{"id":303127,"date":"2026-05-14T09:31:31","date_gmt":"2026-05-14T13:31:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/?post_type=chart&#038;p=303127"},"modified":"2026-05-14T09:31:31","modified_gmt":"2026-05-14T13:31:31","slug":"most-americans-think-churches-should-not-endorse-political-candidates","status":"publish","type":"chart","link":"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/chart\/most-americans-think-churches-should-not-endorse-political-candidates\/","title":{"rendered":"Most Americans think churches should not endorse political candidates"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure class=\"wp-chart-builder\">\t\t<div style=\"max-width:420px\" class=\"wp-chart-builder-wrapper alignnone wp-block-prc-chart-builder-controller--freeform wp-block-prc-chart-builder-controller\" id=\"cae28e5c-c691-4d24-8131-6cbb8123ae8d\" data-wp-interactive=\"prc-chart-builder\/controller\" data-wp-context=\"{&quot;id&quot;:&quot;cae28e5c-c691-4d24-8131-6cbb8123ae8d&quot;,&quot;postId&quot;:303127,&quot;postUrl&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/alpha.pewresearch.org\\\/pewresearch-org\\\/chart\\\/most-americans-think-churches-should-not-endorse-political-candidates\\\/&quot;,&quot;chartPostUrl&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/alpha.pewresearch.org\\\/pewresearch-org\\\/chart\\\/most-americans-think-churches-should-not-endorse-political-candidates\\\/&quot;,&quot;postPubDate&quot;:&quot;2026-05-14&quot;,&quot;rootUrl&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/alpha.pewresearch.org\\\/pewresearch-org&quot;,&quot;featuredImageId&quot;:304583,&quot;featuredImageUrl&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/alpha.pewresearch.org\\\/pewresearch-org\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/sites\\\/20\\\/2026\\\/05\\\/most_americans_think_churches_should_not_endorse_political_candidates-303127-1778765528.png&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;Most Americans think churches should not endorse political candidates&quot;,&quot;subtitle&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;note&quot;:&quot;Note: Those who did not answer are not shown.&quot;,&quot;source&quot;:&quot;Source: Survey of U.S. adults conducted April 6-12, 2026.&lt;br&gt;\\u201cHow Americans Feel About Religion\\u2019s Influence in Government and Public Life\\u201d&quot;,&quot;tag&quot;:&quot;PEW RESEARCH CENTER&quot;,&quot;tableData&quot;:{&quot;header&quot;:[&quot;Question&quot;,&quot;Response&quot;,&quot;2019&quot;,&quot;2021&quot;,&quot;2022&quot;,&quot;2026&quot;],&quot;rows&quot;:[[&quot;During elections, should churches and other houses of worship come out in favor of one candidate over another?&quot;,&quot;Yes&quot;,&quot;23%&quot;,&quot;&quot;,&quot;20%&quot;,&quot;19%&quot;],[&quot;During elections, should churches and other houses of worship come out in favor of one candidate over another?&quot;,&quot;No&quot;,&quot;76%&quot;,&quot;&quot;,&quot;77%&quot;,&quot;79%&quot;],[&quot;Should churches and other houses of worship ...&quot;,&quot;Express views on day-to-day social\\\/political questions&quot;,&quot;36%&quot;,&quot;29%&quot;,&quot;31%&quot;,&quot;33%&quot;],[&quot;Should churches and other houses of worship ...&quot;,&quot;Keep out of political matters&quot;,&quot;63%&quot;,&quot;70%&quot;,&quot;67%&quot;,&quot;66%&quot;]],&quot;footer&quot;:[]}}\" data-wp-init--detect-web-share-support=\"callbacks.detectWebShareSupport\" data-wp-init--sync-table-height=\"callbacks.syncTableHeight\" data-wp-init--watch-chart=\"callbacks.watchChart\" data-png-url=\"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2026\/05\/most_americans_think_churches_should_not_endorse_political_candidates-303127-1778765528.png\" data-has-csv=\"true\" data-post-url=\"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/chart\/most-americans-think-churches-should-not-endorse-political-candidates\/\" data-chart-url=\"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/chart\/most-americans-think-churches-should-not-endorse-political-candidates\/\" data-chart-title=\"Most Americans think churches should not endorse political candidates\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"wp-chart-builder-chart\" data-chart-view=\"chart\" data-allow-overlay=\"true\" data-wp-class--active=\"state.isActive\">\t\t\t\t<div class=\"cb__text-wrapper\" style=\"max-width:420px;\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<hr class=\"cb__hr\" style=\"margin: 0 0 10px; 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