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.
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.
Just 31% of U.S. Catholics believe that the bread and wine used in Communion become the body and blood of Christ. Nearly seven-in-ten say the Eucharist is symbolic.
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.
On a number of issues, Catholic partisans often express opinions more in line with their political parties’ positions than with their church’s teachings.
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