In podcast miniseries, “Voting Equals Democracy: Unpacking Voter Choice,” Rita interviews several political science professors, as well as conducts her own experiment, and uses outside research, to answer the questions: why do people value specific world issues over others? To what extent does this have an effect on the outcome of presidential elections? To this end, Rita analyzes external influences such as education, family, religion, political parties, and geography, to understand how these aspects influence voters at the polls.

In episode 4, of “Voting Equals Democracy: Unpacking Voter Choice,” Rita learns about how religion and faith affect voters at the polls. Rita speaks with expert in this field, Professor John Green from the University of Akron, while also evaluating her own research, to conclude the with the many religions in the United States comes with different systems of beliefs and customs, affecting Americans' political values.