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Non-religious voters wield clout, tilt heavily Democratic

Pennsylvania Lt. Gov. John Fetterman, Democratic candidate for U.S. Senate from Pennsylvania, addresses supporters at an election night party in Pittsburgh, Wednesday, Nov. 9, 2022. According to data from AP VoteCast, about four in five people with no religion voted for Josh Shapiro and Fetterman, both Democrats elected Pennsylvania's newest governor and senator, respectively. (AP Photo/Gene J. Puskar)

Pennsylvania Democratic gubernatorial candidate Josh Shapiro, the state's attorney general, attends an election night event, Tuesday, Nov. 8, 2022, in Oaks, Pa. According to data from AP VoteCast, about four in five people with no religion voted for Shapiro and John Fetterman, both Democrats elected Pennsylvania's newest governor and senator, respectively. (AP Photo/Matt Slocum)

FILE - Signs are tacked to the wall at Protect Kentucky Access' election watch party at the Galt House in Louisville, Ky., Tuesday, Nov. 8, 2022. In Kentucky, a reliably Republican state, voters rejected a GOP-backed ballot measure aimed at denying any state constitutional protections for abortion. Among those voting No were 60% of Catholic voters, according to AP VoteCast. (Ryan C. Hermens/Lexington Herald-Leader via AP, FILE)

Voters wait in line to make corrections to their ballots for the midterm elections at City Hall in Philadelphia, Monday, Nov. 7, 2022. According to data from AP VoteCast, voters with no religious affiliation supported Democratic candidates and abortion rights by staggering percentages in the 2022 midterm elections. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke)

Non-religious voters wield clout, tilt heavily Democratic