Before modification by The Shrike at 05/11/2018 06:27:58 PM
When I switch from 'atheist' to 'Protestant' but leave the settings as 'non-born-again' and 'not a regular church goer' it shifts me down to around 50-50.
On the other hand, I can leave it set to 'atheist' and switch it to 'born again' and suddenly 70% chance of voting Republican. I wonder if there are folks out there whose belief systems are incoherent enough that they don't believe in God but DO believe they've been born again in the evangelical Christian sense.
A white, non-born-again atheist, Gay (the acronym sucks) man between 30 and 44 who is not a regular church-goer. He is married,has no children, has a post-graduate degree. He lives in the suburbs in the Northeast and does not speak Spanish.
Though when I change atheist to Protestant and gay to straight it goes down to 61% which is quite interesting for the Northeast. I often times have more in common with straight people than with gay people.
Anyway, depending on the national candidate, I would vote Republican or Libertarian. For instance Gary Johnson over Clinton/Trump in 2016.
Romney over Obama
McCain over Obama
Kerry over Bush
Bush II over Gore
Clinton over Dole
Bush I over Clinton
I used to be more firmly in the Democratic sphere. Now, as the Democratic party lurches to the left, I find myself a Centrist. At some point, if the Democratic party continues moving leftward, especially on immigration, I imagine I will be firmly in the Republican sphere.