The US political divide on views toward Muslims and Islam | Pew Research Center
2015/01/31 Leave a comment
Mapping US party affiliation to attitudes towards different religions. Sharp contrast:
Party affiliation is not the only factor that correlates with differing views toward Muslims and Islam. Younger U.S. adults of all ideological stripes feel more warmly toward Muslims than do older Americans. On the feeling thermometer, those ages 65 and older gave Muslims an average rating of 32 – they don’t rate any group more negatively – while Americans ages 18-29, on average, rated Muslims more positively, at 49.
One’s own religious affiliation also is a factor. For instance, we found that no other religious group is cooler toward Muslims than are white evangelical Protestants, who give Muslims an average rating of 30.
Compared with other groups, older Americans and white evangelicals both tend to affiliate heavily with the Republican Party.
Haven’t seen an equivalent chart for Canada mapping political affiliations to political party supporters although one would expect a similar breakdown between Canadian right and left leaning parties.
The political divide on views toward Muslims and Islam | Pew Research Center.
