RT Article
T1 The role of religion in the 2016 american presidential election
JF Zeitschrift für Religion, Gesellschaft und Politik
VO 1
IS 1
SP 133
OP 162
A1 Smidt, Corwin E. 1946-
LA English
YR 2017
UL https://ixtheo.de/Record/1844774627
AB This article analyzes patterns of continuity and change in the presidential voting patterns of the American electorate, particularly as it relates to the role of religion in American presidential politics. Given American cultural values related to wanting their political leaders to be religious, it seeks to ascertain how Trump could, in light of these cultural values, still capture the Republican nomination and then defeat Clinton in the general election. So doing, this study seeks to address whether the election of Trump reflects a major shift in American electoral politics.
K1 American voting behavior
K1 Evangelical Protestants
K1 Religion and candidate choice
K1 Religion in American culture
K1 The 2016 presidential election
DO 10.1007/s41682-017-0007-5