One year in, Biden job approval down among Black Protestants, other Christians and religious ‘nones’
While Biden’s rating is still low among White Christians, positive ratings also fell among Black Protestants and the religiously unaffiliated.
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While Biden’s rating is still low among White Christians, positive ratings also fell among Black Protestants and the religiously unaffiliated.
Black American religious life is diverse, encompassing a wide range of religious affiliations, worship practices and beliefs.
Among White Americans, worship service attendance remains highly correlated with presidential vote choice.
75% of Black Americans say that opposing racism is essential to their faith or sense of morality, a view that extends across faith traditions.
Immigrants from sub-Saharan Africa tend to be more religious than U.S.-born Black adults or immigrants from the Caribbean.
Black Southerners diverge from other Black Americans – especially Northeasterners and Westerners – in other ways when it comes to religion.
82% of members of the historically Black Protestant tradition who attend church regularly have received at least one dose of a COVID-19 vaccine.
Majorities of Black adults say predominantly Black churches have done at least some to help Black Americans.
When it comes to choosing a house of worship, most Black Americans don’t prioritize denominational labels.
Black and Hispanic worshippers are less likely than their white counterparts to say they have gone to a house of worship recently.
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