White Evangelicals: Only Group With Majority Trump Support
White Evangelical Protestants are the only religious group in America where more people approve of President Donald Trump’s job performance than disapprove of it, according to a new Pew Research Center survey — but even among his most loyal faith bloc, Trump’s support has slipped sharply since he returned to office.
The survey, released October 13, found 58 percent of white Evangelical Protestants approve of Trump’s handling of the job, compared with 40 percent who disapprove. When Trump began his second term in January 2025, 78 percent of white evangelicals approved — a 20-point drop over roughly nine months.
Support Slipping in Every Faith Group
The decline is not limited to white evangelicals. Pew said Trump’s approval rating has fallen significantly among all US adults since the start of his second term, and the downward trend is visible in every religious group measured.
Approval fell from 58 percent to 38 percent among all Protestants, from 57 percent to 37 percent among white nonevangelical Protestants, and from 18 percent to 7 percent among Black Protestants. White Catholic approval dropped from 59 percent to 39 percent, and support among Hispanic Catholics fell from 31 percent to 18 percent.
Religiously unaffiliated Americans also soured on Trump’s performance: approval dropped from 33 percent to 17 percent among all unaffiliated adults, from 22 percent to 12 percent among agnostics, and from 17 percent to 8 percent among atheists. Overall, 68 percent of US adults now disapprove of Trump’s job performance, while 30 percent approve.
The findings come from a Pew survey of 5,062 US adults, including 3,917 registered voters, conducted from September 28 to October 4, 2026.
2026 Midterms: White Evangelicals Back the GOP
The same survey asked about the 2026 midterm elections — and white evangelicals again stood out. They are the only religious group in which a majority of registered voters say they would vote for the Republican candidate for the US House of Representatives in their district.
Nearly three-quarters of white Evangelical Protestants — 73 percent — said they would back the GOP candidate, with 12 percent supporting the Democrat and 16 percent undecided or backing a third-party candidate. Half of white Catholics also favored the Republican candidate, with 32 percent supporting Democrats.
The midterm numbers track with the 2024 presidential race, in which conservative evangelicals remained Trump’s most loyal constituency.
Source: Pew Research Center