Most White Americans who regularly attend worship services voted for Trump in 2020
During the 2020 U.S. presidential election, religion was an important topic and had an
influential role during votes. Part of the reason Republican candidate Donald Trump was able to
acquire support from White evangelical Protestants was due to the role religion played amongst
his party. Those who are religiously unaffiliated as well as Black Protestants sided with the
Democratic candidate, Joe Biden. Black voters, regardless of how frequently they attended
religious services showed massive support towards Biden in the 2020 elections.
Voters who
regularly attended religious services were more likely to vote for a Republican candidate as
opposed to those who less frequently attended these services were more likely to vote for a
Democratic candidate. Those who visited religious services consisted of 59% of voters who
casted their ballot for Trump, however, 40% opted for Biden. Voters who attended services a few
times or less throughout the year chose Biden, consisting of 58% while the others consisting of
40% voted for Trump.
Throughout this article we see a correlation of voters who have a religious affiliation and
frequently attend religious services are more likely to side with a Republican candidate such as
Trump. Voters who did not attend these religious services as often or just a few times a year were
more likely to choose the Democratic candidate such as Biden. Among these voters, race played
another separate factor, Trump supporters consisted of 71% of White religious attenders as
opposed to Biden supporters. This research provides incite on the way some voters are
influenced by their religion, as a Christian I choose to not follow blindly a leader who might not
always have the best intentions and would rather pretend or mock a religion for their personal
gain. Within society we also see a type of worship for Trump or any Republican candidate and
don’t realize what these candidates have to offer aside from religious views.
