---
"title": "Approval of Democrats’ Election Wins by Evangelicals"
"description": "That's the percent of white evangelical Americans who say they are happy that the Democrats won control of Congress in the midterm elections -- substantially fewer than among other religious groups and seculars."
"date": "2007-02-05"
"authors":
  -
    "name": "Russell Heimlich"
    "job_title": "Former web developer"
    "link": "https://alpha.pewresearch.org/pewresearch-org/staff/russell-heimlich/"
"url": "https://alpha.pewresearch.org/pewresearch-org/short-reads/2007/02/05/approval-of-democrats-election-wins-by-evangelicals/"
---

# Approval of Democrats’ Election Wins by Evangelicals

Most Americans (60%) — including majorities of white mainline Protestants (56%), black Protestants (84%), white Catholics (60%) and seculars (72%) — say they are happy the Democrats won control of Congress in the November midterm election; only among white evangelicals did as many express unhappiness as expressed happiness with the Democrats’ victory (41% each). But regardless of who they think should take the lead in Washington, majorities of all religious groups (including 66% of white evangelicals) say that Republicans should try as best they can to work with Democrats to accomplish things, rather than standing up to Democrats on the issues.[Read More](https://alpha.pewresearch.org/pewresearch-org/pubs/273/public-cheers-democratic-victory)