Support for Trump slips among white evangelicals

CHRISTIAN TODAY

Support for Donald Trump has slipped in one of his core supporter groups – white evangelicals – although most still say they would vote for him. 

A new study by the Pew Research Center found a 6 percentage point drop in approval from white evangelical Protestants between April and June, from 78% to 72%.

This mirrors a 5-point drop from US adults overall during the same period. 

White evangelicals who say they “very strongly” approve of Trump’s performance is down 8 points, from 67% in April to 59% now. 

Nonetheless, the vast majority (82%) of white evangelical Protestants said they would vote for or lean towards voting for Trump if the 2020 presidential election were held today. Continue reading…