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How Religious is the US? It Depends Who You Ask.
Depending on pre-filled options provided to respondents on large national surveys, the religious landscape of the United States appears to vary quite dramatically. For example, the Cooperative Election Study and Pew offer respondents three options to identify as religiously unaffiliated: atheist, agnostic, and simply “nothing in particular.” They also allow respondents to identify as “something…
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Fast Growing Ultra-Orthodox Populations are Transforming the U.S. Jewish Community
The image of the American Jew long been that of a secular, northeast, cosmopolitan liberal, who despite rarely attending synagogue, maintains a cultural connection to Judaism by partaking in Jewish traditions such as Shabbat dinners and Passover Seders. This image is rapidly changing. In both the U.S. and in Israel, birthrates among ultra-Orthodox Jews have…
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Level of Educational Attainment by Religious Tradition
Now that my first year as a PhD student has drawn to a close, I finally have time to dig into data from the 2020 wave of the Cooperative Election Study (CES). Given the massive sample size of the survey — over 60,000 participants on election years — it enables researchers to investigate trends in…
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My thoughts on accusations of voter fraud and riots in DC
I posted the following on Facebook in response to accusations of voter fraud and Trump supporters storming the US Capital building. I am re-posting it below as others may find it relevant. Some thoughts on…all of this: It is frightening the degree to which many conspiracy theories have become mainstream among the GOP electorate. While…
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What Can CCES Tell Us About Independent Voters?
What share of US voters are “independent?” There are two primary methods used by scholars to answer this question. The first method involves looking at voters’ party registration. Most states make voter registration data publicly available, so one can simply calculate the share voters who are registered as independents. This method, which is employed by…
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Yet Another Data Point Against “Economic Anxiety”
After the 2016 Republican primary campaign, many argued that “economic anxiety” is what motivated a plurality of Republican voters to support Donald Trump. The theory goes as follows: after the financial crisis, many Republican voters felt “left behind” during the economic recovery resulting in a sense of desperation, ultimately driving them buck the establishment (embodied…
Mark S. Tenenbaum 