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The opiate of the elites

Posted by  on 1 October 2008, 5:41 pm

Whenever people are talking about social issues and voting, it’s good to remember this graph:

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Religious attendance predicts Republican voting much more among the rich than the poor.

See chapters 6 and 7 of the book (or, for the short version, our Vox EU article) for more on religion, income, and voting, including an international comparison that shows that the U.S. isn’t so special in this regard.

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  1. DYSPEPSIA GENERATION » Blog Archive » The opiate of the elites says:
    October 2, 2008 at 9:33 pm

    [...] Read it. [...]

  2. superdesroyer says:
    October 9, 2008 at 2:02 pm

    You should exclude blacks and hispanics since they vote Democratic no matter their church attendence.

  3. Religion and social issues as the “opiate of the elites”: conflicting evidence | Red State, Blue State, Rich State, Poor State says:
    October 16, 2008 at 12:48 am

    [...] spoke on the book at NYU on Tuesday and used the line about religion as the “opiate of the elites,” showing this [...]

  4. Brendan O’Connor’s Blog - AI and Social Science » Is religion the opiate of the elite? says:
    October 16, 2008 at 2:16 pm

    [...] Gelman claims religion is the “opiate of the elite,” from this [...]

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