Religon, Race, and 2008 Election Results: Your County

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Arlington County, VA

Percentage of people affiliated with a religious congregation: 29.2% (in direct contrast to the 50.2% national average)

Religious breakdown (by adherents)

Catholics: 48%
Episcopalians: 8%
Methodists: 11%
Southern Baptists: 7%
Evangelical Lutherans: 5%
Other: 20%

Race/Ethnicity:

White (non-Hispanic): 64%
Hispanic/Latino: 15.1%
Asians: 9.6%
Blacks: 8.5%
American Indian/Alaska native: 0.5%
Bi- or multi-racial:  3.7% (including yours truly)

2008 Presidential Vote breakdown:

Barack Obama/Joseph Biden, Jr. (Dem):  71.7%
John McCain/Sarah Palin (Rep):  27.1%
Chuck Baldwin/Darrell Castle (Const):  0.11%
Bob Barr/Wayne Root (Libert): 0.44%
Cynthia McKinney/Rosa Clemente (Green): 0.05%
Ralph Nader/Matt Gonzalez (Ind): 0.28%