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Faith & election. Obama Made Gains Among Younger Evangelical Voters, Data Show "President-elect Barack Obama succeeded in chiseling off small but significant chunks of white evangelical voters who have been the foundation of the Republican Party for decades, a close look at voting patterns reveals." Barack Obama makes inroads with religious voters "With his Christian faith playing a key part in his personal life and campaign, President-elect Barack Obama emerged victorious by winning the Catholic vote and making slight gains among white evangelicals." Catholic voters heavily favored Obama, analysis shows "Large numbers of Catholics and religiously unaffiliated voters heavily contributed to President-elect Barack Obama's huge margin of victory over Republican Sen. John McCain, according to an analysis of exit poll surveys by the Pew Forum on Religion and Public Life." Obama: Bringing (Some) Evangelicals In "

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