Science Café Cleveland presents
The Scientific Study of Voters: Culture Wars, Gender Gaps, and Other Divisions in the 2016 Presidential Electorate
OCTOBER 10, 2016
FEATURING:
Ryan L. Claassen, PhD
Professor of Political Science at Kent State University and author of the Cambridge University Press book, Godless Democrats and Pious Republicans
AND
John C. Green, PhD
Distinguished Professor of Political Science at University of Akron, Senior Fellow with the Pew Forum on Religion & Public Life
EVENT INFORMATION:
As the date for the November elections approaches, we will be subjected to an increasing barrage of state and national polls about all the contests at stake. Each polling outfit has its own methodology and this can result in results being released on the same day that seem to provide quite different snapshots of public opinion even though they are purportedly measuring the same thing. While the top line of the polls tell how many people support each candidate, often more interesting are the internals of the polls that disaggregate the results and provide some insight into the extent that various demographic groups support each candidate.
The presenters, who are experts in public opinion analysis and specialize in the empirical study of religion and politics, will discuss the survey research method and what public opinion analyses tell us about which groups will support Trump or Clinton in November and why. Find out what science can tell us about groups that are skeptical of science for religious reasons and more.
RELATED ONLINE MATERIAL:
Ryan L. Claassen in the Washington Post, Monkey Cage Feature. September 4, 2015. "How Democrats became secular and Republicans became religious. (It’s not what you think.)"
ABOUT THE SPEAKERS:
Ryan L. Claassen Personal Website
Ryan L. Claassen. 2015. Godless Democrats and Pious Republicans? Party Activists, Party Capture, and the "God Gap." Cambridge, Cambridge University Press.
John C. Green (with J. Quin Monson and David E. Campbell). 2014. Seeking the Promised Land: Mormons and American Politics. Cambridge, Cambridge University Press.
EVENT DETAILS:
WHERE:
The Music Box Supper Club - Concert Hall
1148 Main Avenue
Cleveland, Ohio 44113
WHEN:
October 10, 2016
Doors will be open 5:30 - 9:00 PM (Last call at 8:45PM). Presentation and discussion is 7:00 - 8:00 PM. The Concert Hall will also host a limited menu before and during the event. Not to mention a full bar! (Click here to view menu). Come early, get a good seat, grab a bite and a beverage and enjoy the discussion!
WHO: Sponsored by Case Western Reserve University chapter of Sigma Xi, WCPN ideastream, and the Music Box Supper Club.
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