… As of mid-August, a Pew survey found Trump beating Hillary Clinton 63-17 among white religious conservatives.
Evangelical Christians may not approve of Trump, but they are among his strongest constituencies in this year’s campaign. The Christian right has found common ground with Trump’s less devout supporters on a wide range of matters. …
The findings of two surveys conducted this year by the Public Religion Research Institute provide insight into the underlying logic of white evangelical support for Trump. CONT.
Thomas B. Edsall, New York Times