Among U.S. religious groups, Biden’s approval ratings are mirror image of Trump’s
America’s religious groups are deeply divided about Joe Biden’s performance so far, just as they were about Donald Trump throughout his term.
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America’s religious groups are deeply divided about Joe Biden’s performance so far, just as they were about Donald Trump throughout his term.
Around half of Catholic registered voters describe themselves as Republicans, while 47% identify with the Democratic Party.
President Trump continues to be White Christians’ preferred candidate, but support among voters in three traditions has slipped since August.
77% of white evangelicals say they are at least somewhat confident that the president is doing a good job responding to the outbreak.
Few United States adults – just 5% – say God chose Donald Trump to be president because God approves of his policies.
White evangelical or born-again Christians backed GOP candidates for the House at about the same rate in 2014. Religious “nones” and Jewish voters again largely backed Democratic candidates.
The 2016 presidential exit polling reveals little change in the political alignments of U.S. religious groups.
There has long been a consensus that churches should not endorse specific candidates for public office, and a current law known as the Johnson Amendment prohibits them from involvement in political campaigns.
White evangelical Republicans who attend church regularly are most heavily concentrated in the Ted Cruz camp.
As Donald Trump has racked up big wins among self-described “born-again or evangelical” Christians in many of the early primaries, some religious leaders, political analysts and researchers have questioned whether many of these self-described evangelicals actually are evangelical Christians.
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