Latino Religious Shift: Causes and Impact on the U.S. Political System

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The article focuses on the religious shift of U.S. Latinos, identifying the difficulties in measuring their religious affiliation, the religious tendencies in their community, and the reasons behind the shift. It reveals the political views of Catholics, Protestants, and the nonreligious within this demographic. The research establishes a direct correlation between religious affiliation and political choices, noting an increasing degree of polarization based on this factor. The religious shift may cause a partial transformation of their party preferences, which challenges the traditional Democratic electoral base.

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M. A Chernykh

Georgy Arbatov Institute for U.S. and Canada Studies, Russian Academy of Sciences (ISKRAN)

Email: m.chernyh@iskran.ru
ORCID iD: 0000-0002-5702-6178
ResearcherId: IUQ-0941-2023
Junior Researcher Moscow, Russian Federation

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