PROCEEDINGS OF THE 2008 WESTERN SOCIAL SCIENCE ASSOCIATION MEETING,
AMERICAN INDIAN STUDIES SECTION

Religion and Politics among American Indians:
An Analysis of the 2006 General Social Survey

Elizabeth A. Keith, M.A.
Thomas J. Hoffman, Ph.D

Department of Political Science
St. Mary’s University
San Antonio, Texas

Abstract

The General Social Survey is a survey of the American public which has been collected almost every year since 1972. Currently, the survey compiles two years of data in every data set. The survey has a rich set of questions which deal with religion and politics. A selection of these indicators will be analyzed to see where American Indians stand. For comparative purposes, the results for Anglos, African Americans, and Latinos are also examined and reported on.

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