Approve of Trump's job performance, by denomination
Percent of U.S. Protestant senior pastors approving, by denomination, 2018 (in percent)
Key finding
Highest: Pentecostal (86%). Lowest: Methodist (25%).
- Pentecostal: 86%
- Baptist: 68%
- Church of Christ: 55%
Source: Lifeway Research, Half of Protestant Pastors Approve of Trump’s Job Performance · Phone survey of 1,000 Protestant pastors; sampling error no more than plus or minus 3.2 percent. Article published 2018-10-11.
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What does this statistic show?
Highest: Pentecostal (86%). Lowest: Methodist (25%). Pentecostal: 86%. Baptist: 68%. Church of Christ: 55%.
Who published this data?
Lifeway Research, 2018. Source: Lifeway Research, Half of Protestant Pastors Approve of Trump’s Job Performance (https://research.lifeway.com/2018/10/11/half-of-protestant-pastors-approve-of-trumps-job-performance/).
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