In just five years, white evangelicals have become much more likely to say a person who commits an “immoral” act can behave ethically in a public role. As a voting bloc, white evangelicals have been some of Trump’s strongest supporters this election cycle, though evangelical leaders have been divided on his candidacy. The new poll published Wednesday by Public Religion Research Institute suggested that evangelicals support Trump over Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton by 69 to 15 percent. The latest Post-ABC poll suggested that Trump’s support among evangelicals was strong, with a 54-point margin that has remained mostly consistent since the August conventions. In a survey conducted Oct. 10 to 13, 75 percent of white evangelical Protestants supported Trump while 20 percent supported Clinton.

Source: Washington Post October 19, 2016 19:10 UTC