Americans with no religious affiliation (aka religious “Nones”) are not a politically homogeneous community. Just as there are political differences between groups of Christians, there are political differences between groups of religious Nones. I use nationally representative survey data to examine the political activities and perspectives of atheists, agnostics, and those who are “nothing in particular.” Results show that Americans who report that their religion is nothing in particular are relatively uninterested in politics and unlikely to be politically active; atheists are relatively liberal and likely to experience political conflict and follow political news; and agnostics are particularly likely to vote and feel politically isolated from their families. In many ways, the “softer” secularism of those who are nothing in particular is politically more similar to religious affiliates than the “harder” secularism of agnostics and especially atheists. These results have important implications for the future of American politics as Nones now have the potential to rival evangelical Protestants as a politically relevant constituency.

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没有宗教信仰的政治

没有宗教信仰的美国人（又称宗教“ Nones”）不是政治上同质的社区。就像基督教徒群体之间存在政治差异一样，宗教徒群体之间也存在政治差异。我使用具有全国代表性的调查数据来检查无神论者，不可知论者和“没什么特别”的人的政治活动和观点。结果表明，报告说自己的宗教没有什么特别的美国人对政治相对不感兴趣，并且不太可能参加政治活动。无神论者相对自由，可能会遇到政治冲突并关注政治新闻；和不可知论者极有可能投票并感到与家人政治隔离。在许多方面，在政治上，特别是无所作为的人的“较软”的世俗主义比不可知论者尤其是无神论者的“较硬”世俗主义在政治上更类似于宗教信仰。这些结果对美国政治的未来具有重要意义，因为现在没有人可以与政治上相关的选民竞争福音派新教徒。