By Free Republic | Created at 2024-09-29 05:31:23 | Updated at 2024-09-30 09:40:17
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Evangelicals twice as likely to support Trump instead of Harris: poll
Christian Post ^ | 09/28/2024 | Michael Gryboski
Posted on 09/28/2024 9:25:52 PM PDT by SeekAndFind
Voters who hold Evangelical Christian beliefs are nearly twice as likely to support Republican Donald Trump as Democrat Kamala Harris, according to a newly released poll by Lifeway Research.
The study found that 61% of likely Evangelical voters plan to vote for Trump, while 31% intend to support Harris. The remaining 8% either plan to vote for a third-party candidate or are undecided.
In contrast, among respondents who did not identify as Evangelical, 47% expressed support for Harris, compared to 38% for Trump.
The poll also found that Christian voters who attend church at least once a month were more likely to support Trump, with 49% backing the former president and 41% supporting the current vice president.
The data was collected from an online survey of 1,200 Americans conducted between Aug. 14 and 30, with a margin of error of ±3.3%. An Evangelical was defined in the study as a respondent who agreed with four key theological statements about the Bible, evangelism, and salvation through Christ.
Lifeway noted that these findings are similar to the 2020 election, when 61% of Evangelicals supported Trump compared to 29% for Democrat Joe Biden.
“Evangelical beliefs are theological in nature,” said Lifeway Research Executive Director Scott McConnell. “Biblical views can influence what a person wants for society and what they think is the best way to get there, but choosing a presidential candidate is not something all people with Evangelical beliefs agree on."
Earlier this month, a separate Lifeway poll found that Protestant pastors were also twice as likely to support Trump over Harris, with 50% backing Trump and 24% supporting Harris, while 23% remained undecided.
TOPICS: Evangelical Christian; Moral Issues; Religion & Culture; Religion & Politics
KEYWORDS: 2024; elections; evangelicals; harris; kamala; lifewayresearch; trump
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1 posted on 09/28/2024 9:25:52 PM PDT by SeekAndFind
To: SeekAndFind
According to exit polls from the 2020 U.S. presidential election, approximately 52% of Catholic voters supported Joe Biden.
The Catholic Bishops have some convincing to do for 2024, especially with abortion ( particularly women) and LGBT lifestyles so prominent in the culture.
2 posted on 09/28/2024 9:31:16 PM PDT by SeekAndFind
To: SeekAndFind
Hard to support one of Satan’s henchpersons.
3 posted on 09/28/2024 9:32:22 PM PDT by rktman (Destroy America from within? Check! WTH? Enlisted USN 1967 to end up with this💩? 🚫💉! 🇮🇱👍!)
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