Evangelical Support of Trump

“White Evangelicals were the strongest voting demographic for Donald Trump. Exit polls say their support increased to 82 percent from 76 percent in 2020….But this win does not necessarily evince optimism.” - National Review

“ ‘Our people were elated, for the most part, over the election results,’ said Robert Jeffress, a Southern Baptist pastor.” - RNS

“The event took place at Worship with Wonder Church in Marietta, Georgia, and hosted roughly 3,000 attendees. Trump was interviewed by Paula White, who is the senior pastor of City of Destiny Church in Apopka, Florida, and personal pastor to Trump himself.” - Church Leaders

“Legal counsel… sent a cease-and-desist letter to Evangelicals for Harris after the political action committee rolled out a $1 million ad campaign last month using footage of the late Rev. Billy Graham to attack former President Donald Trump.” - CPost

“evangelicals have been regarded as a uniform, monolithic group… and that they are a reliable conservative voting bloc. As a scholar of American religion who has studied the evangelical movement for over 30 years, I was dissatisfied with this interpretation.” - The Conversation

“50% of U.S. Protestant pastors say they plan to vote for Donald Trump, while a quarter (24%) back Kamala Harris and 23% are undecided.” - Lifeway

“Trump and evangelicals made a deal in 2016…. Evangelicals delivered. Trump delivered. And now that the deal is done, Trump is no longer obligated to conservative evangelicals.” - Current

“In the end, though, it may all come down to this: a vote for Trump is, more than anything, a vote against Harris. So, we can vote for Trump without being enamored by him, without being his defenders or apologists, and without being unrealistic in our expectations.” - Michael Brown

Charlie Kirk Urges Pastors to Mobilize Churches for Trump - Ministry Watch

“61% of Protestants…said they believe the actions detailed in the trial were morally wrong, with only 35% contending the opposite. The breakdown was similar among Catholics (63% vs. 33%) and members of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (59% vs. 40%).” - RNS