{"id":72491,"date":"2014-11-13T00:02:13","date_gmt":"2014-11-13T05:02:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/2014\/11\/13\/chapter-7-views-on-politics\/"},"modified":"2026-01-22T14:28:13","modified_gmt":"2026-01-22T19:28:13","slug":"chapter-7-views-on-politics","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/religion\/2014\/11\/13\/chapter-7-views-on-politics\/","title":{"rendered":"Chapter 7: Views on Politics"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>For more recent survey data about religion\u00a0in Latin America,\u00a0<\/em><a href=\"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/religion\/2026\/01\/21\/catholicism-has-declined-in-latin-america-over-the-past-decade\"><em>read our 2026 report\u00a0\u201cCatholicism Has Declined in Latin America Over\u00a0the Past Decade.\u201d<\/em><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Latin Americans generally embrace democracy as their preferred form of government. In most of the countries surveyed, majorities or pluralities also say they would prefer a government that refrains from promoting religious values and beliefs. But Latin Americans are more divided on the extent to which religious leaders should influence politics.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 data-is-section=\"true\" data-wp-context=\"{&quot;id&quot;:&quot;democracy-favored-over-strong-leader&quot;}\" data-wp-interactive=\"{&quot;namespace&quot;:&quot;prc-block\\\/table-of-contents&quot;}\" class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"democracy-favored-over-strong-leader\">Democracy Favored Over Strong Leader<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image alignright size-310-wide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/religion\/2014\/11\/13\/chapter-7-views-on-politics\/pr_14-11-13_latinamerica-07_revised2-01\/\"><img data-dominant-color=\"cccdcc\" data-has-transparency=\"false\" style=\"--dominant-color: #cccdcc;\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\"  srcset=\"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2014\/11\/PR_14.11.13_latinAmerica-07_revised2-01-1.png?resize=480,918 480w, https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2014\/11\/PR_14.11.13_latinAmerica-07_revised2-01-1.png?resize=620,1186 620w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 480px) 480px, (max-width: 782px) 782px, 640px\" height=\"593\" width=\"310\" src=\"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2014\/11\/PR_14.11.13_latinAmerica-07_revised2-01-1.png?w=310\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-171371 not-transparent\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In most countries surveyed, solid majorities say they would prefer \u201ca democratic form of government\u201d over \u201ca leader with a strong hand\u201d to solve their country\u2019s problems. Yet support for democracy is not equally strong across Latin America. In El Salvador, for example, the public is closely divided between those who favor democracy (48%) and those who say that a strong leader is preferable (45%). At the other end of the spectrum, roughly eight-in-ten people in nearby Nicaragua (79%) favor democracy, while just 18% prefer a leader with a strong hand.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Although the survey shows substantial variations among countries, within each country the major religious groups \u2013 Catholics, Protestants and the religiously unaffiliated \u2013 tend to express similar views on this question. (For details, see<a href=\"https:\/\/assets.pewresearch.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2014\/11\/Religion-in-Latin-America-Survey-Topline-Questionnaire.pdf\"> survey topline<\/a>.) Younger and older adults, as well as men and women, are about equally likely to prefer democracy over a strong leader.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Latin Americans with at least a secondary school education are more likely than those with less than a secondary education to prefer democracy, although in most countries, majorities of both groups favor democracy over a strong leader.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 data-is-section=\"true\" data-wp-context=\"{&quot;id&quot;:&quot;role-of-religion-in-politics&quot;}\" data-wp-interactive=\"{&quot;namespace&quot;:&quot;prc-block\\\/table-of-contents&quot;}\" class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"role-of-religion-in-politics\">Role of Religion in Politics<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image alignright size-420-wide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/religion\/2014\/11\/13\/chapter-7-views-on-politics\/pr_14-11-13_latinamerica-07-02\/\"><img data-dominant-color=\"f5f5f5\" data-has-transparency=\"false\" style=\"--dominant-color: #f5f5f5;\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\"  srcset=\"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2014\/11\/PR_14.11.13_latinAmerica-07-02-1.png?resize=480,774 480w, https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2014\/11\/PR_14.11.13_latinAmerica-07-02-1.png?resize=782,1261 782w, https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2014\/11\/PR_14.11.13_latinAmerica-07-02-1.png?resize=840,1355 840w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 480px) 480px, (max-width: 782px) 782px, 640px\" height=\"678\" width=\"420\" src=\"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2014\/11\/PR_14.11.13_latinAmerica-07-02-1.png?w=420\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-171368 not-transparent\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In most countries across the region, more Latin Americans say church and state should be \u201ckept separate\u201d than say the government \u201cshould promote religious values and beliefs.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">However, in a handful of countries, including Costa Rica, Guatemala and Paraguay, the public is closely divided on this issue. And in the Dominican Republic and El Salvador, the public leans toward the position that government should promote religious values and beliefs rather than separating church and state.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image alignright size-310-wide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/religion\/2014\/11\/13\/chapter-7-views-on-politics\/pr_14-11-13_latinamerica-07_revised2-02\/\"><img data-dominant-color=\"dad6d3\" data-has-transparency=\"false\" style=\"--dominant-color: #dad6d3;\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\"  srcset=\"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2014\/11\/PR_14.11.13_latinAmerica-07_revised2-02-1.png?resize=480,1095 480w, https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2014\/11\/PR_14.11.13_latinAmerica-07_revised2-02-1.png?resize=620,1414 620w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 480px) 480px, (max-width: 782px) 782px, 640px\" height=\"707\" width=\"310\" src=\"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2014\/11\/PR_14.11.13_latinAmerica-07_revised2-02-1.png?w=310\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-171370 not-transparent\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">While most Latin Americans prefer a separation between church and state, opinion is closely divided on the role religious leaders should play in politics. In five of the countries polled \u2013 Panama, Paraguay, Venezuela, Brazil and Argentina \u2013 majorities or pluralities say that religious leaders should have either \u201csome influence\u201d or a \u201clarge influence\u201d in politics. But in nine countries and Puerto Rico, the preponderance of public opinion leans in the opposite direction, with more respondents saying that religious leaders should have either \u201cnot too much influence\u201d or \u201cno influence at all\u201d on political matters. (In four countries \u2013 Colombia, Costa Rica, the Dominican Republic and Peru \u2013 publics are split.)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Generally speaking, Catholics and Protestants across the region share similar views on the broad question of religion in politics. In Honduras, for example, roughly half of adults (52%) say religion should be kept separate from government, including 55% of Catholics as well as 49% of Protestants. Similarly, roughly four-in-ten Honduran Catholics (43%) as well as Honduran Protestants (40%) say that religious leaders should have at least some influence in politics. (For details, see <a href=\"https:\/\/assets.pewresearch.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2014\/11\/Religion-in-Latin-America-Survey-Topline-Questionnaire.pdf\">survey topline<\/a>.)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">On balance, somewhat fewer religiously unaffiliated people support government promotion of religion and religious leaders having an influence in politics. But in about half of the countries where sample sizes allow analysis, including Brazil, the Dominican Republic and Honduras, the religiously unaffiliated are about as likely as Catholics and Protestants to say that government policies should promote religious values and that religious leaders should have at least some influence in politics. (For details, see <a href=\"https:\/\/assets.pewresearch.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2014\/11\/Religion-in-Latin-America-Survey-Topline-Questionnaire.pdf\">survey topline<\/a>.)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 data-is-section=\"true\" data-wp-context=\"{&quot;id&quot;:&quot;political-engagement&quot;}\" data-wp-interactive=\"{&quot;namespace&quot;:&quot;prc-block\\\/table-of-contents&quot;}\" class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"political-engagement\">Political Engagement<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image alignright size-310-wide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/religion\/2014\/11\/13\/chapter-7-views-on-politics\/pr_14-11-13_latinamerica-07_revised2-03\/\"><img data-dominant-color=\"dde2e6\" data-has-transparency=\"false\" style=\"--dominant-color: #dde2e6;\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\"  srcset=\"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2014\/11\/PR_14.11.13_latinAmerica-07_revised2-03-1.png?resize=480,823 480w, https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2014\/11\/PR_14.11.13_latinAmerica-07_revised2-03-1.png?resize=620,1063 620w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 480px) 480px, (max-width: 782px) 782px, 640px\" height=\"532\" width=\"310\" src=\"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2014\/11\/PR_14.11.13_latinAmerica-07_revised2-03-1.png?w=310\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-171369 not-transparent\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Interest in politics varies substantially across the Latin American countries surveyed. Majorities say they often or sometimes follow what is going on in government and public affairs in Panama (65%), Puerto Rico (63%), Venezuela (63%), Paraguay (60%), Argentina (57%) and Chile (57%). In the other countries polled, less than half of the public closely follows political news, with interest lowest in Guatemala (31%) and the Dominican Republic (30%).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Overall, men and adults with at least a secondary school education are more likely to follow news about public affairs than are women and those with less education. Latin Americans ages 35 and older also are more likely than younger adults to follow public affairs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">With regard to religion, Catholics, Protestants and the religiously unaffiliated are about equally likely to say that they at least sometimes follow political news and events. Only in Argentina and Bolivia are Catholics more likely than Protestants to say they follow public affairs.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>For more recent survey data about religion\u00a0in Latin America,\u00a0read our 2026 report\u00a0\u201cCatholicism Has Declined in Latin America Over\u00a0the Past Decade.\u201d Latin Americans generally embrace democracy as their preferred form of government. In most of the countries surveyed, majorities or pluralities also say they would prefer a government that refrains from promoting religious values and beliefs. 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