"New Evangelicals" have no presidential candidate.

• Position: Election Day 2012 - Brief article

An unexpected bloc of voters has emerged heading into the 2012 election season, New York University's Marcia Pally concludes in The New Evangelicals: Expanding #be Vision of the Common Good.

This segment has moved away from religious conservatives and become focused on what historically are the traditional evangelical issues--poverty relief, care for the needy (including immigrants)--as well as a newcomer, environmental protection.

However, despite separating from the religious right, the new evangelicals--estimated to comprise just over 10% of the U.S. population--have not found a home with the Democratic Party. "These are 'values voters' who don't easily identify with either major party," explains Pally. "Millions of...