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February 5, 2008
Georgia's "Other Christian" vote
Does that mean "black church"?
Even in Georgia, the pollsters aren't asking Democrats if they're evangelical or born again (64% of Republican voters today said yes). But that doesn't mean there aren't some interesting religion numbers in the exit polls.
| Obama | Clinton | |
| Protestant (28%) | 49 | 50 |
| Catholic (8%) | 55 | 45 |
| Mormon (1%) | - | - |
| Other Christian (40%) | 77 | 22 |
| Jewish (3%) | - | - |
| Muslim (1%) | - | - |
| Something else (9%) | 71 | 26 |
| None (11%) | 67 | 30 |
What's up with 40 percent of Georgia's Democrats identifying themselves as "Other Christian," compared to only 28 percent Protestant? (The state's 8 percent Catholic is consistent with the state's population.)
The Republicans have fewer "Other Christians," which makes me think it's largely a synonym for "black Protestants." (Note: They also have fewer Jews, "something elses," and "nones." And no Muslims. I've dropped these from the table below, but you can access the original here.)
| Huckabee | McCain | Romney | |
| Protestant (56%) | 35 | 29 | 34 |
| Catholic (10%) | 20 | 32 | 39 |
| Other Christian (24%) | 48 | 27 | 20 |
Here are the evangelical numbers from Georgia:
| Do you describe yourself as born-again or evangelical? | Huckabee | McCain | Romney |
| Yes (64%) | 43 | 25 | 29 |
| All other responses (36%) | 17 | 37 | 36 |
Update: Our guest blogger Mollie Hemingway jokes: "Maybe Georgia has a huge Eastern Orthodox population." Hey, it is Georgia!
