By Joshua Mercer, LifeNews, Nov 7, 2024
LifeNews Note: Joshua Mercer writes for CatholicVote, where this column originally appeared.
In the past several election cycles, Catholics as a whole have emerged as an important swing voting bloc – and the candidate who wins their vote has almost always gone on to win the presidency. In 2020, Joe Biden bested Trump among Catholics by five points, per Gallup.
One exit poll from The Washington Post (WaPo) found that Catholics across the country backed Trump over failed Democratic nominee Kamala Harris by a landslide margin of 15 points.
According to that poll, Catholics, who comprised 22% of the 2024 electorate, broke for Trump – with 56% voting for the former president compared to 41% who backed Harris. …