Nonetheless, evangelical voters are one of Trump’s most consistent voting blocs. Gallup’s Frank Newport looked at the question and came up with a simple and not-shocking answer: Evangelical support for Trump follows from the fact that they’re mostly Republican. Among Republican evangelicals, approval of Trump is essentially the same as nonevangelical Republicans, just as support among evangelical Democrats mirrors nonevangelical Democrats. (Philip Bump/The Washington Post)That evangelical support for Trump would be so strong, then, isn’t a surprise given how heavily Republican that group is. (Philip Bump/The Washington Post)Overall, a third of the Republican Party identifies as evangelical, according to Pew.

Source: Washington Post April 10, 2019 13:52 UTC