In many ways, the partisan influence of typological groups is evident in issues related to religion and social issues. However, in some cases, groups’ unique religious and attitudinal profiles give rise to patterns of opinion that are not typically seen in other political measures.
Devout conservatives who lean Democratic and country-first conservatives who lean Republican have similar views on issues of religion, morality, and the role of government in promoting religious values. In contrast, staunch liberals advocate a decidedly secular perspective. That is, the majority rejects belief in God as a prerequisite for being a moral person and argues that government should have no role in promoting religious values āāor beliefs.
On the controversial issue of abortion, similar majorities in the two most Republican groups (Core Conservatives and Homegrown Conservatives) say abortion should be illegal. However, there are significant differences between these deep red groups in their views on same-sex marriage.
And while support for same-sex marriage and legal abortion is nearly unanimous among staunch liberals, support among other Democratic-leaning groups that express these views varies widely.
Religiosity and religious affiliation
Morality and belief in God highlight commonalities between two typological groups with very different partisan profiles.
Overall, 68% of Country First conservatives (a strong Republican group) say it is necessary to believe in God in order to have moral and righteous values; It was only 28%. Opinions among Democratic-leaning religious and diverse religious groups are very similar, with 64% saying they need to believe in God in order to have moral and upright values, compared to 33% who say they believe in God. There is no need to believe it.
Steadfast liberals are by far the most likely to reject the connection between belief in God and morality, with 91% saying you don’t need to believe in God to be moral and have good values. Masu. Two-thirds (67%) of Opportunity Democrats and 56% of Dissatisfied Democrats share this view.
Outside of country-first conservatives, Republican-leaning typology groups are even more divided on whether believing in God is necessary to be moral and have good values.
When it comes to the intersection of religious beliefs and government policy, most Americans (65%) believe that religion should be separated from government policy, while 32% believe that government policy should be separated from religious values āāand beliefs. I think that should be supported.
Most Democratic-leaning typology groups believe that religion should be separated from government policy. An overwhelming 92% of solid liberals say this; 69% of Opportunity Democrats and Dissatisfied Democrats. Devout believers and diverse people who associate religious beliefs with being a moral person are even more divided. 54% think religion should be kept separate from government policy, while 45% think government policy should support religious values.
Among Republican-leaning groups, most market-skeptical Republicans (62%) and new-age entrepreneurs (58%) think religion should be separated from government policy. In contrast, core conservatives and country-first conservatives disagree over whether government should play a role in supporting religious values āāand beliefs.
Attitudes of typological groups toward religion and society partly reflect differences in religious affiliation.
Country First Conservatives (43%) and Core Conservatives (34%) are more likely to be white evangelical Protestants than any other group. Relatively few people in both groups say they are religiously independent.A small percentage of white evangelicals Two other Republican-leaning groups: market-skeptical Republicans (25%) and new-age entrepreneurs (17%).
About a quarter of Americans have no religious affiliation, while nearly half (48%) of staunch liberals do, a much larger proportion than any other group.
Among other Democratic groups, 28% of Dissatisfied Democrats and 26% of Opportunity Democrats have no religious affiliation. Devout and Diverse are slightly less likely to be religiously independent than these groups.
Differences of opinion on abortion within bipartisan coalitions
More Americans say abortion should be legal in all or most cases (57%) than say it should be illegal in all or most cases (40%). The issues are sharply divided along partisan lines. However, there are differences of opinion within each party coalition.
Majority of core conservatives (69%) and country first Conservatives (68%) say abortion should be illegal in all or most cases.
Other Republican-leaning groups are even more divided in their views on abortion.
In Democratic-leaning groups, 9 in 10 solid liberals (90%) say abortion should be legal in most or all cases, and fewer Opportunity Democrats (75%) say abortion should be legal in most or all cases. %) and dissatisfied Democrats (68%).
By comparison, religious believers and diverse believers are divided, with 49% saying abortion should be legal in all or most cases, but about the same number (46%) saying it should be legal in all or most cases. I believe that abortion should be illegal in certain cases.
Thoughts on same-sex marriage
Overall, 62% support allowing gays and lesbians to legally marry, while fewer (32%) oppose same-sex marriage. A Pew Research Center study documents increased acceptance of same-sex marriage and homosexuality over the past decade.
The Country First Conservative Party is the only group of its type where a majority (73%) say it opposes same-sex marriage, including 37% who strongly oppose it. Core conservatives are about equally likely to support same-sex marriage (43%) and oppose it (49%).Majority of Republicans skeptical of the market (57%) and New Era Entrepreneurs (54%) support allowing gays and lesbians to legally marry.
Support for same-sex marriage is a near-unanimous position among staunch liberals, with 96% saying they support allowing gays and lesbians to legally marry; answered that they strongly support it. About eight in ten (82%) Opportunity Democrats and 68% of Dissatisfied Democrats also support allowing gays and lesbians to legally marry. Devout and Diverse stand out from other Democratic-leaning groups, with almost as many people saying they support same-sex marriage (46%) as opposed to it (47%).
Disagreement over whether women continue to face obstacles that men do not experience.
Overall, a majority of the public believes that women continue to face challenges that men do not. 55% say there are still significant obstacles that make it harder for women to advance in the ranks than men. 42% say most of the obstacles that once made it difficult for women to advance are now gone.
On this issue, staunch liberals and hardcore conservatives are on opposite ends of the spectrum. Almost all solid liberals (97%) say women continue to face more difficult obstacles to advancement than men. By contrast, 90% of core conservatives say that the obstacles that once made it difficult for women to advance in the ranks are now largely gone.
Like core conservatives, Country First conservatives, who are Republicans, are of mixed opinion, with 49% saying the obstacles women faced in the past are almost gone now, compared to 49% who say they are facing significant obstacles. 43% said that it still remains. Almost seven in ten (69%) new-age business executives say the obstacles that once made it harder for women to advance through the ranks than men are now largely gone. Fifty-seven percent of market-skeptic Republicans also hold this view.
Majorities in all Democratic-leaning groups say women still face harder obstacles to advancement than men, but more solid liberals than Opportunity Democrats and Godly and Diverse Democrats and dissatisfied Democrats are more likely to say so. The 40 percentage point difference between the opinions of Solid Liberals (97%) and Opportunity Democrats (57%) on this question is one of the largest differences between these two groups in this survey.
Wrongful conviction is considered worse than setting the guilty free
When thinking about different types of mistakes in the justice system, most Americans say it is worse to convict an innocent person (70%) than to release a guilty person (23%). states.
Across all typology groups, more people say it is worse to convict an innocent person than to release a guilty person. Nearly nine in 10 solid liberals (87%) say this, and slightly narrower majorities in most other groups also say this. Country-first conservatives are the least likely to say this. 50% say it is worse to convict an innocent person and 33% say it is worse to release a guilty person (15% of this group volunteers to do both, and a significant percentage)) has a higher share than other groups).