There are many contemporary references to “evangelicals” in the context of the current American political scene. This is not new. I co-authored (with Stuart Rothenberg) a book aptly called The Evangelical Voter during the Reagan presidency more than 30 years ago, focusing on this group of voters and their impact on politics. …
In recent decades, the term has been associated with a particular group of Christians who hold conservative and generally Republican ideological and political beliefs, as exemplified by recent news headlines such as these: “Poll: White Evangelical Support for Trump Is at an All-Time High,” “Evangelicals Keep Faith in Trump to Advance Religious Agenda,” and so forth.
Here are five insights our research reveals about this often-cited but not necessarily clearly understood group of Americans. CONT.
Frank Newport, Gallup