family values voters
Morality-focused political bloc
Family values voters are a political constituency, primarily in the United States, who prioritize traditional moral and social positions—opposition to abortion, support for heterosexual marriage, emphasis on religious faith and parental authority.
The term emerged in the 1980s with the rise of the religious right: Republicans courted family values voters with promises to overturn Roe v. Wade.
Critics note the label implies other voters lack family values.
- conservativeCautious about altering customs
- evangelicalZealously advocating beliefs
- pro-lifeAgainst elective pregnancy termination
- traditionalFollowing long-held customs
- traditional marriageCustomary male-female union
church · morality · marriage · Christian · Republican · red state · abortion · prayer · prayer in schools · patriotic · pledge of allegiance · heartland · Sunday · faith · Bible belt · decency · wholesome · grassroots
- Religious Rightreligious right, Christian right, evangelicals, fundamentalists, Moral Majority
- Political Factionsconservatives, Republicans, right wing, far right, hard right
- religious groupscongregation, congregations, sect, parishes, fellowship
family, families, familial, familiar, familiarity, familiarize, unfamiliar, value, values