The Secular Vote in New Jersey
New Jersey has an adult population of 7.28 million people, with more than one-in-four (27%) identifying as secular or non-religious, according to the Pew Research Center. This means that nearly 2 million residents in the Garden State have no religious affiliation. A slight majority (52%) of secular adults in New Jersey are women, while 46% […]
Ideology and the Secular Vote in 2024
[Note: Published in Secular Politics on May 23, 2025] Today, we continue the analysis of secular voters in 2024, examining ideology or how voters self-identify based on their views (liberal, conservative, or moderate). Among the overall voting population, 29% identify as liberal or very liberal, 37% as conservative or conservative, and 33% as moderate. This […]
Partisanship among 2024 Secular Voters
According to the VoteCast, in 2024, 45% of voters identified as Democrats, while 50% identified as Republicans and 6% as independents, with no leanings toward either major party. Notably, when examining the darker shades representing those who identify as either Democratic or Republican, we see that Republicans have a slight advantage of five percentage points (42% to 37%). This means that of the U.S. voting population, about 22% identified as independents, split fairly evenly between Democrats and Republicans, with a small fraction unaligned.
The Secular Vote in 2024
[Note: This essay was originally published in Secular Politics as a three-part series between April 25 and May 9, 2025.] The Most Democratic Leaning Religion Cohort Last week, I attended the American Atheists Convention in Minneapolis. Aside from meeting new friends, finally meeting some online friends in person, and catching up with old friends, I […]
