{"id":287240,"date":"2026-02-09T14:03:17","date_gmt":"2026-02-09T19:03:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/?post_type=short-read&#038;p=287240"},"modified":"2026-02-09T14:22:54","modified_gmt":"2026-02-09T19:22:54","slug":"white-evangelicals-remain-among-trumps-strongest-supporters-but-theyre-less-supportive-than-a-year-ago","status":"publish","type":"short-read","link":"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/short-reads\/2026\/02\/09\/white-evangelicals-remain-among-trumps-strongest-supporters-but-theyre-less-supportive-than-a-year-ago\/","title":{"rendered":"White evangelicals remain among Trump\u2019s strongest supporters, but they&#8217;re less supportive than a year ago"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">One year into President Donald Trump\u2019s second term, White evangelical Protestants remain among his strongest supporters.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group alignright has-global-padding is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\"><figure class=\"wp-chart-builder\">\t\t<div style=\"max-width:420px\" class=\"wp-chart-builder-wrapper alignnone wp-block-prc-chart-builder-controller\" id=\"d120e720-62e6-4fb6-bde8-15c6af9d3c70\" data-wp-interactive=\"prc-chart-builder\/controller\" data-wp-context=\"{&quot;id&quot;:&quot;d120e720-62e6-4fb6-bde8-15c6af9d3c70&quot;,&quot;postId&quot;:287240,&quot;postUrl&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/alpha.pewresearch.org\\\/pewresearch-org\\\/short-reads\\\/2026\\\/02\\\/09\\\/white-evangelicals-remain-among-trumps-strongest-supporters-but-theyre-less-supportive-than-a-year-ago\\\/&quot;,&quot;chartPostUrl&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/alpha.pewresearch.org\\\/pewresearch-org\\\/chart\\\/white-evangelicals-are-far-more-likely-than-americans-overall-to-view-trump-positively\\\/&quot;,&quot;postPubDate&quot;:&quot;2026-02-09&quot;,&quot;rootUrl&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/alpha.pewresearch.org\\\/pewresearch-org&quot;,&quot;featuredImageId&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;featuredImageUrl&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;White evangelicals are far more likely than Americans overall to view Trump positively&quot;,&quot;subtitle&quot;:&quot;% of __ who say they ...&quot;,&quot;note&quot;:&quot;Note: White adults include those who report being only one race and are not Hispanic.&quot;,&quot;source&quot;:&quot;Source: Survey of U.S. adults conducted Jan. 20-26, 2026.&quot;,&quot;tag&quot;:&quot;PEW RESEARCH CENTER&quot;,&quot;tableData&quot;:{&quot;header&quot;:[&quot;&quot;,&quot;All U.S. adults&quot;,&quot;White evangelical Protestants&quot;],&quot;rows&quot;:[[&quot;Approve of Trump\\u2019s job performance&quot;,&quot;37&quot;,&quot;69&quot;],[&quot;Support all\\\/most of Trump\\u2019s plans and policies&quot;,&quot;27&quot;,&quot;58&quot;],[&quot;Are extremely\\\/very confident Trump acts ethically in office&quot;,&quot;21&quot;,&quot;40&quot;]],&quot;footer&quot;:[]}}\" data-wp-init--detect-web-share-support=\"callbacks.detectWebShareSupport\" data-wp-init--sync-table-height=\"callbacks.syncTableHeight\" data-png-url=\"\" data-has-csv=\"true\" data-post-url=\"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/short-reads\/2026\/02\/09\/white-evangelicals-remain-among-trumps-strongest-supporters-but-theyre-less-supportive-than-a-year-ago\/\" data-chart-url=\"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/chart\/white-evangelicals-are-far-more-likely-than-americans-overall-to-view-trump-positively\/\" data-chart-title=\"White evangelicals are far more likely than Americans overall to view Trump positively\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"wp-chart-builder-chart\" data-chart-view=\"chart\" data-allow-overlay=\"true\" data-wp-class--active=\"state.isActive\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wp-chart-builder-inner wp-block-prc-chart-builder-chart\" id=\"chart-block-2\" data-wp-key=\"d120e720-62e6-4fb6-bde8-15c6af9d3c70-chart\" data-wp-interactive=\"prc-chart-builder\/chart\" data-wp-router-region=\"chart-d120e720-62e6-4fb6-bde8-15c6af9d3c70-chart\" data-wp-context=\"{&quot;id&quot;:&quot;d120e720-62e6-4fb6-bde8-15c6af9d3c70-chart&quot;}\" data-wp-watch--init-render=\"callbacks.watchForRender\" data-wp-on-window--resize=\"callbacks.watchForResize\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"cb__text-wrapper\" style=\"max-width:420px;\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<hr class=\"cb__hr\" style=\"margin: 0 0 10px; max-width:420px;\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"cb__title\">White evangelicals are far more likely than Americans overall to view Trump positively<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"cb__subtitle\">% of __ who say they &#8230;<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"d120e720-62e6-4fb6-bde8-15c6af9d3c70-chart\"><div class=\"chart-fallback chart-fallback--placeholder\" style=\"width:420px;min-height:200px;\"><\/div><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"cb__note\">Note: White adults include those who report being only one race and are not Hispanic.<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"cb__note\">Source: Survey of U.S. adults conducted Jan. 20-26, 2026.<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"cb__tag\">PEW RESEARCH CENTER<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<hr class=\"cb__hr\" style=\"margin: 10px 0 0; max-width:420px;\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\t\t\t<!-- register a callback on this div to see if the native share is supported -->\n\t\t\t<div\n\t\t\t\tclass=\"share-modal__overlay\"\n\t\t\t\tid=\"share-modal__overlay-d120e720-62e6-4fb6-bde8-15c6af9d3c70\"\n\t\t\t\tdata-wp-class--active=\"state.isActive\"\n\t\t\t\tdata-wp-class--web-share-supported=\"state.webShareSupported\"\n\t\t\t\tdata-wp-on--click=\"actions.hideModal\"\n\t\t\t\tdata-wp-on--keydown=\"actions.hideModal\"\n\t\t\t\tdata-chart-view=\"share\"\n\t\t\t><\/div>\n\t\t\t<!-- TODO: I would like to be able to use the social share block here. Need to modify it to work with the share modal. -->\n\t\t\t<div\n\t\t\t\tclass=\"share-modal\" id=\"share-modal-d120e720-62e6-4fb6-bde8-15c6af9d3c70\"\n\t\t\t\tdata-wp-class--active=\"state.isActive\"\n\t\t\t\tdata-wp-class--web-share-supported=\"state.webShareSupported\"\n\t\t\t\tdata-chart-view=\"share\"\n\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"share-modal__inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"share-modal__header\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"share-modal__title\">Share this chart<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<button class=\"share-modal__close\" aria-label=\"Close Share Modal\" data-wp-on--click=\"actions.hideModal\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"dashicons dashicons-no-alt\"><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/button>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"share-modal__body\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<button\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\ttype=\"button\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tclass=\"share-modal__button share-modal__button--twitter\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tdata-wp-on--click=\"actions.shareTwitter\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tdata-wp-on--keydown=\"actions.shareTwitter\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span>Share on X<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/button>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<button\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\ttype=\"button\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tclass=\"share-modal__button share-modal__button--facebook\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tdata-wp-on--click=\"actions.shareFacebook\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tdata-wp-on--keydown=\"actions.shareFacebook\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span>Share on Facebook<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/button>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wp-chart-builder-table\" data-chart-view=\"table\" data-wp-class--active=\"state.isActive\" id=\"d120e720-62e6-4fb6-bde8-15c6af9d3c70-table\" style=\"max-width:420px;\">\t\t\t<hr style=\"margin: 0px 0px 10px; max-width: 420px;\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"cb__title\">White evangelicals are far more likely than Americans overall to view Trump positively<\/div>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"cb__subtitle\">% of __ who say they &#8230;<\/div>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"wp-chart-builder-table__inner\" style=\"max-width: 420px !important; margin-bottom: 0; overflow: auto;\">\n\t\t\t\t\n<figure class=\"wp-block-prc-block-table is-scroll-on-pc is-scroll-on-mobile chart-builder-data-table has-sans-serif-font-family has-small-font-size\"><table class=\"has-fixed-layout is-sticky-first-column\"><thead><tr><th><\/th><th style=\"text-align:center\">All U.S. adults<\/th><th style=\"text-align:center\">White evangelical Protestants<\/th><\/tr><\/thead><tbody><tr><td>Approve of Trump\u2019s job performance<\/td><td style=\"text-align:center\">37<\/td><td style=\"text-align:center\">69<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Support all\/most of Trump\u2019s plans and policies<\/td><td style=\"text-align:center\">27<\/td><td style=\"text-align:center\">58<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Are extremely\/very confident Trump acts ethically in office<\/td><td style=\"text-align:center\">21<\/td><td style=\"text-align:center\">40<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<hr class=\"cb__download-data-button-hr\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"cb__download-data-button\">\n\t\t\t\t<a\n\t\t\t\t\tdata-wp-on--click=\"actions.downloadData\"\n\t\t\t\t\tdata-wp-on--keydown=\"actions.downloadData\"\n\t\t\t\t\ttabindex=\"0\"\n\t\t\t\t\trole=\"button\"\n\t\t\t\t\tclass=\"has-sans-serif-font-family\"\n\t\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t\tDownload data as .csv\n\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"cb__note\">Note: White adults include those who report being only one race and are not Hispanic.<\/div>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"cb__note\">Source: Survey of U.S. adults conducted Jan. 20-26, 2026.<\/div>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"cb__tag\">PEW RESEARCH CENTER<\/div>\n\t\t\t<hr style=\"margin: 10px 0px 0px; max-width: 420px;\">\n\t\t\t<\/div><div class=\"wp-chart-builder-view-buttons\" style=\"max-width:420px;\"><div class=\"wp-chart-builder-view-buttons__tabs\"><button class=\"view-button view-button--chart\" data-chart-view=\"chart\" data-chart-id=\"d120e720-62e6-4fb6-bde8-15c6af9d3c70\" data-wp-on--click=\"actions.setActiveTab\" data-wp-class--active=\"state.isActive\">Chart<\/button><button class=\"view-button view-button--table\" data-chart-view=\"table\" data-chart-id=\"d120e720-62e6-4fb6-bde8-15c6af9d3c70\" data-wp-on--click=\"actions.setActiveTab\" data-wp-class--active=\"state.isActive\">Data<\/button><\/div><div class=\"wp-chart-builder-view-buttons__actions\"><button class=\"view-button view-button--share\" data-chart-view=\"share\" data-chart-id=\"d120e720-62e6-4fb6-bde8-15c6af9d3c70\" data-wp-on--click=\"actions.setActiveTab\" data-wp-class--active=\"state.isActive\">Share<\/button><\/div><\/div>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The latest Pew Research Center survey, conducted Jan. 20-26, 2026, finds that most White evangelicals (69%) approve of the way Trump is handling his job as president. And a majority (58%) say they support all or most of his plans and policies.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">A smaller share of White evangelicals (40%) say they are extremely or very confident Trump acts ethically in office. But on this question, too, they express substantially more positive views than other Americans.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">At the same time, White evangelicals\u2019 views of Trump are <em>less<\/em> positive than they were in the early days of his second term. The changes in their views mirror those seen <a href=\"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/politics\/2026\/01\/29\/confidence-in-trump-dips-and-fewer-now-say-they-support-his-policies-and-plans\/\">among the U.S. public as a whole<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group alignright has-global-padding is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\"><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=\"01d8253f-d6f8-4bb4-b21d-595a70d97988\" data-wp-interactive=\"prc-chart-builder\/controller\" 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Need to modify it to work with the share modal. -->\n\t\t\t<div\n\t\t\t\tclass=\"share-modal\" id=\"share-modal-01d8253f-d6f8-4bb4-b21d-595a70d97988\"\n\t\t\t\tdata-wp-class--active=\"state.isActive\"\n\t\t\t\tdata-wp-class--web-share-supported=\"state.webShareSupported\"\n\t\t\t\tdata-chart-view=\"share\"\n\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"share-modal__inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"share-modal__header\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"share-modal__title\">Share this chart<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<button class=\"share-modal__close\" aria-label=\"Close Share Modal\" data-wp-on--click=\"actions.hideModal\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"dashicons dashicons-no-alt\"><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/button>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"share-modal__body\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<button\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\ttype=\"button\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tclass=\"share-modal__button share-modal__button--twitter\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tdata-wp-on--click=\"actions.shareTwitter\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tdata-wp-on--keydown=\"actions.shareTwitter\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span>Share on X<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/button>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<button\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\ttype=\"button\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tclass=\"share-modal__button share-modal__button--facebook\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tdata-wp-on--click=\"actions.shareFacebook\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tdata-wp-on--keydown=\"actions.shareFacebook\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span>Share on Facebook<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/button>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wp-chart-builder-table\" data-chart-view=\"table\" data-wp-class--active=\"state.isActive\" id=\"01d8253f-d6f8-4bb4-b21d-595a70d97988-table\" style=\"max-width:420px;\">\t\t\t<hr style=\"margin: 0px 0px 10px; max-width: 420px;\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"cb__title\">Compared with early 2025, fewer White evangelicals now have confidence that Trump acts ethically in office<\/div>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"cb__subtitle\">% of White evangelical Protestants who say they \u2026<\/div>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"wp-chart-builder-table__inner\" style=\"max-width: 420px !important; margin-bottom: 0; overflow: auto;\">\n\t\t\t\t\n<figure class=\"wp-block-prc-block-table is-scroll-on-pc is-scroll-on-mobile chart-builder-data-table has-sans-serif-font-family has-small-font-size\"><table class=\"has-fixed-layout is-sticky-first-column\"><thead><tr><th><\/th><th style=\"text-align:center\">Support all\/most of Trump\u2019s plans\/policies<\/th><th style=\"text-align:center\">Are extremely\/very confident Trump acts ethically in office<\/th><\/tr><\/thead><tbody><tr><td>01-2025<\/td><td style=\"text-align:center\">66<\/td><td style=\"text-align:center\">55<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>01-2026<\/td><td style=\"text-align:center\">58<\/td><td style=\"text-align:center\">40<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<hr class=\"cb__download-data-button-hr\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"cb__download-data-button\">\n\t\t\t\t<a\n\t\t\t\t\tdata-wp-on--click=\"actions.downloadData\"\n\t\t\t\t\tdata-wp-on--keydown=\"actions.downloadData\"\n\t\t\t\t\ttabindex=\"0\"\n\t\t\t\t\trole=\"button\"\n\t\t\t\t\tclass=\"has-sans-serif-font-family\"\n\t\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t\tDownload data as .csv\n\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"cb__note\">Note: White adults include those who report being only one race and are not Hispanic.<\/div>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"cb__note\">Source: Survey of U.S. adults conducted Jan. 20-26, 2026.<\/div>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"cb__tag\">PEW RESEARCH CENTER<\/div>\n\t\t\t<hr style=\"margin: 10px 0px 0px; max-width: 420px;\">\n\t\t\t<\/div><div class=\"wp-chart-builder-view-buttons\" style=\"max-width:420px;\"><div class=\"wp-chart-builder-view-buttons__tabs\"><button class=\"view-button view-button--chart\" data-chart-view=\"chart\" data-chart-id=\"01d8253f-d6f8-4bb4-b21d-595a70d97988\" data-wp-on--click=\"actions.setActiveTab\" data-wp-class--active=\"state.isActive\">Chart<\/button><button class=\"view-button view-button--table\" data-chart-view=\"table\" data-chart-id=\"01d8253f-d6f8-4bb4-b21d-595a70d97988\" data-wp-on--click=\"actions.setActiveTab\" data-wp-class--active=\"state.isActive\">Data<\/button><\/div><div class=\"wp-chart-builder-view-buttons__actions\"><button class=\"view-button view-button--share\" data-chart-view=\"share\" data-chart-id=\"01d8253f-d6f8-4bb4-b21d-595a70d97988\" data-wp-on--click=\"actions.setActiveTab\" data-wp-class--active=\"state.isActive\">Share<\/button><\/div><\/div>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">For instance, there has been an 8-percentage point drop since early 2025 in the share of White evangelicals who support all or most of Trump\u2019s plans and policies. And there has been a 15-point drop in the share who are confident Trump acts ethically in office.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Trump\u2019s approval rating among White evangelicals is also down compared with early 2025 (69% today vs. 78% then), though several other Center surveys over the past year have measured ratings near this level.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The comparatively positive views that evangelicals express about Trump reflect the group\u2019s partisan orientation. White evangelicals are <a href=\"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/politics\/2024\/04\/09\/party-identification-among-religious-groups-and-religiously-unaffiliated-voters\/\">heavily Republican<\/a>, and Republicans in general are far more positive toward Trump than Democrats are. Even among Republicans, however, confidence in Trump has declined over the past year.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The rest of this analysis looks at how people in other religious groups view Trump and how their views have changed since last year.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<details class=\"wp-block-details is-style-plus-icon has-border-color has-ui-gray-light-border-color has-ui-beige-very-light-background-color has-background has-sans-serif-font-family is-layout-flow wp-container-core-details-is-layout-61b01db2 wp-block-details-is-layout-flow\" style=\"border-width:1px;padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20);padding-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20);padding-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30);font-size:clamp(0.875em, 0.875rem + ((1vw - 0.2em) * 0.009), 0.88em);\"><summary>About this research<\/summary>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">This Pew Research Center analysis examines how U.S. religious groups view Donald Trump, including his plans and policies and his ethics as president. It focuses on Protestants, Catholics and religiously unaffiliated people. The survey did not include interviews with enough people in smaller groups (like Latter-day Saints, Orthodox Christians, Jews, Muslims, Buddhists or Hindus) to <a href=\"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/short-reads\/2022\/08\/08\/why-pew-research-center-typically-cant-report-the-views-of-smaller-u-s-religious-groups\/\">show their results separately<\/a> on all questions<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">For an overall summary of the survey\u2019s findings, including a detailed discussion of how Republicans and Democrats view these questions, <a href=\"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/politics\/2026\/01\/29\/confidence-in-trump-dips-and-fewer-now-say-they-support-his-policies-and-plans\/\">read our January report<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading has-small-font-size\" id=\"why-did-we-do-this\">Why did we do this?<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Pew Research Center conducts high-quality research to inform the public, journalists and leaders. Studying how religion relates to public life and politics is a key part of the Center\u2019s long-standing research.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Learn more about&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/about\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Pew Research Center<\/a>&nbsp;and&nbsp;our&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/topic\/religion\/\">religion research<\/a>. &nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading has-small-font-size\" id=\"how-did-we-do-this\">How did we do this?<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">This analysis includes findings from a survey of 8,512 U.S. adults who are part of the Center\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/the-american-trends-panel\/\">American Trends Panel<\/a> (ATP). The survey was conducted Jan. 20-26, 2026, and has an overall margin of error of plus or minus 1.4 percentage points.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Here are the\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2026\/01\/PP_2026-01-29_views-of-trump_questionnaire.pdf\">questions used for this analysis<\/a>, along with\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2026\/01\/PP_2026-01-29_views-of-trump_topline.pdf\">responses<\/a>,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2026\/02\/SR_26.02.09_evangelicals-trump_MOE.pdf\">sample size information<\/a> for religious groups and the <a href=\"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/politics\/2026\/01\/29\/views-of-trump-2026-methodology\/\">survey\u00a0methodology<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/details>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"support-for-trump-s-plans-and-policies\">Support for Trump\u2019s plans and policies<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group alignright has-global-padding is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\"><figure class=\"wp-chart-builder\">\t\t<div style=\"max-width:310px\" class=\"wp-chart-builder-wrapper alignnone wp-block-prc-chart-builder-controller\" id=\"a298a91b-689b-4d3a-a112-0e3067a787fa\" data-wp-interactive=\"prc-chart-builder\/controller\" data-wp-context=\"{&quot;id&quot;:&quot;a298a91b-689b-4d3a-a112-0e3067a787fa&quot;,&quot;postId&quot;:287240,&quot;postUrl&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/alpha.pewresearch.org\\\/pewresearch-org\\\/short-reads\\\/2026\\\/02\\\/09\\\/white-evangelicals-remain-among-trumps-strongest-supporters-but-theyre-less-supportive-than-a-year-ago\\\/&quot;,&quot;chartPostUrl&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/alpha.pewresearch.org\\\/pewresearch-org\\\/chart\\\/white-protestants-and-religious-nones-have-become-less-likely-to-support-all-or-most-of-trumps-agenda\\\/&quot;,&quot;postPubDate&quot;:&quot;2026-02-09&quot;,&quot;rootUrl&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/alpha.pewresearch.org\\\/pewresearch-org&quot;,&quot;featuredImageId&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;featuredImageUrl&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;White Protestants and religious \\u2018nones\\u2019 have become less likely to support all or most of Trump\\u2019s agenda&quot;,&quot;subtitle&quot;:&quot;% who say they support &lt;strong&gt;all\\\/most&lt;\\\/strong&gt; of Donald Trump\\u2019s plans and policies&quot;,&quot;note&quot;:&quot;Note: White and Black adults include those who report being only one race and are not Hispanic. Hispanics are of any race.&quot;,&quot;source&quot;:&quot;Source: Survey of U.S. adults conducted Jan. 20-26, 2026.&quot;,&quot;tag&quot;:&quot;PEW RESEARCH CENTER&quot;,&quot;tableData&quot;:{&quot;header&quot;:[&quot;&quot;,&quot;U.S. adults&quot;,&quot;White evangelical Protestant&quot;,&quot;White Protestant, not evangelical&quot;,&quot;Black Protestant&quot;,&quot;White Catholic&quot;,&quot;Hispanic Catholic&quot;,&quot;Religiously unaffiliated&quot;],&quot;rows&quot;:[[&quot;02-2025&quot;,&quot;35&quot;,&quot;66&quot;,&quot;46&quot;,&quot;8&quot;,&quot;51&quot;,&quot;20&quot;,&quot;20&quot;],[&quot;01-2026&quot;,&quot;27&quot;,&quot;58&quot;,&quot;33&quot;,&quot;6&quot;,&quot;46&quot;,&quot;18&quot;,&quot;13&quot;]],&quot;footer&quot;:[]}}\" data-wp-init--detect-web-share-support=\"callbacks.detectWebShareSupport\" data-wp-init--sync-table-height=\"callbacks.syncTableHeight\" data-png-url=\"\" data-has-csv=\"true\" data-post-url=\"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/short-reads\/2026\/02\/09\/white-evangelicals-remain-among-trumps-strongest-supporters-but-theyre-less-supportive-than-a-year-ago\/\" data-chart-url=\"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/chart\/white-protestants-and-religious-nones-have-become-less-likely-to-support-all-or-most-of-trumps-agenda\/\" data-chart-title=\"White Protestants and religious \u2018nones\u2019 have become less likely to support all or most of Trump\u2019s agenda\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"wp-chart-builder-chart\" data-chart-view=\"chart\" data-allow-overlay=\"true\" data-wp-class--active=\"state.isActive\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wp-chart-builder-inner wp-block-prc-chart-builder-chart\" id=\"chart-block-13\" data-wp-key=\"a298a91b-689b-4d3a-a112-0e3067a787fa-chart\" data-wp-interactive=\"prc-chart-builder\/chart\" data-wp-router-region=\"chart-a298a91b-689b-4d3a-a112-0e3067a787fa-chart\" data-wp-context=\"{&quot;id&quot;:&quot;a298a91b-689b-4d3a-a112-0e3067a787fa-chart&quot;}\" data-wp-watch--init-render=\"callbacks.watchForRender\" data-wp-on-window--resize=\"callbacks.watchForResize\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"cb__text-wrapper\" style=\"max-width:310px;\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<hr class=\"cb__hr\" style=\"margin: 0 0 10px; max-width:310px;\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"cb__title\">White Protestants and religious \u2018nones\u2019 have become less likely to support all or most of Trump\u2019s agenda<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"cb__subtitle\">% who say they support <strong>all\/most<\/strong> of Donald Trump\u2019s plans and policies<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"a298a91b-689b-4d3a-a112-0e3067a787fa-chart\"><div class=\"chart-fallback chart-fallback--placeholder\" style=\"width:310px;min-height:200px;\"><\/div><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"cb__note\">Note: White and Black adults include those who report being only one race and are not Hispanic. Hispanics are of any race.<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"cb__note\">Source: Survey of U.S. adults conducted Jan. 20-26, 2026.<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"cb__tag\">PEW RESEARCH CENTER<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<hr class=\"cb__hr\" style=\"margin: 10px 0 0; max-width:310px;\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\t\t\t<!-- register a callback on this div to see if the native share is supported -->\n\t\t\t<div\n\t\t\t\tclass=\"share-modal__overlay\"\n\t\t\t\tid=\"share-modal__overlay-a298a91b-689b-4d3a-a112-0e3067a787fa\"\n\t\t\t\tdata-wp-class--active=\"state.isActive\"\n\t\t\t\tdata-wp-class--web-share-supported=\"state.webShareSupported\"\n\t\t\t\tdata-wp-on--click=\"actions.hideModal\"\n\t\t\t\tdata-wp-on--keydown=\"actions.hideModal\"\n\t\t\t\tdata-chart-view=\"share\"\n\t\t\t><\/div>\n\t\t\t<!-- TODO: I would like to be able to use the social share block here. Need to modify it to work with the share modal. -->\n\t\t\t<div\n\t\t\t\tclass=\"share-modal\" id=\"share-modal-a298a91b-689b-4d3a-a112-0e3067a787fa\"\n\t\t\t\tdata-wp-class--active=\"state.isActive\"\n\t\t\t\tdata-wp-class--web-share-supported=\"state.webShareSupported\"\n\t\t\t\tdata-chart-view=\"share\"\n\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"share-modal__inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"share-modal__header\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"share-modal__title\">Share this chart<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<button class=\"share-modal__close\" aria-label=\"Close Share Modal\" data-wp-on--click=\"actions.hideModal\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"dashicons dashicons-no-alt\"><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/button>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"share-modal__body\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<button\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\ttype=\"button\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tclass=\"share-modal__button share-modal__button--twitter\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tdata-wp-on--click=\"actions.shareTwitter\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tdata-wp-on--keydown=\"actions.shareTwitter\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span>Share on X<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/button>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<button\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\ttype=\"button\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tclass=\"share-modal__button share-modal__button--facebook\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tdata-wp-on--click=\"actions.shareFacebook\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tdata-wp-on--keydown=\"actions.shareFacebook\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span>Share on Facebook<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/button>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wp-chart-builder-table\" data-chart-view=\"table\" data-wp-class--active=\"state.isActive\" id=\"a298a91b-689b-4d3a-a112-0e3067a787fa-table\" style=\"max-width:310px;\">\t\t\t<hr style=\"margin: 0px 0px 10px; max-width: 310px;\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"cb__title\">White Protestants and religious \u2018nones\u2019 have become less likely to support all or most of Trump\u2019s agenda<\/div>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"cb__subtitle\">% who say they support <strong>all\/most<\/strong> of Donald Trump\u2019s plans and policies<\/div>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"wp-chart-builder-table__inner\" style=\"max-width: 310px !important; margin-bottom: 0; overflow: auto;\">\n\t\t\t\t\n<figure class=\"wp-block-prc-block-table is-scroll-on-pc is-scroll-on-mobile chart-builder-data-table has-sans-serif-font-family has-small-font-size\"><table class=\"has-fixed-layout is-sticky-first-column\" style=\"min-width:800px\"><thead><tr><th><\/th><th style=\"text-align:center\">U.S. adults<\/th><th style=\"text-align:center\">White evangelical Protestant<\/th><th style=\"text-align:center\">White Protestant, not evangelical<\/th><th style=\"text-align:center\">Black Protestant<\/th><th style=\"text-align:center\">White Catholic<\/th><th style=\"text-align:center\">Hispanic Catholic<\/th><th style=\"text-align:center\">Religiously unaffiliated<\/th><\/tr><\/thead><tbody><tr><td>02-2025<\/td><td style=\"text-align:center\">35<\/td><td style=\"text-align:center\">66<\/td><td style=\"text-align:center\">46<\/td><td style=\"text-align:center\">8<\/td><td style=\"text-align:center\">51<\/td><td style=\"text-align:center\">20<\/td><td style=\"text-align:center\">20<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>01-2026<\/td><td style=\"text-align:center\">27<\/td><td style=\"text-align:center\">58<\/td><td style=\"text-align:center\">33<\/td><td style=\"text-align:center\">6<\/td><td style=\"text-align:center\">46<\/td><td style=\"text-align:center\">18<\/td><td style=\"text-align:center\">13<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<hr class=\"cb__download-data-button-hr\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"cb__download-data-button\">\n\t\t\t\t<a\n\t\t\t\t\tdata-wp-on--click=\"actions.downloadData\"\n\t\t\t\t\tdata-wp-on--keydown=\"actions.downloadData\"\n\t\t\t\t\ttabindex=\"0\"\n\t\t\t\t\trole=\"button\"\n\t\t\t\t\tclass=\"has-sans-serif-font-family\"\n\t\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t\tDownload data as .csv\n\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"cb__note\">Note: White and Black adults include those who report being only one race and are not Hispanic. Hispanics are of any race.<\/div>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"cb__note\">Source: Survey of U.S. adults conducted Jan. 20-26, 2026.<\/div>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"cb__tag\">PEW RESEARCH CENTER<\/div>\n\t\t\t<hr style=\"margin: 10px 0px 0px; max-width: 310px;\">\n\t\t\t<\/div><div class=\"wp-chart-builder-view-buttons\" style=\"max-width:310px;\"><div class=\"wp-chart-builder-view-buttons__tabs\"><button class=\"view-button view-button--chart\" data-chart-view=\"chart\" data-chart-id=\"a298a91b-689b-4d3a-a112-0e3067a787fa\" data-wp-on--click=\"actions.setActiveTab\" data-wp-class--active=\"state.isActive\">Chart<\/button><button class=\"view-button view-button--table\" data-chart-view=\"table\" data-chart-id=\"a298a91b-689b-4d3a-a112-0e3067a787fa\" data-wp-on--click=\"actions.setActiveTab\" data-wp-class--active=\"state.isActive\">Data<\/button><\/div><div class=\"wp-chart-builder-view-buttons__actions\"><button class=\"view-button view-button--share\" data-chart-view=\"share\" data-chart-id=\"a298a91b-689b-4d3a-a112-0e3067a787fa\" data-wp-on--click=\"actions.setActiveTab\" data-wp-class--active=\"state.isActive\">Share<\/button><\/div><\/div>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Among White Protestants who are <em>not<\/em> evangelical, support for Trump\u2019s plans and policies has dropped 13 points over the past year, from 46% to 33%.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Support has also declined among religiously unaffiliated Americans. Last year, 20% in this group said they support all or most of Trump\u2019s plans and policies; today, 13% do. (The religiously unaffiliated category, sometimes called the religious \u201cnones,\u201d includes people who describe themselves as atheist, agnostic or \u201cnothing in particular.\u201d)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Catholics\u2019 support for Trump\u2019s agenda has not changed significantly over the past year. &nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">And as was the case last year, very few Black Protestants support all or most of Trump\u2019s plans and policies (8% then, 6% now). Black Protestants are a <a href=\"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/politics\/2024\/04\/09\/party-identification-among-religious-groups-and-religiously-unaffiliated-voters\/\">largely Democratic-leaning group<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"views-on-trump-s-ethics-in-office\">Views on Trump\u2019s ethics in office<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group alignright has-global-padding is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\"><figure class=\"wp-chart-builder\">\t\t<div style=\"max-width:310px\" class=\"wp-chart-builder-wrapper alignnone wp-block-prc-chart-builder-controller\" id=\"3575979e-7f15-4c9e-b79a-fb48e0ec7f91\" data-wp-interactive=\"prc-chart-builder\/controller\" data-wp-context=\"{&quot;id&quot;:&quot;3575979e-7f15-4c9e-b79a-fb48e0ec7f91&quot;,&quot;postId&quot;:287240,&quot;postUrl&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/alpha.pewresearch.org\\\/pewresearch-org\\\/short-reads\\\/2026\\\/02\\\/09\\\/white-evangelicals-remain-among-trumps-strongest-supporters-but-theyre-less-supportive-than-a-year-ago\\\/&quot;,&quot;chartPostUrl&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/alpha.pewresearch.org\\\/pewresearch-org\\\/chart\\\/confidence-in-trumps-ethics-has-declined-in-several-religious-groups\\\/&quot;,&quot;postPubDate&quot;:&quot;2026-02-09&quot;,&quot;rootUrl&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/alpha.pewresearch.org\\\/pewresearch-org&quot;,&quot;featuredImageId&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;featuredImageUrl&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;Confidence in Trump\\u2019s ethics has declined in several religious groups&quot;,&quot;subtitle&quot;:&quot;% who are &lt;strong&gt;extremely\\\/very confident&lt;\\\/strong&gt; that Donald Trump acts ethically in office&quot;,&quot;note&quot;:&quot;Note: White and Black adults include those who report being only one race and are not Hispanic. 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Hispanics are of any race.<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"cb__note\">Source: Survey of U.S. adults conducted Jan. 20-26, 2026.<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"cb__tag\">PEW RESEARCH CENTER<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<hr class=\"cb__hr\" style=\"margin: 10px 0 0; max-width:310px;\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\t\t\t<!-- register a callback on this div to see if the native share is supported -->\n\t\t\t<div\n\t\t\t\tclass=\"share-modal__overlay\"\n\t\t\t\tid=\"share-modal__overlay-3575979e-7f15-4c9e-b79a-fb48e0ec7f91\"\n\t\t\t\tdata-wp-class--active=\"state.isActive\"\n\t\t\t\tdata-wp-class--web-share-supported=\"state.webShareSupported\"\n\t\t\t\tdata-wp-on--click=\"actions.hideModal\"\n\t\t\t\tdata-wp-on--keydown=\"actions.hideModal\"\n\t\t\t\tdata-chart-view=\"share\"\n\t\t\t><\/div>\n\t\t\t<!-- TODO: I would like to be able to use the social share block here. Need to modify it to work with the share modal. -->\n\t\t\t<div\n\t\t\t\tclass=\"share-modal\" id=\"share-modal-3575979e-7f15-4c9e-b79a-fb48e0ec7f91\"\n\t\t\t\tdata-wp-class--active=\"state.isActive\"\n\t\t\t\tdata-wp-class--web-share-supported=\"state.webShareSupported\"\n\t\t\t\tdata-chart-view=\"share\"\n\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"share-modal__inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"share-modal__header\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"share-modal__title\">Share this chart<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<button class=\"share-modal__close\" aria-label=\"Close Share Modal\" data-wp-on--click=\"actions.hideModal\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"dashicons dashicons-no-alt\"><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/button>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"share-modal__body\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<button\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\ttype=\"button\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tclass=\"share-modal__button share-modal__button--twitter\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tdata-wp-on--click=\"actions.shareTwitter\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tdata-wp-on--keydown=\"actions.shareTwitter\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span>Share on X<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/button>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<button\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\ttype=\"button\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tclass=\"share-modal__button share-modal__button--facebook\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tdata-wp-on--click=\"actions.shareFacebook\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tdata-wp-on--keydown=\"actions.shareFacebook\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span>Share on Facebook<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/button>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wp-chart-builder-table\" data-chart-view=\"table\" data-wp-class--active=\"state.isActive\" id=\"3575979e-7f15-4c9e-b79a-fb48e0ec7f91-table\" style=\"max-width:310px;\">\t\t\t<hr style=\"margin: 0px 0px 10px; max-width: 310px;\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"cb__title\">Confidence in Trump\u2019s ethics has declined in several religious groups<\/div>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"cb__subtitle\">% who are <strong>extremely\/very confident<\/strong> that Donald Trump acts ethically in office<\/div>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"wp-chart-builder-table__inner\" style=\"max-width: 310px !important; margin-bottom: 0; overflow: auto;\">\n\t\t\t\t\n<figure class=\"wp-block-prc-block-table is-scroll-on-pc is-scroll-on-mobile chart-builder-data-table has-sans-serif-font-family has-small-font-size\"><table class=\"has-fixed-layout is-sticky-first-column\" style=\"min-width:800px\"><thead><tr><th><\/th><th style=\"text-align:center\">U.S. adults<\/th><th style=\"text-align:center\">White evangelical Protestant<\/th><th style=\"text-align:center\">White Protestant, not evangelical<\/th><th style=\"text-align:center\">Black Protestant<\/th><th style=\"text-align:center\">White Catholic<\/th><th style=\"text-align:center\">Hispanic Catholic<\/th><th style=\"text-align:center\">Religiously unaffiliated<\/th><\/tr><\/thead><tbody><tr><td>02-2025<\/td><td style=\"text-align:center\">29<\/td><td style=\"text-align:center\">55<\/td><td style=\"text-align:center\">38<\/td><td style=\"text-align:center\">7<\/td><td style=\"text-align:center\">39<\/td><td style=\"text-align:center\">22<\/td><td style=\"text-align:center\">16<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>01-2026<\/td><td style=\"text-align:center\">21<\/td><td style=\"text-align:center\">40<\/td><td style=\"text-align:center\">26<\/td><td style=\"text-align:center\">7<\/td><td style=\"text-align:center\">34<\/td><td style=\"text-align:center\">14<\/td><td style=\"text-align:center\">10<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<hr class=\"cb__download-data-button-hr\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"cb__download-data-button\">\n\t\t\t\t<a\n\t\t\t\t\tdata-wp-on--click=\"actions.downloadData\"\n\t\t\t\t\tdata-wp-on--keydown=\"actions.downloadData\"\n\t\t\t\t\ttabindex=\"0\"\n\t\t\t\t\trole=\"button\"\n\t\t\t\t\tclass=\"has-sans-serif-font-family\"\n\t\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t\tDownload data as .csv\n\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"cb__note\">Note: White and Black adults include those who report being only one race and are not Hispanic. Hispanics are of any race.<\/div>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"cb__note\">Source: Survey of U.S. adults conducted Jan. 20-26, 2026.<\/div>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"cb__tag\">PEW RESEARCH CENTER<\/div>\n\t\t\t<hr style=\"margin: 10px 0px 0px; max-width: 310px;\">\n\t\t\t<\/div><div class=\"wp-chart-builder-view-buttons\" style=\"max-width:310px;\"><div class=\"wp-chart-builder-view-buttons__tabs\"><button class=\"view-button view-button--chart\" data-chart-view=\"chart\" data-chart-id=\"3575979e-7f15-4c9e-b79a-fb48e0ec7f91\" data-wp-on--click=\"actions.setActiveTab\" data-wp-class--active=\"state.isActive\">Chart<\/button><button class=\"view-button view-button--table\" data-chart-view=\"table\" data-chart-id=\"3575979e-7f15-4c9e-b79a-fb48e0ec7f91\" data-wp-on--click=\"actions.setActiveTab\" data-wp-class--active=\"state.isActive\">Data<\/button><\/div><div class=\"wp-chart-builder-view-buttons__actions\"><button class=\"view-button view-button--share\" data-chart-view=\"share\" data-chart-id=\"3575979e-7f15-4c9e-b79a-fb48e0ec7f91\" data-wp-on--click=\"actions.setActiveTab\" data-wp-class--active=\"state.isActive\">Share<\/button><\/div><\/div>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Compared with a year ago, White Protestants and religiously unaffiliated adults now have significantly less confidence that Trump acts ethically in office.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">For example, 26% of White nonevangelical Protestants are extremely or very confident Trump acts ethically in office, down from 38%.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">And the share of religious \u201cnones\u201d who have a lot of confidence in Trump\u2019s ethics now stands at 10%, down from 16%.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Confidence in Trump\u2019s ethics has remained low among Black Protestants.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"views-of-trump-s-job-performance\">Views of Trump\u2019s job performance<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group alignright has-global-padding is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\"><figure class=\"wp-chart-builder\">\t\t<div style=\"max-width:420px\" class=\"wp-chart-builder-wrapper alignnone wp-block-prc-chart-builder-controller\" id=\"ac21711b-c17b-4f17-9da7-6bb4779bd87c\" data-wp-interactive=\"prc-chart-builder\/controller\" data-wp-context=\"{&quot;id&quot;:&quot;ac21711b-c17b-4f17-9da7-6bb4779bd87c&quot;,&quot;postId&quot;:287240,&quot;postUrl&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/alpha.pewresearch.org\\\/pewresearch-org\\\/short-reads\\\/2026\\\/02\\\/09\\\/white-evangelicals-remain-among-trumps-strongest-supporters-but-theyre-less-supportive-than-a-year-ago\\\/&quot;,&quot;chartPostUrl&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/alpha.pewresearch.org\\\/pewresearch-org\\\/chart\\\/trump-approval-is-down-among-most-religious-groups-compared-with-a-year-ago\\\/&quot;,&quot;postPubDate&quot;:&quot;2026-02-09&quot;,&quot;rootUrl&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/alpha.pewresearch.org\\\/pewresearch-org&quot;,&quot;featuredImageId&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;featuredImageUrl&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;Trump approval is down among most religious groups compared with a year ago&quot;,&quot;subtitle&quot;:&quot;% who &lt;strong&gt;approve&lt;\\\/strong&gt; of the way Donald Trump is handling his job as president&quot;,&quot;note&quot;:&quot;Note: White and Black adults include those who report being only one race and are not Hispanic. 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Hispanics are of any race.<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"cb__note\">Source: Survey of U.S. adults conducted Jan. 20-26, 2026.<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"cb__tag\">PEW RESEARCH CENTER<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<hr class=\"cb__hr\" style=\"margin: 10px 0 0; max-width:420px;\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\t\t\t<!-- register a callback on this div to see if the native share is supported -->\n\t\t\t<div\n\t\t\t\tclass=\"share-modal__overlay\"\n\t\t\t\tid=\"share-modal__overlay-ac21711b-c17b-4f17-9da7-6bb4779bd87c\"\n\t\t\t\tdata-wp-class--active=\"state.isActive\"\n\t\t\t\tdata-wp-class--web-share-supported=\"state.webShareSupported\"\n\t\t\t\tdata-wp-on--click=\"actions.hideModal\"\n\t\t\t\tdata-wp-on--keydown=\"actions.hideModal\"\n\t\t\t\tdata-chart-view=\"share\"\n\t\t\t><\/div>\n\t\t\t<!-- TODO: I would like to be able to use the social share block here. 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max-width: 420px;\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"cb__title\">Trump approval is down among most religious groups compared with a year ago<\/div>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"cb__subtitle\">% who <strong>approve<\/strong> of the way Donald Trump is handling his job as president<\/div>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"wp-chart-builder-table__inner\" style=\"max-width: 420px !important; margin-bottom: 0; overflow: auto;\">\n\t\t\t\t\n<figure class=\"wp-block-prc-block-table is-scroll-on-pc is-scroll-on-mobile chart-builder-data-table has-sans-serif-font-family has-small-font-size\"><table class=\"has-fixed-layout is-sticky-first-column\" style=\"min-width:800px\"><thead><tr><th><\/th><th style=\"text-align:center\">U.S. adults<\/th><th style=\"text-align:center\">White evangelical Protestant<\/th><th style=\"text-align:center\">White Protestant, not evangelical<\/th><th style=\"text-align:center\">Black Protestant<\/th><th style=\"text-align:center\">White Catholic<\/th><th style=\"text-align:center\">Hispanic Catholic<\/th><th style=\"text-align:center\">Religiously unaffiliated<\/th><\/tr><\/thead><tbody><tr><td>02\/2025<\/td><td style=\"text-align:center\">47<\/td><td style=\"text-align:center\">78<\/td><td style=\"text-align:center\">57<\/td><td style=\"text-align:center\">18<\/td><td style=\"text-align:center\">59<\/td><td style=\"text-align:center\">31<\/td><td style=\"text-align:center\">33<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>04\/2025<\/td><td style=\"text-align:center\">40<\/td><td style=\"text-align:center\">72<\/td><td style=\"text-align:center\">51<\/td><td style=\"text-align:center\">10<\/td><td style=\"text-align:center\">51<\/td><td style=\"text-align:center\">26<\/td><td style=\"text-align:center\">26<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>06\/2025<\/td><td style=\"text-align:center\">41<\/td><td style=\"text-align:center\">74<\/td><td style=\"text-align:center\">51<\/td><td style=\"text-align:center\">15<\/td><td style=\"text-align:center\">54<\/td><td style=\"text-align:center\">27<\/td><td style=\"text-align:center\">27<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>08\/2025<\/td><td style=\"text-align:center\">38<\/td><td style=\"text-align:center\">70<\/td><td style=\"text-align:center\">51<\/td><td style=\"text-align:center\">16<\/td><td style=\"text-align:center\">48<\/td><td style=\"text-align:center\">25<\/td><td style=\"text-align:center\">24<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>09\/2025<\/td><td style=\"text-align:center\">40<\/td><td style=\"text-align:center\">72<\/td><td style=\"text-align:center\">52<\/td><td style=\"text-align:center\">15<\/td><td style=\"text-align:center\">56<\/td><td style=\"text-align:center\">23<\/td><td style=\"text-align:center\">26<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>01\/2026<\/td><td style=\"text-align:center\">37<\/td><td style=\"text-align:center\">69<\/td><td style=\"text-align:center\">46<\/td><td style=\"text-align:center\">12<\/td><td style=\"text-align:center\">52<\/td><td style=\"text-align:center\">23<\/td><td style=\"text-align:center\">24<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<hr class=\"cb__download-data-button-hr\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"cb__download-data-button\">\n\t\t\t\t<a\n\t\t\t\t\tdata-wp-on--click=\"actions.downloadData\"\n\t\t\t\t\tdata-wp-on--keydown=\"actions.downloadData\"\n\t\t\t\t\ttabindex=\"0\"\n\t\t\t\t\trole=\"button\"\n\t\t\t\t\tclass=\"has-sans-serif-font-family\"\n\t\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t\tDownload data as .csv\n\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"cb__note\">Note: White and Black adults include those who report being only one race and are not Hispanic. Hispanics are of any race.<\/div>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"cb__note\">Source: Survey of U.S. adults conducted Jan. 20-26, 2026.<\/div>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"cb__tag\">PEW RESEARCH CENTER<\/div>\n\t\t\t<hr style=\"margin: 10px 0px 0px; max-width: 420px;\">\n\t\t\t<\/div><div class=\"wp-chart-builder-view-buttons\" style=\"max-width:420px;\"><div class=\"wp-chart-builder-view-buttons__tabs\"><button class=\"view-button view-button--chart\" data-chart-view=\"chart\" data-chart-id=\"ac21711b-c17b-4f17-9da7-6bb4779bd87c\" data-wp-on--click=\"actions.setActiveTab\" data-wp-class--active=\"state.isActive\">Chart<\/button><button class=\"view-button view-button--table\" data-chart-view=\"table\" data-chart-id=\"ac21711b-c17b-4f17-9da7-6bb4779bd87c\" data-wp-on--click=\"actions.setActiveTab\" data-wp-class--active=\"state.isActive\">Data<\/button><\/div><div class=\"wp-chart-builder-view-buttons__actions\"><button class=\"view-button view-button--share\" data-chart-view=\"share\" data-chart-id=\"ac21711b-c17b-4f17-9da7-6bb4779bd87c\" data-wp-on--click=\"actions.setActiveTab\" data-wp-class--active=\"state.isActive\">Share<\/button><\/div><\/div>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Currently, White evangelicals are the only large religious group in which a clear majority approve of Trump\u2019s job performance.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Roughly half of White Catholics (52%) and White Protestants who are not evangelical (46%) also approve of the way Trump is handling his job.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">By comparison, Trump\u2019s approval rating is much lower among religious \u201cnones\u201d (24%), Hispanic Catholics (23%) and Black Protestants (12%). All &nbsp;three are <a href=\"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/politics\/2024\/04\/09\/party-identification-among-religious-groups-and-religiously-unaffiliated-voters\/\">traditionally Democratic groups<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In most religious groups, Trump\u2019s approval ratings are significantly lower now than in the first days of his new term. But they are generally on par with readings taken since April 2025.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Hispanic Catholics are the only religious group in which the decline in Trump\u2019s approval rating since early 2025 is <em>not <\/em>statically significant at the 95% confidence level. 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