Preaching and politics: disentangling religiosity and political choice

Brian L. Goff and Michelle W. Trawick ()
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Brian L. Goff: Western Kentucky University
Michelle W. Trawick: Western Kentucky University

Journal of Economics and Finance, 2017, vol. 41, issue 3, No 11, 595-609

Abstract: Abstract The relationship between political outcome and religiosity is often presented in overly simplistic terms with political parties labeled with a religious categorization or belief system, such as Catholics are Democrats and Baptists are Republicans. We develop a Lancaster-type model of religious and political activity where these choices grow out of underlying endowments, attributes, and production capabilities of consumers along with attributes of religious organizations. Such a model suggests that the relationships between religious and political activity are complex and driven by choice fundamentals. Using county-level data from the 2000 and 2012 presidential elections, we find empirical support for this more complex view of the relationship between religion and politics.

Keywords: Religious choice; Political choice; Lancaster-utility (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: D12 D72 Z12 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2017
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DOI: 10.1007/s12197-017-9389-7

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