Only twice have they voted for a republican candidate...1972 and 1984.
So you could say we have Roman Catholicism to blame in part for our current political woes.
Roman Catholicism encourages dependence so naturally they vote for politicians who promise to take care of their problems.From the Pope on down the message has been one of do what you are told.As a child it was always the negatives, the threat of burning in hell etc, not “live in this way because God made these Commandments to guard you from bad things”.And too easily confessing your sins to another human who gives forgiveness in the name of God allows many to think they can repeat this in an endless cycle.I don’t think the current Church teaching or much of the past were what Jesus intended.
For that matter Jesus did not say He was sent by Himself but by the Father.