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Line 39: − In America, most conservatives support the [[Republican Party]], but not exclusively so. In the 2008 election, 35% of the voters identified themselves as conservatives. Of them, 78% voted for McCain and 20% for Obama, with the 20% accounting for Obama's margin of victory. Only 22% of the voters were liberal; they favored Obama 89%-10%. In the middle were 44% who called themselves moderates. They split for Obama by 60%-39%. (Minor candidates won 2% of the vote.)<ref> See [http://www.cnn.com/ELECTION/2008/results/polls/#USP00p1 Presidential 2008 Exit Poll]</ref>+ − [[File:Conservative-republican-brain.jpg|thumb|350px]] − ===Religious differences between political conservatives and political liberals=== − The Barna poll conducted in November 2008 shows significant differences between the 32% of Americans who called themselves as “mostly conservative” on social and political matters; and the 17% who called themselves “mostly liberal” on social and political matters. The others --50%--were moderates with positions somewhere in-between.<ref> See [http://www.barna.org/barna-update/article/13-culture/258-survey-shows-how-liberals-and-conservatives-differ-on-matters-of-faith on line results] </ref> − − Some findings: − Political liberals are less than half as likely as political conservatives to firmly believe that the Bible is totally accurate in all of the principles it teaches (27% versus 63%, respectively); to strongly believe that Satan is real (17% versus 36%); and to firmly contend that they have a personal responsibility to share their religious beliefs with others (23% versus 48%). − − [Note: "Liberal" and "conservative" in this survey are based on politics] − − Liberals are also far less likely than conservatives to strongly believe each of the following: − *their religious faith is very important in their life (54% of liberals vs. 82% of conservatives); − *a person cannot earn their way into Heaven by doing good deeds or being a good person (23% vs. 37%); − *their faith is becoming an increasingly important moral guide in their life (38% vs. 70%); − *the church they currently attend is very important in helping them find direction and fulfillment in life (37% vs. 62%); − *their primary purpose in life is to love God with all their heart, mind, strength and soul (43% vs. 76%); − − political conservatives were more likely than liberals to: − *read the Bible, other than at church events, during the past week (57% vs. 33%, respectively) − *attend a religious service during the past week (62% vs. 35%) − *pray to God, other than at a religious service, during the past week (91% vs. 76%) − *share their religious beliefs with others, during the past year (56% vs. 39%, among the born again Christians interviewed from each segment) − *have ever participated in a short-term missions trip, either within the U.S. or in another country (12% vs. 6%) − − *2% of conservatives and 11% of liberals were atheist or agnostic − *15% of conservatives and 2% of liberals were Christian evangelicals − *conservatives were twice as likely as liberals to be categorized as born again, based on their theological views about salvation (63% vs. 32%) − *21% of conservatives were associated with the Catholic church, compared to 30% among the liberals.
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==US Voters==
==US Voters==
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== Barack Obama and American Conservatism Backlash ==
== Barack Obama and American Conservatism Backlash ==