[ansel12]

No, no one can explain anything about blacks and religion, or politics, or many other things in regards to the black relationship with their churches and religions, we do know that even they cannot dilute the overall Protestant vote enough to make it like the overall Catholics vote.

The wider experience of 160 years of history and with what happens to Hispanics and other minorities is more revealing.

[D-fendr]

My point was that Protestant religion is not the sure cause of conservative votes. And Catholic teaching is not the cause of liberal votes.\

If we get this part wrong, any conclusions will be wrong as well.

[D-fendr]

I think this is more on track:

The wider experience of 160 years of history and with what happens to Hispanics and other minorities is more revealing.

Add to this list: later immigrants to the large cities and lower classes of the time, e.g. the Irish.