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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]In contrast to their northern counterparts, Episcopalians and Presbyterians in the South aren't liberal, [/quote]

This isn't necessarily true. I am Southern, Presybterian, a Democrat, and liberal. The Presbyterian Church is decided into PCUSA and PCA. PCUSA is modersate to liberal, PCA is conservative.

Episcopalians in the South who are Republican are probably Republican because of taxes, maybe gun control, but less likely to be anti abortion or engage in promise ring nonsense. They aren't as likely to be Trump fanatics.

Traditionally, Episcopalians and Presbyterians were the wealthiest, particularly Episcopalian (Presbyterians have wealthy people but also have more income diversity than Episcopalians). They are the least likely to be socially conservative and right wing Republican.

Baptists and to a lesser extent Methodists are more likely to have working class roots. The mill owners would be Presbyterian or Episcopalian themselves but would establish Baptist and Methodist churches for the workers.

But of course there is some income mobility. Someone who grew up working class and Baptist may have studied hard and gone to college and become wealthier.

I'm talking about white people, of course. African Americans in the south tend to be Democrats. [/quote]

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