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10 things to know on #ElectionDay 
about white evangelical Protestants.
1. @PRRIpoll finds white evangelical support for Trump is as strong as ever: Among likely voters, 79% say they’ll vote for Trump; 74% favorable. No gender gap.
@PRRIpoll https://www.prri.org/research/what-are-americans-worried-about-in-the-2020-election/
about white evangelical Protestants.1. @PRRIpoll finds white evangelical support for Trump is as strong as ever: Among likely voters, 79% say they’ll vote for Trump; 74% favorable. No gender gap.
@PRRIpoll https://www.prri.org/research/what-are-americans-worried-about-in-the-2020-election/
2. White evangelicals are declining as a proportion of the U.S. population:
21% in 2008
20% in 2012
17% in 2016
15% today.
@PRRIpoll #ElectionDay https://smile.amazon.com/End-White-Christian-America/dp/1501122320/
21% in 2008
20% in 2012
17% in 2016
15% today.
@PRRIpoll #ElectionDay
https://smile.amazon.com/End-White-Christian-America/dp/1501122320/
3. Most of the new battleground states are more competitive b/c of white evangelical decline as proportion of population:
GA: 22% -> 18% (-4)
IA: 22% -> 18% (-4)
NC: 28% -> 20% (-8)
OH: 23% -> 19% (-4)
@PRRIpoll #ElectionDay
http://ava.prri.org/#religious/2019/States/religion/m/US-GA,US-IA,US-NC,US-OH,national
GA: 22% -> 18% (-4)
IA: 22% -> 18% (-4)
NC: 28% -> 20% (-8)
OH: 23% -> 19% (-4)
@PRRIpoll #ElectionDay
http://ava.prri.org/#religious/2019/States/religion/m/US-GA,US-IA,US-NC,US-OH,national
4. White evangelicals are outliers in terms of their issue priorities. ONLY religious group…
-w/ majority saying abortion and terrorism are critical
-that does NOT rank coronavirus as critical
@PRRIpoll #ElectionDay
https://www.prri.org/research/amid-multiple-crises-trump-and-biden-supporters-see-different-realities-and-futures-for-the-nation/
-w/ majority saying abortion and terrorism are critical
-that does NOT rank coronavirus as critical
@PRRIpoll #ElectionDay
https://www.prri.org/research/amid-multiple-crises-trump-and-biden-supporters-see-different-realities-and-futures-for-the-nation/
5. While white evangelicals rank abortion as critical issue, few are single-issue voters. Just 36% say they'd ONLY vote for a candidate who shares their view on abortion.
@PRRIpoll #ElectionDay https://www.prri.org/research/amid-multiple-crises-trump-and-biden-supporters-see-different-realities-and-futures-for-the-nation/
@PRRIpoll #ElectionDay
https://www.prri.org/research/amid-multiple-crises-trump-and-biden-supporters-see-different-realities-and-futures-for-the-nation/
6. White evangelicals are not supporting Trump DESPITE his anti-immigrant, anti-Muslim, and anti-Black rhetoric. These sentiments are part of shared worldview, the ties that bind white evangelicals and Trump.
#WhiteTooLong #ElectionDay https://smile.amazon.com/White-Too-Long-Supremacy-Christianity/dp/1982122862/
#WhiteTooLong #ElectionDay
https://smile.amazon.com/White-Too-Long-Supremacy-Christianity/dp/1982122862/
7. White evangelicals are the only religious group in which a majority (59%) believe immigrants are invading our country and replacing our cultural and ethnic background.
@PRRIpoll #ElectionDay https://www.prri.org/research/amid-multiple-crises-trump-and-biden-supporters-see-different-realities-and-futures-for-the-nation/
@PRRIpoll #ElectionDay
https://www.prri.org/research/amid-multiple-crises-trump-and-biden-supporters-see-different-realities-and-futures-for-the-nation/
8. White evangelicals are the only religious group in which a majority (71%) believe that the values of Islam are at odds with American values and way of life.
@PRRIpoll #ElectionDay https://www.prri.org/research/amid-multiple-crises-trump-and-biden-supporters-see-different-realities-and-futures-for-the-nation/
@PRRIpoll #ElectionDay
https://www.prri.org/research/amid-multiple-crises-trump-and-biden-supporters-see-different-realities-and-futures-for-the-nation/
9. Most white evangelicals don't see systemic racism. While most Americans say the killing of Black Americans by police are part of a pattern of how police treat African Americans, 7 in 10 white evangelicals say these are isolated incidents.
@PRRIpoll https://www.prri.org/research/amid-multiple-crises-trump-and-biden-supporters-see-different-realities-and-futures-for-the-nation/
@PRRIpoll https://www.prri.org/research/amid-multiple-crises-trump-and-biden-supporters-see-different-realities-and-futures-for-the-nation/
10. While 6 in 10 Americans say Trump’s decisions/behavior have encouraged white supremacist groups, 6 in 10 white evangelicals say they have had no impact.
@PRRIpoll #ElectionDay https://www.prri.org/research/amid-multiple-crises-trump-and-biden-supporters-see-different-realities-and-futures-for-the-nation/
@PRRIpoll #ElectionDay
https://www.prri.org/research/amid-multiple-crises-trump-and-biden-supporters-see-different-realities-and-futures-for-the-nation/
