Most Americans don’t see Trump as religious; fewer than half say they think he’s Christian
A majority of Americans say Trump is “not too” or “not at all” religious. Half either say they’re not sure what his religion is or that he has none.
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A majority of Americans say Trump is “not too” or “not at all” religious. Half either say they’re not sure what his religion is or that he has none.
President Trump continues to be White Christians’ preferred candidate, but support among voters in three traditions has slipped since August.
Christians are more likely than religiously unaffiliated Americans to see the Supreme Court favorably (69% vs. 51%).
President Trump has called himself a defender of religious liberty. But how do Americans see his administration’s effect on religious groups?
About half of Americans say the Bible should have at least “some” influence on U.S. laws; 23% say it should have “a great deal” of influence.
77% of white evangelicals say they are at least somewhat confident that the president is doing a good job responding to the outbreak.
The 2016 presidential exit polling reveals little change in the political alignments of U.S. religious groups.
The trappings of religion have long been part of U.S. presidential inaugurations. Here are six facts on the role faith has played in inaugurations.
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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