TY - JOUR TI - Religion, Politics, and Issue Polarization in the United States Congress, 1959-2013 AU - Baker, Josiah R. AU - Tuch, Steven A. AU - D’Antonio, William V. TI - Religion, Politics, and Issue Polarization in the United States Congress, 1959-2013 AB - In this study we examine whether, and if so how, the confluence of religion and party has impacted voting in the U.S Congress over the past half century. We address two primary questions: first, has religion contributed to the growing political partisanship among members of Congress over this period, and second, if so, are these cleavages reflected in congressional voting patterns? We answer both questions in the affirmative. VL - 2013 IS - Tom 46, Numer 4 PY - 2014 SN - 0137-2432 C1 - 2084-4077 SP - 235 EP - 250 DO - 10.4467/20844077SR.13.018.2091 UR - https://ejournals.eu/czasopismo/studia-religiologica/artykul/religion-politics-and-issue-polarization-in-the-united-states-congress-1959-2013 KW - polarization in U.S. Congress KW - culture wars KW - orthodox and progressive religious worldviews ; polaryzacja w Kongresie Stanów Zjednoczonych KW - wojny kulturowe KW - ortodoksyjne i postępowe światopoglądy religijne