Religion, Politics, and Polarization: How Religiopolitical Conflict Is Changing Congress and American Democracy

Professor of Sociology and of Public Policy and Public Administration Steven Tuch, William D'Antonio, and Josiah R. Baker trace the confluence of religion and party in the U.S. Congress over time. Drawing on forty years of congressional roll call votes and public opinion survey data, they argue that Democratic and Republican ideologies are both grounded in religious values and beliefs that party member voting patterns.