A new analysis from the Pew Research Center is offering a more detailed picture of where American voters actually stand politically, moving beyond the traditional divide of simply labeling people as Republican or Democrat.
Using responses from a wide-ranging questionnaire, Pew sorted voters into nine separate categories, or typologies, each reflecting different combinations of beliefs and priorities.
One of the biggest groups to emerge from that breakdown is called Faith First Conservatives, accounting for 12% of the overall electorate. According to Pew, this group forms a core base of the Republican Party and places the greatest importance on matters related to religion, moral values, and social issues.
