Pastors who personally endorsed political candidates outside their church role
Percent of U.S. Protestant pastors, 2020 (in percent)
Key finding
- Pastors who personally endorsed political candidates outside their church role: 32%. Percent of Protestant pastors who say they personally endorsed political candidates this year outside of their church role
Source: Lifeway Research, More Pastors Endorsing Candidates Apart From Church Role · Lifeway Research study of Protestant pastors, 2020. Article published 2020-10-27.
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Pastors who personally endorsed political candidates outside their church role: 32%. Percent of Protestant pastors who say they personally endorsed political candidates this year outside of their church role.
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Lifeway Research, 2020. Source: Lifeway Research, More Pastors Endorsing Candidates Apart From Church Role (https://research.lifeway.com/2020/10/27/more-pastors-endorsing-candidates-apart-from-church-role/).
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