Looking more closely at the religious reasons behind Cruz’s strength in Wisconsin, Pew research indicates 22 percent of the state’s population identifies as evangelical Christian, and 25 percent as Catholic, with 71 percent of the state identifying as Christian of some denomination — an affiliation that tends to be supportive of Cruz. Another 25 percent are “unaffiliated,” including atheists and agnostics. (The nation as a whole is also 71 percent Christian, with a different mix of denominations than Wisconsin.) This weekend, Cruz hosted a screening of the conservative faith-focused film “God’s Not Dead 2” as part of his campaign swing through the state.
