President Trump is running ahead of where he was four years ago among evangelical voters, although deep divides remain among ethnic groups, according to a new LifeWay Research survey.
The poll of 1,200 Americans conducted Sept. 9-23 found that Trump leads Democratic nominee Joe Biden among evangelical likely voters, 61-29 percent. Four years ago, Trump led Hillary Clinton among that group in an October 2016 poll, 45-31 percent. Eight percent of evangelical likely voters are undecided; four years ago, it was 15 percent.
Although Trump has made significant inroads among evangelical voters in four years, major divides remain among whites, African Americans and other ethnicities.
Trump leads Biden among white evangelicals, 73-18 percent, while Biden leads among Black evangelicals, 69-19 percent. Trump leads among evangelicals of “other ethnicities,” 58-32 percent.
Trump’s support among white evangelicals also has increased in four years, from 65 percent in 2016 to 73 percent today. Yet Biden also is receiving more support from white evangelicals than did 2016 nominee Hillary Clinton (18 percent for Biden to 10 percent for Clinton).
“Voting for or against an incumbent president is a more certain situation for voters,” said Scott McConnell, executive director of LifeWay Research. “Fewer Americans including those with evangelical beliefs are on the fence than at…
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