{"id":16514,"date":"2012-01-11T00:00:01","date_gmt":"2012-01-11T05:00:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/short-reads\/%year%\/%monthnum%\/%day%\/romneys-mormon-faith-likely-a-factor-in-primaries-not-general-election\/"},"modified":"2024-04-14T03:42:29","modified_gmt":"2024-04-14T08:42:29","slug":"romneys-mormon-faith-likely-a-factor-in-primaries-not-general-election","status":"publish","type":"short-read","link":"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/short-reads\/2012\/01\/11\/romneys-mormon-faith-likely-a-factor-in-primaries-not-general-election\/","title":{"rendered":"Romney\u2019s Mormon Faith Likely a Factor in Primaries, Not General Election"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">About half of all voters, and 60% of evangelical Republicans, know that Mitt Romney is a Mormon. The former Massachusetts governor\u2019s religion has implications for his nomination run but not for the general election, should he be nominated as his party\u2019s standard bearer.<\/p>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">White evangelical Protestants \u2014 a key element of the GOP electoral base \u2014 are more inclined than the public as a whole to view Mormonism as a non-Christian faith. More than half (53%) of white evangelical Protestants say that the Mormon religion is not a Christian faith. About half of all Americans consider Mormonism as a Christian faith. This view is linked to opinions about Romney: Republicans who say Mormonism is not a Christian religion are less likely to support Romney for the GOP nomination and offer a less favorable assessment of him generally.<\/p>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">There is no evidence that Romney\u2019s Mormon faith would prevent rank-and-file Republicans, including white evangelicals, from coalescing around him if he wins the GOP nomination. Rather, the same Republicans who may have doubts about Romney\u2019s faith are among the most vehement opponents of Barack Obama. Fully 91% of white evangelical Republican voters say they would back Romney over Obama in a general election matchup, and 79% would support Romney \u2018strongly.\u2019 Overall, white evangelicals would be among the strongest Romney supporters if he is the GOP nominee. <a href=\"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/religion\/Politics-and-Elections\/Romneys-Mormon-Faith-Likely-a-Factor-in-Primaries-Not-in-a-General-Election.aspx?src=prc-number\">Read More<\/a><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>More than half (53%) of white evangelical Protestants view Mormonism as a non-Christian faith. 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