greater impact for the past 25 years largely because of superior organization and drive. What the data show is that the Religious Right and the Religious Left are almost exactly the same size. It now shows both longterm trends and specific preferences during the 2004 election season. The data was later updated to include results from surveys completed after the November 2004 election.

Using data from the Fourth National Survey on Religion and Politics ( see full study), Beliefnet defined the religious groupings that make up our political landscape. On the eve of the 2004 presidential election, Beliefnet introduced the 'Twelve Tribes of American Politics' to demonstrate how the religious groups that factor in American political decision-making are a great deal more complicated than simply a division between the Religious Right and the Religious Left.