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524 points noperator | 2 comments | 07 Jul 25 12:44 UTC | HN request time: 0.536s | source
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asveikau ◴[07 Jul 25 15:57 UTC] No.44491680[source]▶
As someone with a family background of more left leaning Catholics (which I think are more common in the US northeast), it's interesting that it decided that you are conservative based on Catholicism.
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CGMthrowaway ◴[07 Jul 25 16:48 UTC] No.44492185[source]▶
I would say in aggregate, both Catholics and Protestants (whichever flavor) are more likely to be liberal in the northeast / west coast and more likely to be conservative in the midwest / south. Which tells you something about the average importance of religion in 2025.
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1. asveikau ◴[07 Jul 25 17:28 UTC] No.44492647[source]▶
I think it's older than 2025 and definitely has a piece of it that is specific to Catholics. I tend to think of northeastern American Catholicism from the lens of immigration. The big waves of Italians, Irish, Eastern Europeans, etc. The immigrant identity often led to left leaning economics and the parts of Christianity which are about helping the poor get emphasized.
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2. CGMthrowaway ◴[07 Jul 25 19:19 UTC] No.44493740[source]▶
Idk how much experience you have with catholics outside of the northeast. I have a fair amount with all of the regions I mentioned (northeast, south, midwest, west coast). You cannot really find any American Catholic parish that is not dominated by at least one of Italians, Irish, Eastern Europeans or Hispanics. The catholic church in the US is mostly "immigrants," that is, people whose ancestors were not in the US prior to ~1850