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Americans have become more likely to say Trump is not too or not at all religious

Pew Research Center · Chip Rotolo · last updated

Among Trump’s strongest supporters, relatively few people say they think he is very religious. Just 8% of Republicans and 5% of White evangelicals say this is the case.

Seven-in-ten Americans say President Donald Trump is not too or not at all religious, according to a new Pew Research Center survey. That’s up 8 percentage points since we last asked this question in fall 2024.

At the same time, many Republicans and White evangelical Protestants say Trump stands up for people with religious beliefs like theirs.

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