Political Science

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?

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

Editor's note: We're delighted to welcome Joshua Wu as he starts a new series using data snapshots of evangelicals to frame conversations about the intersection of faith with our public social and political lives. Stay tuned for more soon. During this election season, hardly a day goes by without candidates citing Bible verses, touting their religious beliefs, and jostling to be America's pastor-in-chief. Regardless if public religious fervor reflects a genuine personal faith, it is undeniable that candidates … [Read more...] about The Myth of the Evangelical Voter