Hispanic Catholics support President Barack Obama over Republican challenger Mitt Romney by a margin of more than 3 to 1 while about eight in 10 Latinos with no religious ties back the president, according to a Pew Research Center poll.

The survey of registered voters, released today, found a split between Hispanic Catholics and Latinos who are evangelical Protestants, with just half of the latter group backing Obama and 39 percent for Romney. Hispanic support for Obama far exceeds that of non-Hispanic white Catholics, who are evenly split between the candidates, Pew said. 

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