Voters’ views of Trump and Biden differ sharply by religion
Most registered voters who are White Christians would vote for Republican Donald Trump over Democrat Joe Biden if the 2024 presidential election were held today.
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Most registered voters who are White Christians would vote for Republican Donald Trump over Democrat Joe Biden if the 2024 presidential election were held today.
About three-quarters of U.S. Catholics (76%) say abortion should be illegal in some cases but legal in others.
Among religious groups, White evangelical Protestants continue to have the most positive opinion of Trump.
America’s religious groups are deeply divided about Joe Biden’s performance so far, just as they were about Donald Trump throughout his term.
A new analysis of survey data finds that there has been no large-scale departure from evangelicalism among White Americans.
President Trump continues to be White Christians’ preferred candidate, but support among voters in three traditions has slipped since August.
Trump’s approval rating has dropped among a range of religious groups, including white evangelicals – though they remain strongly supportive.
White evangelical Protestants are slightly less positive about the president’s response to the coronavirus pandemic now than in March.
Early indications are that candidate preferences by religion will be familiar in November – and closely linked to each group’s party leanings.
77% of white evangelicals say they are at least somewhat confident that the president is doing a good job responding to the outbreak.
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