Most white evangelicals satisfied with Trump’s initial response to the COVID-19 outbreak
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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77% of white evangelicals say they are at least somewhat confident that the president is doing a good job responding to the outbreak.
Early indications are that candidate preferences by religion will be familiar in November – and closely linked to each group’s party leanings.
Few United States adults – just 5% – say God chose Donald Trump to be president because God approves of his policies.
Roughly seven-in-ten white evangelical Protestants approve of Trump’s presidential job performance. Other religious groups are more divided.
While U.S. Jews have a strong attachment to Israel, they are divided in their assessment of Trump’s handling of the Israeli-Palestinian issue.
White evangelicals overwhelming voted for Donald Trump in the 2016 election, and their support has continued into his presidency.
While most Americans disapprove of Donald Trump’s recent refugee policy, there is a sizable divide on the issue among major religious groups.
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.
Evangelicals and churchgoing Republicans were initially skeptical of Trump, but their support for him has now firmed up.
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