White evangelical support for Trump slips but still strong as midterms near
A Reuters/Ipsos poll finds white evangelical support for Donald Trump has slipped since January 2025 but still outpaces every other demographic group as the US midterms approach.
Donald Trump's support among white evangelical Protestant voters has slipped since he retook office in January 2025, but it remains the strongest of any demographic group, according to a new Reuters/Ipsos poll released this month.
The survey found the president's standing with white evangelicals, long the backbone of his coalition, has softened even as it continues to outpace his support among every other group tracked by the pollsters. Trump's overall approval rating has meanwhile fallen to an all-time low of 31 percent, the report said.
White evangelicals are considered one of the most important blocs in Republican politics. About 80 percent of them voted for Trump in the 2024 general election, and they made up nearly a third of his winning coalition, according to the report.
The findings land as both parties court religious voters ahead of the midterm elections, in which Democrats are widely favoured to take back control of the US House of Representatives. Republicans are counting on their base to turn out in force and counter signs of a Democratic surge.
On Wednesday, Trump campaigned in South Carolina, deep in the southern Bible Belt, where he carried the state by nearly 18 percentage points in 2024. Polls now suggest a tighter contest.
For all the slippage, the poll makes clear that white evangelicals remain Trump's most loyal demographic, a firewall the White House cannot afford to lose.
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