Sociology Research Topic HELP!

there are valid statistics regarding religious preferences in small towns. Why not do a "Who governs wrt religious affiliations through time" usingTOWN "X" as a subject study area
I think youd see that ,not only class distinctions but changes in the seats of political power are often patterned after religious affiliations. REMEMBER, just look at a sample small town, (maybe your own)

First Id look up the town boundaries, then the makeup of the various wards and then the vote spreads and how the wards (and therefore) the religious makeups affect the votes.

In Hazelton pa, weve seen a huge influx of Hispanic citizens (who are often conservative Dems when they vote). They now control hzelton and the CAtholic Church has a large influence(used to be Presbyterian , Lutheran an Russian Orthodox outweighing Roman Catholics).
Hazelton was a Scotch Irish Presbyterian "fly over GOP area" for much of its history and quickly began changing in the 1980's.

You possibly can find information on the correlations between "in-groups" and "out-groups," and respective religious denominations. Meaning that Episcopaleans are considered, I thought, an in-group sociologically. In-group reflecting their social standing/class in society. And, there are out-group Protestant denominations, reflecting a supposedly lower social standing/class in society. You can find them on your own.

And then the whole question of the sub-cultures within each denomination, and how they have their own social class system, regardless if they do not have a great representation at the most elite social clubs. There is, I believe, a strong correlation to wealth, so upper-class homes tend to be unaffordable by those of certain denominations. There are more than a few books written on this subject. Possibly Google phrases like, "upper class Americans" and the single word "religion."

You can even attempt to see if there is a statistical correlation, based on religion and "average IQ." We are not talking race here. Just religion. And, again, if it correlates to wealth, and in-group status, I would not be surprised. I would not try to identify a correlation to political persuasian, since that could really be for someone that is into parsing a lot of date, and perhaps doing a thesis.

All just my own thoughts; not saying anything I just wrote is worth a nickel.