As the 114th Congress got underway earlier this year, the House of Representatives had 69 Catholic Republicans and 68 Catholic Democrats. Just six years ago, at the start of the 111th Congress, the figures were 98 Catholic Democrats and 37 Catholic Republicans.
Striking as that change may be in itself, it also points to a larger reality: In the last six decades, moving by fits and starts and with frequent backpedaling, Catholics — politicians and voters alike — have moved away from the Democrats toward the GOP.
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