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While President Trump frames himself as a defender of the Christian faith and enjoys support amongst evangelicals, a recent study shows that not many of them believe the President has a strong faith. A recent Pew study<\/a> conducted from April 6th<\/sup> to April 12th<\/sup>, just before the President\u2019s spat with the Pope, found that 70% of US adults believe the President is either \u201cnot too or not at all religious.\u201d \u00a0That\u2019s an 8-point increase from a poll conducted October 2024. Twenty-four percent stated the President is somewhat religious, while only five percent described him as \u201cvery religious.\u201d<\/p>\n

Even amongst white evangelicals, which have been the President\u2019s strongest supporters, only five percent would label President Trump as \u201cvery religious.\u201d Forty-four percent labeled him as \u201csomewhat\u201d while 51% labeled him as \u201cnot too\/ not at all religious.\u201d Not surprisingly, Democrats were less likely to describe President Trump as religious than Republicans. Fifty percent of Republican or Republican leaning respondent saw the President as \u201cvery\u201d or \u201csomewhat\u201d religious, while only 10% of Democrats or those that lean Democrat said the same. Eighty-nine percent of Democrats described him as either not too religious or not religious at all.<\/p>\n

While white evangelicals may not see Trump as particularly religious, 67% of them would describe President Trump as standing up for at least some of their religious beliefs. Fifty-one percent of white Catholics said the same, although whether or not that number has changed since the President\u2019s attack on Pope Leo is unknown. Democrats and Democrat leaners were the group to believe that Trump stood up the least for their religious values, with only 11% agreeing. These views have largely remained unchanged from the study in February 2024, aside from Hispanic Catholics. In 2024, 40% stated the President stood up a little or not at all for their religious beliefs. In the newest poll, that number had increased to 55%.<\/p>\n

Pew Research Center associate Chip Rotolo, who wrote the survey summary, discussed the findings on Instagram<\/a>. Rotolo noted that \u201cpeople have many different ideas about what it means to be religious. This question leaves that open to people\u2019s own evaluation. \u2026 We (are) simply trying to accurately capture the public\u2019s views and how that has changed over time.\u201d Evangelicals who support President Trump have often pointed to his policies while admitting there are certain personal failings, such as his adulterous marriage history and oftentimes vicious rhetoric, that make it difficult to fully support the President.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

While President Trump frames himself as a defender of the Christian faith and enjoys support amongst evangelicals, a recent study shows that not many of them believe the President has a strong faith. 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