The Pew Research Center has a new report on the political typology of Americans. Here are the first three paragraphs of the report:

With the economy still struggling and the nation involved in multiple military operations overseas, the public’s political mood is fractious. In this environment, many political attitudes have become more doctrinaire at both ends of the ideological spectrum, a polarization that reflects the current atmosphere in Washington.

Yet at the same time, a growing number of Americans are choosing not to identify with either political party, and the center of the political spectrum is increasingly diverse. Rather than being moderate, many of these independents hold extremely strong ideological positions on issues such as the role of government, immigration, the environment and social issues. But they combine these views in ways that defy liberal or conservative orthodoxy.

For political leaders in both parties, the challenge is not only one of appeasing ideological and moderate “wings” within their coalitions, but rather holding together remarkably disparate groups, many of whom have strong disagreements with core principles that have defined each party’s political character in recent years.

Pew divides Americans into three broad types: “Mostly Republican,” “Mostly Independent,” and “Mostly Democratic.” It then divides those broad types into subtypes, and compares their share of the population with their share of registered voters.

As a pastor, the takeaway of this report for me is this: Be very careful about the politics you represent in the pulpit!

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