White Born-Again and Evangelical Christians Dominated Alabama and Mississippi GOP Primaries

Mississippi has the highest African-American population of any state in the union but on Tuesday's GOP primary around 8 in 10 Mississippians voters were white evangelical or born-again Christians.

By Jorge Rivas Mar 14, 2012

Mississippi has the highest African-American population of any state in the union but on Tuesday’s GOP primary around 8 in 10 Mississippians voters were white evangelical or born-again Christians, the largest share measured in any state, [according to the Associated Press. ](http://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/born-again-christians-conservatives-dominate-gop-presidential-voting-in-alabama-mississippi/2012/03/13/gIQAruTLAS_story.html)