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Catholic

Concentration, geography, and modeled politics for catholic across the United States. When politics appears, it describes modeled geographic patterns rather than observed individual voting behavior.

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National population share

18.5%

Base benchmark for all geography rankings

National adherent share

38.4%

Adherent benchmark stays separate from population share

Strongest state

North Carolina

Population: 8.7%

Adherents: 17.1%

Population x U.S.: 0.47x U.S.

Adherents x U.S.: 0.44x U.S.

Strongest county

St. James, LA

Population: 95.8%

Adherents: 81.2%

Population x U.S.: 5.19x U.S.

Adherents x U.S.: 2.11x U.S.

Strongest DMA

Tyler-Longview(Lfkn&Ncgd)

Population: 9.7%

Adherents: 15.6%

Population x U.S.: 0.53x U.S.

Adherents x U.S.: 0.41x U.S.

Politics

R+7.5

Latest 2024

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PUBLISHEDU.S. 18.5%Adherents 38.4%2024 R+7.5

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PUBLISHEDU.S. 18.5%Adherents 38.4%2024 R+7.5

Trust and evidence scope

Release status, source chain, and modeling boundaries

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Release status

PUBLISHED

Search-indexed public release in the current dossier set.

Political basis

Latest 2024

Latest modeled series: 2024 R+7.5, high.

Source chain

Footprint source: U.S. Religion Census 2020 adherent counts paired with Akashic population baselines.
Politics source: religion_vote_shares_msoa when a stable modeled series is available.
Interpretation: modeled geography where shown, not direct observation of individual behavior.

Open methodology

National benchmark

National footprint

These are the base U.S. measures used for over-indexing and geography rankings across the dossier.

Share of population

18.5%

Population x U.S.: 1.00x U.S.

Share of adherents

38.4%

Adherents x U.S.: 1.00x U.S.

Availability

Nation, state, county, metro, and DMA in v1

Metro and DMA rankings are live. Future tabs stay hidden until dedicated rollups are ready.

Explorer handoff

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The embedded workbench keeps the map, rankings, and dossier context aligned while preserving the same explorer workflow used across place-first analysis.

Where this is strongest

Map the footprint directly inside the dossier.

Use the same layer contract as the main explorer to inspect catholic across states, counties, metros, and media markets without leaving the dossier.

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Counties

Counties ranked by population share, with modeled political context kept secondary.

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Rankings

Population share

Rank	Place	Value	Pres. context

Selected place

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Tyler-Longview(Lfkn&Ncgd)

Historian

Group-context prompts

Use the dossier’s strongest places and modeled geography context as a starting point for a deeper analysis.

Explain the footprint

What best defines the geographic footprint of Catholic across states, counties, and media markets?

Find the outliers

Which places most over-index for Catholic, and what political patterns stand out in those geographies?

Ranked geography table

Top states

Population-ranked state concentrations for the public dossier view.

10 rows

Geography	% Population	% Adherents	Population x U.S.	Adherents x U.S.
North Carolina	8.7%	17.1%	0.47x U.S.	0.44x U.S.
Georgia	8.2%	16.5%	0.44x U.S.	0.43x U.S.
Kentucky	7.8%	15.9%	0.42x U.S.	0.41x U.S.
South Carolina	7.7%	15.1%	0.42x U.S.	0.39x U.S.
Oklahoma	6.8%	11.3%	0.37x U.S.	0.29x U.S.
Utah	6.3%	8.9%	0.34x U.S.	0.23x U.S.
West Virginia	5.7%	14.9%	0.31x U.S.	0.39x U.S.
Alaska	5.5%	15.6%	0.30x U.S.	0.41x U.S.
Arkansas	5.0%	8.8%	0.27x U.S.	0.23x U.S.
Rhode Island	40.4%	78.8%	2.19x U.S.	2.05x U.S.

Ranked geography table

Top counties

County concentrations ordered by share of population, with adherent share paired where available.

25 rows

Geography	% Population	% Adherents	Population x U.S.	Adherents x U.S.
St. James, LA	95.8%	81.2%	5.19x U.S.	2.11x U.S.
Centre, PA	10.0%	29.4%	0.54x U.S.	0.77x U.S.
Jackson, MI	10.0%	35.6%	0.54x U.S.	0.93x U.S.
Greer, OK	10.0%	11.5%	0.54x U.S.	0.30x U.S.
Beltrami, MN	10.0%	28.6%	0.54x U.S.	0.74x U.S.
Harrisonburg City, VA	10.0%	17.7%	0.54x U.S.	0.46x U.S.
Tillamook, OR	10.0%	33.4%	0.54x U.S.	0.87x U.S.
Barrow, GA	9.9%	26.5%	0.54x U.S.	0.69x U.S.
Beauregard, LA	9.9%	14.0%	0.54x U.S.	0.36x U.S.
Clay, KS	9.9%	19.6%	0.54x U.S.	0.51x U.S.
Craven, NC	9.9%	18.9%	0.54x U.S.	0.49x U.S.
Larimer, CO	9.9%	28.4%	0.54x U.S.	0.74x U.S.
Rockdale, GA	9.9%	19.9%	0.54x U.S.	0.52x U.S.
Harper, OK	9.9%	10.0%	0.53x U.S.	0.26x U.S.
Cheboygan, MI	9.9%	36.4%	0.53x U.S.	0.95x U.S.
Limestone, TX	9.8%	15.1%	0.53x U.S.	0.39x U.S.
Alachua, FL	9.8%	21.2%	0.53x U.S.	0.55x U.S.
Livingston, LA	9.8%	20.0%	0.53x U.S.	0.52x U.S.
Accomack, VA	9.8%	22.8%	0.53x U.S.	0.59x U.S.
Burt, NE	9.8%	21.6%	0.53x U.S.	0.56x U.S.
Mohave, AZ	9.8%	38.4%	0.53x U.S.	1.00x U.S.
Walton, FL	9.8%	27.0%	0.53x U.S.	0.70x U.S.
Roanoke City, VA	9.8%	14.2%	0.53x U.S.	0.37x U.S.
Freeborn, MN	9.8%	16.7%	0.53x U.S.	0.43x U.S.
Paulding, OH	9.8%	23.9%	0.53x U.S.	0.62x U.S.

Ranked geography table

Top media markets

DMA rankings extend the dossier beyond counties while preserving the same measurement grammar.

15 rows

Geography	% Population	% Adherents	Population x U.S.	Adherents x U.S.
Tyler-Longview(Lfkn&Ncgd)	9.7%	15.6%	0.53x U.S.	0.41x U.S.
Alpena	9.6%	31.4%	0.52x U.S.	0.82x U.S.
Harrisburg-Lncstr-Leb-York	9.6%	23.9%	0.52x U.S.	0.62x U.S.
Indianapolis	9.5%	23.4%	0.51x U.S.	0.61x U.S.
Abilene-Sweetwater	9.3%	14.3%	0.50x U.S.	0.37x U.S.
Biloxi-Gulfport	9.3%	20.6%	0.50x U.S.	0.54x U.S.
Rapid City	9.3%	21.8%	0.50x U.S.	0.57x U.S.
Lafayette, IN	9.3%	31.9%	0.50x U.S.	0.83x U.S.
Traverse City-Cadillac	9.2%	31.9%	0.50x U.S.	0.83x U.S.
Billings	9.1%	25.4%	0.49x U.S.	0.66x U.S.
Ft. Smith-Fay-Sprngdl-Rgrs	9.1%	17.2%	0.49x U.S.	0.45x U.S.
Mobile-Pensacola (Ft. Walt)	9.0%	15.7%	0.49x U.S.	0.41x U.S.
Bangor	8.9%	40.5%	0.48x U.S.	1.05x U.S.
Oklahoma City	8.8%	14.5%	0.48x U.S.	0.38x U.S.
Grand Junction-Montrose	8.8%	24.5%	0.48x U.S.	0.64x U.S.

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Explorer workbench

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10 ranked statesOrdered by population

Geography	% Population	% Adherents	Population x U.S.
Rhode Island	40.4%	78.8%	2.19x
North Carolina	8.7%	17.1%	0.47x
Georgia	8.2%	16.5%	0.44x
Kentucky	7.8%	15.9%	0.42x
South Carolina	7.7%	15.1%	0.42x
Oklahoma	6.8%	11.3%	0.37x
Utah	6.3%	8.9%	0.34x
West Virginia	5.7%	14.9%	0.31x
Alaska	5.5%	15.6%	0.30x
Arkansas	5.0%	8.8%	0.27x

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Residuals

Over-indexed but politically unusual

High-footprint counties where the 2024 presidential margin diverges most from this group's latest published national modeled pattern.

County	Footprint	2024 actual	Modeled	Residual
Prince George'S, MD	9.2%adherents 18.3%	D+74.8	R+7.5	D+82.3
Sherman, TX	9.0%adherents 12.7%	R+88.1	R+7.5	R+80.6
Logan, NE	81.4%adherents 100.0%	R+87.3	R+7.5	R+79.8
Oldham, TX	8.9%adherents 30.4%	R+84.3	R+7.5	R+76.8
Beaver, OK	9.0%adherents 13.8%	R+83.8	R+7.5	R+76.3
Jack, TX	8.8%adherents 19.1%	R+82.3	R+7.5	R+74.8
Slope, ND	8.6%adherents 31.9%	R+81.8	R+7.5	R+74.2
Carson, TX	8.1%adherents 14.1%	R+81.1	R+7.5	R+73.6
DeKalb, GA	9.3%adherents 18.2%	D+64.8	R+7.5	D+72.3
Coleman, TX	8.6%adherents 13.7%	R+79.0	R+7.5	R+71.5
Harper, OK	9.9%adherents 10.0%	R+78.4	R+7.5	R+70.8
Hitchcock, NE	8.8%adherents 16.7%	R+78.0	R+7.5	R+70.4

County candidates come from the top 250 counties ranked by footprint share inside this dossier.
Actual context is the 2024 presidential margin for each county, computed as (Dem - Rep) / total votes * 100.
Modeled baseline is the latest published religion-model national Democratic margin for this group.
Residual = county actual margin minus the modeled baseline; rows rank by absolute residual with footprint share as the tiebreaker.
This module describes modeled geography versus county election results, not individual behavior.

Modeled politics

Political pattern

Compact public timeline plus a gated full table with method and confidence detail.

2024

R+7.5

HIGH

2020

D+2.8

MEDIUM

2016

R+1.0

LOW

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Peer tradition

Evangelical Protestant

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Method and export

Methodology and exports

Public notes on source tables, measurement scope, modeling boundaries, and exportability.

Religion footprint metrics use U.S. Religion Census 2020 adherent counts and Akashic population baselines.
Each table labels both share of total population and share of religious adherents where both are derivable.
State and national religion summaries aggregate county-level adherent counts instead of interpolating percentages.
Political timelines use the religion MSOA model and suppress entirely when no modeled series exists.

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