Election '08: The Catholic Vote

Today's chart p.o.r.n., on the key Catholic vote in November (click to embiggen):

(Graphic: Time)

There are 47 million Catholic voters, and while they are too numerous and varied to speak of as a monolithic Catholic bloc, they have long been a kind of holy grail for presidential candidates. The winner of eight out of the past nine elections has captured a majority of Catholic votes (they voted for Al Gore in 2000), and there are large Catholic concentrations in key states like Florida, Ohio and New Mexico.

Read the associated article here.