Republicans don’t own religion
Opinion, Politics
October 2, 2026

Republicans don’t own religion

For more than 50 years, voters of faith have aligned strongly with the Republican Party. In the last election, white evangelical Christians accounted for almost 1 in 4 voters, and they backed Donald Trump by an astounding 82% to 17%, according to exit polls. Voters with no religious ties, also about one-fourth of the electorate, supported Kamala Harris 71% to 27%.

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