Donald Trump’s Curiously Strong Support Among Evangelicals

So far, evangelical voters in three states have weighed in on their preference in the race for the Republican presidential nomination. In both Iowa and New Hampshire, evangelical voters were less likely than non-evangelical voters to support Donald Trump — by 7 and 11 points, respectively.

But South Carolina’s primary on Saturday was a notable change in this trend. According to the exit polls, white evangelical voters were actually a few percentage points more likely than other voters to support Mr. Trump. CONT.

David R. Jones (Baruch), New York Times

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