White Christians continue to favor Trump over Biden, but support has slipped
President Trump continues to be White Christians’ preferred candidate, but support among voters in three traditions has slipped since August.
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President Trump continues to be White Christians’ preferred candidate, but support among voters in three traditions has slipped since August.
As the pandemic continues, a growing share of Americans say they are regularly wearing a face covering in stores and other businesses.
Americans say they don’t consider Joe Biden, Pete Buttigieg, Bernie Sanders or Elizabeth Warren to be particularly religious.
Black adults are about five times as likely as whites to say they’ve been unfairly stopped by police because of their race or ethnicity.
The share of Americans who say they know someone else who has been hospitalized or died due to COVID-19 has increased sharply since spring.
Few United States adults – just 5% – say God chose Donald Trump to be president because God approves of his policies.
A majority of Americans say Trump is “not too” or “not at all” religious. Half either say they’re not sure what his religion is or that he has none.
Trump’s approval rating has dropped among a range of religious groups, including white evangelicals – though they remain strongly supportive.
President Trump has called himself a defender of religious liberty. But how do Americans see his administration’s effect on religious groups?
About half of Americans say the Bible should have at least “some” influence on U.S. laws; 23% say it should have “a great deal” of influence.
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