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The comparison is btwn evangelicals and RC, as percentages.

50% of Evangelicals considered themselves Republican or leaned toward that party, 34% Democratic or leaned thereto; 9% Independents. http://religions.pewforum.org/comparisons#
48% of Catholics considered themselves Democrats or leaned toward that party, 33% Republican or leaned thereto; 10% Independent. ^⁵
65% of Jews and 63% of Muslims considered themselves Democrats or leaned toward that party, 23% 11%, respectively, Republican or leaned thereto ^
88% of Evangelicals voted for Sen. McCain in 2008, compared to just 11% for Sen. Obama. 40% of Evangelicals said it was because of the candidate’s position on moral issues. Only 9% of other voters listed that as their driving reason. Other significant reasons for Evangelical voters included their candidate’s political experience (23%) and his character (15%). http://www.barna.org/FlexPage.aspx?Page=BarnaUpdateNarrow&BarnaUpdateID=321
Based upon exit polling, 74 percent of Evangelicals voted for McCain in 2008, with 25 percent for Obama. (Another measure put the percentage of evangelicals at 23 percent, with 73 percent voting for McCain, 26 percent for Obama.) http://pewforum.org/docs/?DocID=367
Catholics overall supported Obama over McCain by a nine-point margin (54% vs. 45%) http://pewforum.org/docs/?DocID=367
52% of white Catholics who were regular Mass-attenders voted for McCain, 47% for Obama, while non-practicing Catholics went 61% to 37% for the latter. Just 17% of Evangelicals who attended church once a week supported Obama, while 37% of white evangelicals who attended services less frequently supported him. http://pewforum.org/Politics-and-Elections/How-Church-Attendance-Affects-Religious-Voting-Patterns.aspx
Only 20% of observant white evangelicals voted for Obama, based upon 2008 Pew research exit polls, with 40% of observant white Catholics joining them, along with 94% of black Protestants overall. http://pewresearch.org/pubs/1697/exit-poll-election-support-among-religious-groups
Overall, 43% of people who attended religious services once a week or more supported Obama. http://pewforum.org/docs/?DocID=367
39% U.S. Catholics are Hispanic, with 67% of Latinos voting for Obama over McCain. USCCB Committee on Hispanic Affairs. Hispanic Ministry at the Turn of the New Millennium, 1999 ^
After 100 days in office, 66% of Catholics, including a majority of white, non-Hispanic Catholics (55%), said they approved of Obama's job performance as president. Catholics are much more supportive of the president than are white evangelical Protestants, 33% of whom approved http://people-press.org/report/509/obama-at-100-days
As of April 9, 2011, 80 percent of Muslim Americans approved of the way Barack Obama is handling his job as president, with 65 percent of Jewish Americans; 60 percent of atheists, agnostics and those of no religion; 50 percent of Catholics; 37 percent of Protestants and 25 percent of Mormons concurring. Obama’s approval overall at that time was at 45 percent. In 2008, only 7 percent of Muslim Americans said they approved of the job President Bush was doing, versus 37% of Protestant and 26% of Catholics. http://www.abudhabigallupcenter.com/File/148778/MAR_Report_ADGC_Bilingual_072011_sa_LR_web.pdf, p. 19
37% of Catholics were registered as Democrats in 2007, 27% Republican, and 31% as Independents. Aggregated Pew Research Surveys, 2007. http://pewforum.org/docs/?DocID=295#ideology
77 percent of Black Protestants said they vote Democratic, whether they attended weekly services or not. 2008 The Pew Forum on Religion & Public Life. http://www.newsweek.com/id/142538 Also of interest:
50% of Evangelicals considered themselves Republican or leaned toward that party, 34% Democratic or leaned thereto; 9% Independents. ⁵http://religions.pewforum.org/comparisons#
48% of Catholics considered themselves Democrats or leaned toward that party, 33% Republican or leaned thereto; 10% Independent. ^
65% of Jews and 63% of Muslims considered themselves Democrats or leaned toward that party, 23% 11%, respectively, Republican or leaned thereto ^
88% of Evangelicals voted for Sen. McCain in 2008, compared to just 11% for Sen. Obama. 40% of Evangelicals said it was because of the candidate’s position on moral issues. Only 9% of other voters listed that as their driving reason. Other significant reasons for Evangelical voters included their candidate’s political experience (23%) and his character (15%). http://www.barna.org/FlexPage.aspx?Page=BarnaUpdateNarrow&BarnaUpdateID=321
Based upon exit polling, 74 percent of Evangelicals voted for McCain in 2008, with 25 percent for Obama. (Another measure put the percentage of evangelicals at 23 percent, with 73 percent voting for McCain, 26 percent for Obama.) http://pewforum.org/docs/?DocID=367
Catholics overall supported Obama over McCain by a nine-point margin (54% vs. 45%) http://pewforum.org/docs/?DocID=367
52% of white Catholics who were regular Mass-attenders voted for McCain, 47% for Obama, while non-practicing Catholics went 61% to 37% for the latter. Just 17% of Evangelicals who attended church once a week supported Obama, while 37% of white evangelicals who attended services less frequently supported him. http://pewforum.org/Politics-and-Elections/How-Church-Attendance-Affects-Religious-Voting-Patterns.aspx
Only 20% of observant white evangelicals voted for Obama, based upon 2008 Pew research exit polls, with 40% of observant white Catholics joining them, along with 94% of black Protestants overall. http://pewresearch.org/pubs/1697/exit-poll-election-support-among-religious-groups
Overall, 43% of people who attended religious services once a week or more supported Obama. http://pewforum.org/docs/?DocID=367
39% U.S. Catholics are Hispanic, with 67% of Latinos voting for Obama over McCain. USCCB Committee on Hispanic Affairs. Hispanic Ministry at the Turn of the New Millennium, 1999 ^
After 100 days in office, 66% of Catholics, including a majority of white, non-Hispanic Catholics (55%), said they approved of Obama's job performance as president. Catholics are much more supportive of the president than are white evangelical Protestants, 33% of whom approved http://people-press.org/report/509/obama-at-100-days
As of April 9, 2011, 80 percent of Muslim Americans approved of the way Barack Obama is handling his job as president, with 65 percent of Jewish Americans; 60 percent of atheists, agnostics and those of no religion; 50 percent of Catholics; 37 percent of Protestants and 25 percent of Mormons concurring. Obama’s approval overall at that time was at 45 percent. In 2008, only 7 percent of Muslim Americans said they approved of the job President Bush was doing, versus 37% of Protestant and 26% of Catholics. http://www.abudhabigallupcenter.com/File/148778/MAR_Report_ADGC_Bilingual_072011_sa_LR_web.pdf, p. 19
37% of Catholics were registered as Democrats in 2007, 27% Republican, and 31% as Independents. Aggregated Pew Research Surveys, 2007. http://pewforum.org/docs/?DocID=295#ideology
77 percent of Black Protestants said they vote Democratic, whether they attended weekly services or not. 2008 The Pew Forum on Religion & Public Life. http://www.newsweek.com/id/142538