The Catholic Vote

Data on the Catholic Vote below is taken from the National Exit Polls.

 

Catholic Vote (27% of those surveyed)

Obama 54%

McCain 45%

 

White Catholic Vote (19% of those surveyed)

Obama 47%

McCain 52%

 

Catholics who attend Mass weekly (12% of those surveyed)

Obama 49%

McCain 50%

 

Catholics who attend Mass less often (14% of those surveyed)

Obama 58%

McCain 40%

 

My thoughts.

 

First, Catholics as a “bloc” make up less than a third of the electorate, but a shift of 6% of this “bloc” could have sent McCain to the White House. Here is a look at the Catholic Vote in some Battleground States:

 

Ohio

Obama 47%

McCain 52%

 

Florida

Obama 50%

McCain 49%

 

Pennsylvania

Obama 48%

McCain 52%

 

Indiana

Obama 50%

McCain 50%

 

New Mexico

Obama 71%

McCain 28%

 

Second, it is surprising that of those Catholics who attend Mass weekly, they split evenly between both candidates. I wonder how many of those 49% know about Obama’s promise to sign FOCA?

 

I am curious what our editors and readers think.