Between now and the 2012 political conventions, there will be discussion about the qualifications of presidential candidates — their education, age, religion, race, and so on. If your party nominated a generally well-qualified person for president who happened to be ______, would you vote for that person?
| Yes, would vote for |
No, would not vote for |
|
| % | % | |
| Black | 96 (38 in 1958) | 4 |
| A woman | 95 (33 in 1937) | 5 |
| Catholic | 94 (60 in 1937) | 5 |
| Hispanic | 92 (87 in 2007) | 7 |
| Jewish | 91 (46 in 1937) | 6 |
| Mormon | 80 (75 in 1967) | 18 |
| Gay or Lesbian | 68 (26 in 1978) | 30 |
| Muslim | 58 (New in 2012) | 40 |
| Atheist | 54 (18 in 1958) | 43 |
Atheists, Muslims See Most Bias as Presidential Candidates
Two-thirds would vote for gay or lesbian
by Jeffrey M. Jones
http://www.gallup.com/poll/155285/Atheists-Muslims-Bias-Presidential-Candidates.aspx