The wild card is the post-secular group. Embracing both science-oriented and religiously inclined views led them to have unique attitudes toward social issues. They are more conservative when it comes to gender and sexuality but lean progressive when it comes to social justice, civil liberties and education.
"Basically what we have found is that scientific Americans aren't necessarily liberal. … We also find that religious Americans aren't necessarily conservative; they are progressive in some domains as well," O'Brien explained. "The overall finding is that people's attitudes about science and religion really map onto their socio-political attitudes in a more diverse set of ways than I think people usually acknowledge."
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