Are voters informed about Romney and Obama’s religious faiths?
According to a poll by the Pew Research Center, 60 percent of voters are aware that Romney is a Mormon, and 81 percent say it does not matter to them.
For Obama, who is a Christian, 49 percent say he is Christian, down from 55 percent near the end of his 2008 campaign. The view that he is Muslim persists almost four years into his presidency, with 17 percent of voters saying he is Muslim. Thirty-one percent say they do not know Obama’s religion.
Among conservative Republicans, 34 percent say Obama is Muslim, the poll showed.
