President Donald Trump speaks during a 2020 campaign rally Dec. 10, 2019, at the Giant Center in Hershey, Pennsylvania. (Matt Smith for WITF/PA Post)
Matt Smith for WITF/PA Post
President Donald Trump speaks during a 2020 campaign rally Dec. 10, 2019, at the Giant Center in Hershey, Pennsylvania. (Matt Smith for WITF/PA Post)
Matt Smith for WITF/PA Post
About 81% of white Evangelicals voted for President Trump in 2016 and polls of those who identify as Evangelical indicate the president continues to get their support going into the election year of 2020. Trump maintains that loyalty even though he has been accused of what many Christians would find objectionable behavior.
Abortion, same-sex marriage and appointment of conservative judges are three issues that conservative Evangelicals have cited as why they like Trump.
Bucknell University religious studies professor Brantley Gasaway has written about white Evangelicals, but also progressive Evangelicals and non-white Evangelicals, who don’t support Trump or his policies. He appears on Smart Talk to discuss the politics of these voters.