In a notable turnaround from the 2016 Iowa caucuses, where Donald Trump received only 22% of the Evangelical vote, early entrance polls from CNN indicate that 55% of White evangelical Christians are supporting Trump in the current Iowa caucuses. This shift occurs despite Trump's performance in 2022, where he received the same 22% Evangelical vote, and concerns that he has attempted to alienate Evangelicals, with accusations of blaming them for past electoral setbacks and minimal outreach beyond the Roe v. Wade issue. The proportion of Republican caucus-goers identifying as evangelicals has decreased from 62% in 2016 to 51% in the current year, reflecting both Trump's transformation of the GOP into a more secular party and a general decline in religiosity in Iowa.
How God won Iowa for Trump: Evangelicals surged to support former president after splintering in 2016 https://t.co/WE87Gb2FDX https://t.co/NQkW1rSQLN
In 2016, 62% of Republican caucus-goers called themselves evangelicals. Tonight, it's 51%, per entrance polls. Trump has transformed the GOP to be a more secular party. But also declining religiosity: The percentage of Iowans tied to a church dropped 13% from 2010 to 2020.
According to early entrance polls from @CNN, 55% of White evangelical Christians are supporting Donald Trump in the Iowa caucuses. #IowaCaucus https://t.co/Q3gkpzslMB
Eight years ago, Iowa evangelicals were deeply skeptical of then-candidate Donald Trump. Now the crowds of the faithful are poised to deliver the former president a resounding victory. https://t.co/m3xoudhhOw
Trump got 22% of the Evangelical vote in Iowa in 2016. I see no reason for that to have increased and many reasons for it to have decreased.
NEW: Why Iowa’s Evangelicals Have Embraced TRUMP. Shifts across America’s Christian culture are on display in the Hawkeye State. @EggerDC reporting from IOWA https://t.co/8V1cmUkbyf @thedispatch
Here's the disconnect for me. In order for Trump to win Iowa, he needs to carry Evangelicals BIG. He got 22% in 2016. I can't imagine him doing better this year. Other than Roe v Wade, he has done nothing but try to alienate Evangelicals. From blaming them for 2022 to the…
Here's the disconnect for me. In order for Trump to win Iowa, he needs to carry Evangelicals BIG. He got 22% in 2022. I can't imagine him doing better this year. Other than Roe v Wade, he has done nothing but try to alienate Evangelicals. From blaming them for 2022 to the…
2/3rds of Iowa Caucus goers are Evangelicals. Demonic liar Trump is counting on them for victory. That's a mistake. Trump got only 22% of the Evangelical vote in 2016. I expect less this year.