Catholic Vote Archives

Mexican Church defends right to speak on public issues after government warning

May 4, 2021

Faced with a covert warning from the government about interfering in the political arena, the archdiocese of Mexico City released a statement defending its rights to speak out on public issues.

By Inés San Martín

Poll shows Americans want politicians to use faith when making decisions

Mar 11, 2021

The majority of people across the country, especially Catholics, prefer that President Joe Biden and other politicians use their faith to make decisions, a new study from the St. Leo’s University Polling Institute shows.

By John Lavenburg

Top Five Catholic Dogs that didn’t Bark in 2020

Dec 27, 2020

The now-commonplace expression “the dog that didn’t bark” means that sometimes the fact something one would have expected to happen didn’t is the key to understanding a situation.

By John L. Allen Jr.

Catholics voice both elation and alarm over Biden/Harris victory

Nov 8, 2020

Biden’s Catholic supporters believe after four years of polarization and divisive rhetoric from Trump, the country needs Biden to bring the country back together. However, there are also Catholics who fear an expansion of abortion rights is now inevitable because of his pro-choice beliefs.

By John Lavenburg

Amid doubt on Catholic vote, expert says it may cost Trump a second term

Nov 5, 2020

“I think religion played a big role here, especially among white Catholics, and that may have been enough for Trump to lose,” said Ryan Burge, an assistant professor of political science at Eastern Illinois University who conducts polls on the interaction between religion and politics.

By John L. Allen Jr.

EWTN News/RealClear poll shows more ‘likely Catholic voters’ behind Biden

Oct 21, 2020

Less than two weeks before the presidential election, a new poll indicated President Donald Trump has lost the so-called “Catholic vote” and that his nomination of a Catholic to the Supreme Court, Judge Amy Coney Barrett, did nothing to change that equation.

By Kurt Jensen

Poll: Trump lead wanes with white Catholics; Biden has wide edge with Latinos

Oct 17, 2020

A new presidential poll issued Oct. 15 by the Pew Research Center shows Catholic former Vice President Joe Biden, the Democratic nominee, ahead by 10 percentage points, 52 percent-42 percent, over the Republican incumbent, President Donald Trump.

By Mark Pattison