Catholicism and party affiliation

Catholics have lived in the United States since colonial times and have become increasingly important culturally and politically throughout the nation's history. Catholics were primarily constituents of the Democratic Party throughout the 19th Century but this affiliation fell apart after World War II. Today, Catholics are nearly evenly divided between Democrats and Republicans. This paper addresses the question, what is the impact of Catholicism on party affiliation? Using data from the University of Chicago's General Social Survey, statistical analyses are performed to answer this question. The paper comes to the conclusion that Catholicism is not a statistically significant factor to party affiliation and that socio-economic factors are more relevant to political identity.Thesis (B.?)Honors Colleg