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Well, no offense to any devout Catholics here, but from what I can tell, most Catholics are only nominally so, much like most Jews in the US live almost totally secularly and vote that way as well. Why do Catholics and Jews vote in general elections for the democrat party, which opposes many of the tenets of their faiths? Just look at what goes on with Mardi Gras and Lent. Those folks are probably all in for “contraceptive rights”.

Before mass immigration from the south Catholics mostly had their roots in the Northeast. And most of those from big cities since that's where the boat landed. The Northeast is a union stronghold and so like my father and 10 uncles most were tradesman in unions and big JFK fans.

I know this because I am from NYC and my family consisted of World War 2 vets who then went into the trades, on the police force or in the fire department. Union strongholds.

Needless to say almost to a man and woman they were democrats and the survivors still are.

Now my brother and I, also vets, are as conservative as it gets. So are some of our cousins but others are as lefty as it gets. Don't see them much. :->

The point here is that Catholics as a group, including church goers like myself and non practing Catholics, are not as conservative as southern evangelicals and never will be. But the republican candidate can and probably will win a majority of the Catholic vote this tikme around because of the economy. Obamas attack on the free exercise clause may swing a percent or two but that's about it. I think that attack is more likely to increase Evangelical turnout than swing Catholic votes and it pains me to say that but there it is anyhow.