George Bush gained a historical victory in the race for American presidency after a long night of counting votes on November 3rd 2004. Much speculation arose of the victory late last night, however, confirmation was not made until after the democratic candidate John Kerry conceded the race for the Whit House at 8am EST (4pm GMT).
According to the CNN exit polls, the majority of Christians and Catholics voted for Bush; Fifty-four percent of Protestants voted for Bush and 40% for Kerry; Fifty-two percent of Catholics voted for Bush and 47% for Kerry. On the other hand, the majority of non-Christian voted for Kerry.
In terms of Church Attendance, more than 64% of those who attend church more than weekly and 58% of those who attend church weekly voted for Bush. Fifty percent of Americans who attend church monthly voted for Bush while 49% of the same cohort voted for Kerry. Oppositely, 62% of those who never attend church and 54% of those who attend church a few times yearly voted for Kerry.
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