GOP lean of parents vs. non-parents is staggering

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The crosstabs in that poll are a bit sus

Source + crosstabs: https://maristpoll.marist.edu/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/NPR_PBS-NewsHour_Marist-Poll_USA-NOS-and-Tables_202204271123.pdf

SAMPLE SIZE: n = 1377 + 3.4%. Poll sample is slightly younger, less well-off, more Latino, and more Southern/less Western than the overall electorate.

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This is interesting. It would seem to imply that among whites, democrats are much richer than republicans without their own religion

I don't think that's surprising at all given the geographic and education distributions of white Democrats vs. white Republicans. The Democrats are the party of wealthy, highly educated white people, as well as minorities, who are disproportionately poorer and less educated (although wealthy/more educated minority voters are also Democratic), while the Republicans are the party of middle-to-low income, middle-to-low education white people.

I find it interesting that nonwhite R evangelicals are slightly less likely to have children under 18 in their household than their D counterparts, which is the opposite of what we see with nonwhite Catholics. Their median household income is similar to that of nonwhite D Catholics at a similar age.

Nonwhite evangelical Protestants have a larger D-R household income gap, but nonwhite Catholics have a larger D-R "living with children under 18" gap.

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Also, studies have generally hinted that the causation here goes the other way: if you have kids, you are likelier to become a loony hard-right evangelical. You don't necessary start out that way.

So what is it about having kids that causes people's brains to melt?

(2013) Study finds lack of sleep contributes to prejudice and stereotyping

(2016) Why contemplating death changes how you think

But why does death make us more punitive, conservative and religious? According to many theorists, reminders of death compel us to seek immortality. Many religions offer literal immortality, but our secular affiliations – such as our nation states and ethnic groups – can provide symbolic immortality. These groups and their traditions are a part of who we are, and they outlive us. Defending our cultural norms can boost our sense of belonging and being more punitive against individuals who violate cultural norms – such as prostitutes – is symptom of this.

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https://nces.ed.gov/programs/maped/ACSMaps/

Change the population group to Children - Enrolled public and click on indicator Income and click on median household income.

The visualizations you get from this go a long way towards explaining why parents seem more R than non-parents in many places. It's interesting to see which districts have higher household income gaps between enrolled public K-12 students and the general population.