{"id":299858,"date":"2026-04-16T11:03:19","date_gmt":"2026-04-16T15:03:19","guid":{"rendered":""},"modified":"2026-05-02T00:29:04","modified_gmt":"2026-05-02T04:29:04","slug":"americans-have-become-more-likely-to-say-trump-is-not-too-or-not-at-all-religious","status":"publish","type":"short-read","link":"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/short-reads\/2026\/04\/16\/americans-have-become-more-likely-to-say-trump-is-not-too-or-not-at-all-religious\/","title":{"rendered":"Americans have become more likely to say Trump is not too or not at all religious"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-full is-resized\"><img data-dominant-color=\"75655d\" data-has-transparency=\"false\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1280\" height=\"720\"  srcset=\"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2026\/04\/PF_26.04.16_TrumpReligion_featured.jpg?resize=480,270 480w, https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2026\/04\/PF_26.04.16_TrumpReligion_featured.jpg?resize=782,440 782w, https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2026\/04\/PF_26.04.16_TrumpReligion_featured.jpg?resize=960,540 960w, https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2026\/04\/PF_26.04.16_TrumpReligion_featured.jpg?resize=1200,675 1200w, https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2026\/04\/PF_26.04.16_TrumpReligion_featured.jpg?resize=1280,720 1280w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 480px) 480px, (max-width: 782px) 782px, 640px\" src=\"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2026\/04\/PF_26.04.16_TrumpReligion_featured.jpg\" alt=\"Photo: White House Faith Office Senior Adviser Paula White-Cain sings next to President Donald Trump during a National Day of Prayer event at the White House, attended by religious leaders of different faiths, on May 1, 2025. (Andrew Harnik\/Getty Images)\" class=\"wp-image-299872 not-transparent\" style=\"--dominant-color: #75655d; width:640px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">White House Faith Office Senior Adviser Paula White-Cain sings next to President Donald Trump during a National Day of Prayer event at the White House, attended by religious leaders of different faiths, on May 1, 2025. (Andrew Harnik\/Getty Images)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Seven-in-ten Americans say President Donald Trump is not too or not at all religious, according to a new Pew Research Center survey. That\u2019s up 8 percentage points since we last asked this question in fall 2024.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group alignright has-global-padding is-layout-constrained wp-container-core-group-is-layout-17d60f91 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=\"2b20a1cd-913a-4a66-bb5c-a9bbb44b2c3c\" data-wp-interactive=\"prc-chart-builder\/controller\" data-wp-context=\"{&quot;id&quot;:&quot;2b20a1cd-913a-4a66-bb5c-a9bbb44b2c3c&quot;,&quot;postId&quot;:299858,&quot;postUrl&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/alpha.pewresearch.org\\\/pewresearch-org\\\/short-reads\\\/2026\\\/04\\\/16\\\/americans-have-become-more-likely-to-say-trump-is-not-too-or-not-at-all-religious\\\/&quot;,&quot;chartPostUrl&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/alpha.pewresearch.org\\\/pewresearch-org\\\/chart\\\/7-in-10-u-s-adults-say-trump-is-not-too-or-not-at-all-religious\\\/&quot;,&quot;postPubDate&quot;:&quot;2026-04-16&quot;,&quot;rootUrl&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/alpha.pewresearch.org\\\/pewresearch-org&quot;,&quot;featuredImageId&quot;:300693,&quot;featuredImageUrl&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/alpha.pewresearch.org\\\/pewresearch-org\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/sites\\\/20\\\/2026\\\/04\\\/7_in_10_us_adults_say_trump_is_not_too_or_not_at_all_religious-299553-1777049609.png&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;7 in 10 U.S. adults say Trump is not too or not at all religious&quot;,&quot;subtitle&quot;:&quot;% who say Donald Trump is \\u2026&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.&quot;,&quot;tag&quot;:&quot;PEW RESEARCH CENTER&quot;,&quot;tableData&quot;:{&quot;header&quot;:[&quot;&quot;,&quot;Very religious&quot;,&quot;Somewhat religious&quot;,&quot;Not too\\\/Not at all religious&quot;],&quot;rows&quot;:[[&quot;02-2020&quot;,&quot;7&quot;,&quot;28&quot;,&quot;63&quot;],[&quot;03-2021&quot;,&quot;6&quot;,&quot;26&quot;,&quot;67&quot;],[&quot;02-2024&quot;,&quot;4&quot;,&quot;25&quot;,&quot;68&quot;],[&quot;10-2024&quot;,&quot;6&quot;,&quot;31&quot;,&quot;62&quot;],[&quot;04-2026&quot;,&quot;5&quot;,&quot;24&quot;,&quot;70&quot;]],&quot;footer&quot;:[]},&quot;isFreeformChart&quot;:false}\" 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-wp-init--reset-tab-on-navigation=\"callbacks.resetTabOnNavigation\" data-png-url=\"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2026\/04\/7_in_10_us_adults_say_trump_is_not_too_or_not_at_all_religious-299553-1777049609.png\" data-has-csv=\"true\" data-allow-data-download=\"true\" data-post-url=\"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/short-reads\/2026\/04\/16\/americans-have-become-more-likely-to-say-trump-is-not-too-or-not-at-all-religious\/\" data-chart-url=\"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/chart\/7-in-10-u-s-adults-say-trump-is-not-too-or-not-at-all-religious\/\" data-chart-title=\"7 in 10 U.S. adults say Trump is not too or not at all religious\">\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=\"2b20a1cd-913a-4a66-bb5c-a9bbb44b2c3c-chart\" data-wp-interactive=\"prc-chart-builder\/chart\" data-prc-chart-id=\"2b20a1cd-913a-4a66-bb5c-a9bbb44b2c3c-chart\" data-wp-context=\"{&quot;id&quot;:&quot;2b20a1cd-913a-4a66-bb5c-a9bbb44b2c3c-chart&quot;}\" data-wp-watch--init-render=\"callbacks.watchForRender\" data-wp-watch--sync-navigation=\"callbacks.syncOnNavigation\" data-wp-on-window--resize=\"callbacks.watchForResize\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"cb__text-wrapper\" style=\"max-width:310px;width:100%;margin-left:auto;margin-right:auto;\">\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\" data-meta-field=\"title\">7 in 10 U.S. adults say Trump is not too or not at all religious<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"cb__subtitle\" data-meta-field=\"subtitle\">% who say Donald Trump is \u2026<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"2b20a1cd-913a-4a66-bb5c-a9bbb44b2c3c-chart\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2026\/04\/7_in_10_us_adults_say_trump_is_not_too_or_not_at_all_religious-299553-1777049609.png\" alt=\"Chart\" class=\"chart-fallback chart-fallback--png\" style=\"width:310px;height:auto;\" \/><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"cb__note cb__note--note\" data-meta-field=\"note\">Note: Those who did not answer are not shown.<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"cb__note cb__note--source\" data-meta-field=\"source\">Source: Survey of U.S. adults conducted April 6-12, 2026.<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"cb__tag\" data-meta-field=\"tag\">PEW RESEARCH CENTER<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<hr class=\"cb__hr\" style=\"margin: 10px 0 0; 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The survey was conducted April 6-12, 2026, just before Trump <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/live\/2026\/04\/13\/us\/trump-news\">criticized Pope Leo XIV<\/a> and posted an image on social media depicting himself as a Jesus-like figure. Trump later <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cnbc.com\/2026\/04\/13\/trump-jesus-truth-social-pope-leo.html\">deleted the image<\/a> and said he intended to show himself as a doctor.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Democrats and Democratic-leaning independents are much more likely than Republicans and Republican leaners to say Trump is not too or not at all religious (89% vs. 49%).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group alignright has-global-padding is-layout-constrained wp-container-core-group-is-layout-bd6cbb4d 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=\"eb97751f-5365-4fe7-9127-4db94b04075d\" data-wp-interactive=\"prc-chart-builder\/controller\" data-wp-context=\"{&quot;id&quot;:&quot;eb97751f-5365-4fe7-9127-4db94b04075d&quot;,&quot;postId&quot;:299858,&quot;postUrl&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/alpha.pewresearch.org\\\/pewresearch-org\\\/short-reads\\\/2026\\\/04\\\/16\\\/americans-have-become-more-likely-to-say-trump-is-not-too-or-not-at-all-religious\\\/&quot;,&quot;chartPostUrl&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/alpha.pewresearch.org\\\/pewresearch-org\\\/chart\\\/across-faith-groups-relatively-few-americans-view-trump-as-very-religious\\\/&quot;,&quot;postPubDate&quot;:&quot;2026-04-16&quot;,&quot;rootUrl&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/alpha.pewresearch.org\\\/pewresearch-org&quot;,&quot;featuredImageId&quot;:300694,&quot;featuredImageUrl&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/alpha.pewresearch.org\\\/pewresearch-org\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/sites\\\/20\\\/2026\\\/04\\\/across_faith_groups_relatively_few_americans_view_trump_as_very_religious-299671-1777049619.png&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;Across faith groups, relatively few Americans view Trump as very religious&quot;,&quot;subtitle&quot;:&quot;% who say Donald Trump is \\u2026&quot;,&quot;note&quot;:&quot;Note: Those who did not answer are not shown. 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max-width: 420px;\">\n\t\t\t<div data-wp-interactive=\"prc-chart-builder\/chart\" data-wp-context=\"{&quot;id&quot;:&quot;eb97751f-5365-4fe7-9127-4db94b04075d-chart&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"cb__title\" data-meta-field=\"title\">Across faith groups, relatively few Americans view Trump as very religious<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"cb__subtitle\" data-meta-field=\"subtitle\">% who say Donald Trump is \u2026<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/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 style=\"width:150px\"><\/th><th style=\"text-align:center\">Very religious<\/th><th style=\"text-align:center\">Somewhat religious<\/th><th style=\"text-align:center\">Not too\/Not at all religious<\/th><th class=\"is-column-hidden\">Group<\/th><\/tr><\/thead><tbody><tr><td style=\"width:150px\" data-prc-v-col=\"0\">U.S. adults<\/td><td style=\"text-align:center\" data-prc-v-col=\"1\">5<\/td><td style=\"text-align:center\" data-prc-v-col=\"2\">24<\/td><td style=\"text-align:center\" data-prc-v-col=\"3\">70<\/td><td class=\"is-column-hidden\" data-prc-v-col=\"4\">1<\/td><\/tr><tr><td style=\"width:150px\" data-prc-v-col=\"0\">Protestant<\/td><td style=\"text-align:center\" data-prc-v-col=\"1\">5<\/td><td style=\"text-align:center\" data-prc-v-col=\"2\">31<\/td><td style=\"text-align:center\" data-prc-v-col=\"3\">64<\/td><td class=\"is-column-hidden\" data-prc-v-col=\"4\">2<\/td><\/tr><tr><td style=\"width:150px\" data-prc-v-col=\"0\">&gt; 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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<div class=\"cb__note cb__note--source\" data-meta-field=\"source\">Source: Survey of U.S. adults conducted April 6-12, 2026.<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"cb__tag\" data-meta-field=\"tag\">PEW RESEARCH CENTER<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/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=\"eb97751f-5365-4fe7-9127-4db94b04075d\" 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=\"eb97751f-5365-4fe7-9127-4db94b04075d\" 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--download-image\" data-chart-id=\"eb97751f-5365-4fe7-9127-4db94b04075d\" data-wp-on--click=\"actions.downloadImage\">Download Image<\/button><button class=\"view-button view-button--share\" data-chart-view=\"share\" data-chart-id=\"eb97751f-5365-4fe7-9127-4db94b04075d\" 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\">Conversely, Republicans are much more likely than Democrats to say he is somewhat religious (42% vs. 8%). White evangelical Protestants \u2013 a <a href=\"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/politics\/2024\/04\/09\/party-identification-among-religious-groups-and-religiously-unaffiliated-voters\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">mostly Republican-leaning group<\/a> \u2013 are also more inclined than people in other religious groups to view Trump as at least somewhat religious.<br><br>But even among Trump&#8217;s strongest supporters, relatively few people say they think he is very religious. Just 8% of Republicans and 5% of White evangelicals say this is the case.<br><br>People in both political parties have become more likely to say Trump is not too or not at all religious, compared with when we last asked this question in fall 2024. Among religious groups, Hispanic Catholics have had the largest shift on this question. Today, 80% of Hispanic Catholics say Trump is not too or not at all religious, up from 60% in the previous survey.<\/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. adults view the religiousness of President Donald Trump and how much they think he stands up for people with religious beliefs similar to their own.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 id=\"why-did-we-do-this\" class=\"wp-block-heading\">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. We regularly ask the U.S. public about how they view the religiousness of the president. For example, we have also asked about the religiousness of <a href=\"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/religion\/2024\/03\/15\/u-s-presidential-candidates-and-their-religious-engagement\/#how-religious-are-biden-and-trump\">Joe Biden<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/religion\/2016\/01\/27\/religion-and-the-2016-presidential-candidates\/#trends-in-perceptions-of-religiousness-obama-and-clinton\">Barack Obama<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/religion\/2016\/01\/27\/faith-and-the-2016-campaign\/\">presidential candidates<\/a> leading up to elections.<\/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 id=\"how-did-we-do-this\" class=\"wp-block-heading\">How did we do this?<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">This analysis includes findings from a survey of 3,592 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 April 6-12, 2026, and has an overall margin of error of plus or minus 1.9 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\/04\/SR_26.04.16_TrumpReligion_Questionnaire-FOR-PUBLICATION.pdf\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2026\/04\/SR_26.04.16_TrumpReligion_Questionnaire-FOR-PUBLICATION.pdf\">questions used<\/a> for this analysis, along with\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2026\/04\/SR_26.04.16_TrumpReligion_Topline-FOR-PUBLICATION.pdf\">responses<\/a> and the <a href=\"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2026\/04\/SR_26.04.16_TrumpReligion_Methodology-FOR-PUBLICATION.pdf\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2026\/04\/SR_26.04.16_TrumpReligion_Methodology-FOR-PUBLICATION.pdf\">survey\u00a0methodology<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/details>\n\n\n\n<h4 id=\"how-much-does-trump-stand-up-for-peoples-religious-beliefs\" class=\"wp-block-heading\">How much does Trump stand up for people\u2019s religious beliefs?<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Around one-fifth of U.S. adults (22%) say Trump stands up a great deal or quite a bit for people with religious beliefs similar to their own. Another 14% say he stands up some.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">By comparison, 47% say Trump stands up a little or not at all for people with religious beliefs like theirs; 17% are not sure.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Most Republicans say Trump stands up a great deal or quite a bit (43%) or some (22%) for people with their religious beliefs. By contrast, most Democrats (73%) say he stands up a little or not at all for people with their religious beliefs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Most White evangelicals, like Republicans as a whole, say Trump stands up at least some for people with their religious beliefs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group has-global-padding is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\"><figure class=\"wp-chart-builder\">\t\t<div style=\"max-width:640px\" class=\"wp-chart-builder-wrapper alignnone wp-block-prc-chart-builder-controller--freeform wp-block-prc-chart-builder-controller\" id=\"1b05e69d-b8eb-498a-92d6-b5dddf611d4c\" data-wp-interactive=\"prc-chart-builder\/controller\" data-wp-context=\"{&quot;id&quot;:&quot;1b05e69d-b8eb-498a-92d6-b5dddf611d4c&quot;,&quot;postId&quot;:299858,&quot;postUrl&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/alpha.pewresearch.org\\\/pewresearch-org\\\/short-reads\\\/2026\\\/04\\\/16\\\/americans-have-become-more-likely-to-say-trump-is-not-too-or-not-at-all-religious\\\/&quot;,&quot;chartPostUrl&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/alpha.pewresearch.org\\\/pewresearch-org\\\/chart\\\/two-thirds-of-white-evangelicals-say-trump-stands-up-at-least-some-for-their-religious-beliefs\\\/&quot;,&quot;postPubDate&quot;:&quot;2026-04-16&quot;,&quot;rootUrl&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/alpha.pewresearch.org\\\/pewresearch-org&quot;,&quot;featuredImageId&quot;:300695,&quot;featuredImageUrl&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/alpha.pewresearch.org\\\/pewresearch-org\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/sites\\\/20\\\/2026\\\/04\\\/two-thirds_of_white_evangelicals_say_trump_stands_up_at_least_some_for_their_religious_beliefs-299691-1777049643.png&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;Two-thirds of White evangelicals say Trump stands up at least some for their religious beliefs&quot;,&quot;subtitle&quot;:&quot;% who say Donald Trump stands up for people with religious beliefs similar to theirs \\u2026&quot;,&quot;note&quot;:&quot;Note: Those who did not answer are not shown. 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Hispanics are of any race.<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"cb__note cb__note--source\" data-meta-field=\"source\">Source: Survey of U.S. adults conducted April 6-12, 2026.<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"cb__tag\" data-meta-field=\"tag\">PEW RESEARCH CENTER<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<hr class=\"cb__hr\" style=\"margin: 10px 0 0px; max-width:640px;\" \/>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\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-1b05e69d-b8eb-498a-92d6-b5dddf611d4c\"\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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data-wp-context=\"{&quot;id&quot;:&quot;1b05e69d-b8eb-498a-92d6-b5dddf611d4c-chart&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"cb__title\" data-meta-field=\"title\">Two-thirds of White evangelicals say Trump stands up at least some for their religious beliefs<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"cb__subtitle\" data-meta-field=\"subtitle\">% who say Donald Trump stands up for people with religious beliefs similar to theirs \u2026<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"wp-chart-builder-table__inner\" style=\"max-width: 640px !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 style=\"border-radius:0;width:140px\"><\/th><th style=\"text-align:center\">NET A great deal\/Quite a bit\/Some<\/th><th style=\"text-align:center\">A great deal\/Quite a bit<\/th><th style=\"text-align:center\">Some<\/th><th style=\"text-align:center\">NET A little\/Not at all<\/th><th style=\"text-align:center\">Not sure<\/th><th class=\"is-column-hidden\">Group<\/th><\/tr><\/thead><tbody><tr><td style=\"border-radius:0;width:140px\" data-prc-v-col=\"0\">April 2026<\/td><td style=\"text-align:center\" data-prc-v-col=\"1\">36<\/td><td style=\"text-align:center\" data-prc-v-col=\"2\">22<\/td><td style=\"text-align:center\" data-prc-v-col=\"3\">14<\/td><td style=\"text-align:center\" data-prc-v-col=\"4\">47<\/td><td style=\"text-align:center\" data-prc-v-col=\"5\">17<\/td><td class=\"is-column-hidden\" data-prc-v-col=\"6\">1<\/td><\/tr><tr><td style=\"border-radius:0;width:140px\" data-prc-v-col=\"0\">Feb 2024<\/td><td style=\"text-align:center\" data-prc-v-col=\"1\">38<\/td><td style=\"text-align:center\" data-prc-v-col=\"2\">23<\/td><td style=\"text-align:center\" data-prc-v-col=\"3\">15<\/td><td style=\"text-align:center\" data-prc-v-col=\"4\">44<\/td><td style=\"text-align:center\" data-prc-v-col=\"5\">17<\/td><td class=\"is-column-hidden\" data-prc-v-col=\"6\">1<\/td><\/tr><tr><td style=\"border-radius:0;width:140px\" data-prc-v-col=\"0\">Protestant<\/td><td style=\"text-align:center\" data-prc-v-col=\"1\">48<\/td><td style=\"text-align:center\" data-prc-v-col=\"2\">31<\/td><td style=\"text-align:center\" data-prc-v-col=\"3\">17<\/td><td style=\"text-align:center\" data-prc-v-col=\"4\">40<\/td><td style=\"text-align:center\" data-prc-v-col=\"5\">12<\/td><td class=\"is-column-hidden\" data-prc-v-col=\"6\">2<\/td><\/tr><tr><td style=\"border-radius:0;width:140px\" data-prc-v-col=\"0\"> &gt;White evangelical<\/td><td style=\"text-align:center\" data-prc-v-col=\"1\">67<\/td><td style=\"text-align:center\" data-prc-v-col=\"2\">49<\/td><td style=\"text-align:center\" data-prc-v-col=\"3\">18<\/td><td style=\"text-align:center\" data-prc-v-col=\"4\">25<\/td><td style=\"text-align:center\" data-prc-v-col=\"5\">8<\/td><td class=\"is-column-hidden\" data-prc-v-col=\"6\">2<\/td><\/tr><tr><td style=\"border-radius:0;width:140px\" data-prc-v-col=\"0\"> &gt;White, not evangelical<\/td><td style=\"text-align:center\" data-prc-v-col=\"1\">47<\/td><td style=\"text-align:center\" data-prc-v-col=\"2\">27<\/td><td style=\"text-align:center\" data-prc-v-col=\"3\">19<\/td><td style=\"text-align:center\" data-prc-v-col=\"4\">42<\/td><td style=\"text-align:center\" data-prc-v-col=\"5\">11<\/td><td class=\"is-column-hidden\" data-prc-v-col=\"6\">2<\/td><\/tr><tr><td style=\"border-radius:0;width:140px\" data-prc-v-col=\"0\"> &gt;Black Protestant<\/td><td style=\"text-align:center\" data-prc-v-col=\"1\">24<\/td><td style=\"text-align:center\" data-prc-v-col=\"2\">8<\/td><td style=\"text-align:center\" data-prc-v-col=\"3\">11<\/td><td style=\"text-align:center\" data-prc-v-col=\"4\">60<\/td><td style=\"text-align:center\" data-prc-v-col=\"5\">20<\/td><td class=\"is-column-hidden\" 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