Author's note: During the US election season, we will be bombarded with a chorus if not cacophony of political coverage, punditry, and even misrepresentation of the presidential campaign. To help us navigate this noisy time, I will be presenting a series of empirical snapshots on how evangelical Christians perceive the two presumptive nominees for president. By “letting the data speak,” I will present a nonpartisan analysis of the social and political attitudes of our fellow Christians. While the findings should … [Read more...] about Engaging the Election: What Predicts Evangelical Approval/Disapproval of Trump?
Engaging the Election: How to Read the Polls
Author's note: During the US election season, we will be bombarded with a chorus if not cacophony of political coverage, punditry, and even misrepresentation of the presidential campaign. To help us navigate this noisy time, I will be presenting a series of empirical snapshots on how evangelical Christians perceive the two presumptive nominees for president. By “letting the data speak,” I will present a nonpartisan analysis of the social and political attitudes of our fellow Christians. While the findings should … [Read more...] about Engaging the Election: How to Read the Polls
Are evangelicals motivated by the same political issues as everybody else?
Do evangelicals use a different political calculus than non-evangelicals in determining which political candidates to support this election season? … [Read more...] about Are evangelicals motivated by the same political issues as everybody else?
The Myth of Evangelicals’ Political Apathy
Do evangelicals care about and participate in politics? While research firms, Christian leaders and presidential candidates portray American evangelicals as politically disengaged citizens who too often stay home instead of voting, claims of evangelicals' political apathy are overstated. Using data from the nationally representative survey 2016 National Election Study, I find self-identified evangelicals and weekly churchgoers vote more and are more politically active than non-evangelicals and infrequent churchgoers. … [Read more...] about The Myth of Evangelicals’ Political Apathy
Evangelical (Re)engagement of politics
Part of the ritual of the modern presidential election season is a vigorous debate about religion and politics, especially evangelicals and politics. This year is no exception. … [Read more...] about Evangelical (Re)engagement of politics