Views about government aid to the poor among Evangelical Protestants who identify as republican/lean Rep. by religious denomination (2014) Switch to: Religious denomination among Evangelical Protestants who identify as republican/lean Rep. by views about government aid to the poor

% of Evangelical Protestants who identify as republican/lean Rep. who say government aid to the poor…

Religious denominationDoes more harm than goodDoes more good than harmNeither/both equallyDon't knowSample size
Assemblies of God69%26%2%3%288
Churches of Christ64%31%3%2%250
Independent Baptist (Evangelical Trad.)75%19%4%1%516
Lutheran Church-Missouri Synod78%19%2%1%289
Nondenominational charismatic82%13%5%< 1%110
Nondenominational evangelical75%20%4%1%486
Southern Baptist Convention75%21%3%1%1,208
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