Politics & Culture statistics

228 sourced statistics on politics & culture for U.S. church leaders, newest first, from Lifeway Research, Barna Group and other published research.

2026

• Agree America is in danger of losing its culture and identity Public Religion Research Institute
• Agree the husband is head of the household in a truly Christian family Public Religion Research Institute
• Americans extremely or very proud of aspects of America Public Religion Research Institute
• Americans who say government policies strongly affect moral values Lifeway Research
• Americans with a favorable view of Donald Trump Public Religion Research Institute
• Confidence in the church by political affiliation Lifeway Research
• Favorable view of Donald Trump, by party Public Religion Research Institute
• Favorable view of Trump, by frequency of religious service attendance Public Religion Research Institute
• Favorable views of Donald Trump, by political party Public Religion Research Institute
• Never heard of the term Christian nationalism, by group Public Religion Research Institute
• Pastors supporting combined border security and a path to citizenship Lifeway Research
• Pastors supporting legislation for a path toward citizenship Lifeway Research
• Pastors who say patriotic elements are important in July Fourth worship Lifeway Research
• Pastors who say patriotic elements belong in July Fourth worship, by age Lifeway Research
• Pastors who say their church should do something special for America's anniversary Lifeway Research
• Pastors who say their congregation's love for America sometimes exceeds love for God Lifeway Research
• Pastors' views on the number of legal immigrants approved each year Lifeway Research
• Political self-description of Protestant pastors Lifeway Research
• Principles pastors support in immigration reform legislation Lifeway Research
• What Americans say is important to being truly American Public Religion Research Institute
• What churches do in the worship service the week of July Fourth Lifeway Research
• Who Protestant pastors say should be prioritized for deportation Lifeway Research

2025

• Agree true American patriots may have to resort to violence to save the country Public Religion Research Institute
• Americans by Christian nationalism group Public Religion Research Institute
• Americans by Christian nationalism group Public Religion Research Institute
• Americans who agree true patriots may need to take up arms to save the country Public Religion Research Institute
• Americans who believe abortion is a sin Lifeway Research
• Americans who hold political leaders accountable for violent rhetoric of followers Public Religion Research Institute
• Behaviors Americans say are morally acceptable Lifeway Research
• Black Americans with a favorable view of Trump, by age group Public Religion Research Institute
• Christian nationalism groups among Americans Public Religion Research Institute
• Disagree the president should postpone the 2026 midterm elections Public Religion Research Institute
• Evangelicals saying the U.S. has a moral responsibility to accept refugees Lifeway Research
• Evangelicals supporting combined border security and path to citizenship Lifeway Research
• Evangelicals who say Congress passing immigration legislation is important Lifeway Research
• Evangelicals' views on the number of legal immigrants approved each year Lifeway Research
• Favor laws requiring bathroom use that matches sex at birth Public Religion Research Institute
• Favor requiring transgender people to use bathrooms matching sex at birth, by party Public Religion Research Institute
• Favorable view of Trump's handling of immigration, by Christian nationalism group Public Religion Research Institute
• Hispanic Americans who identify as political moderates Public Religion Research Institute
• Most influential factor in evangelicals' thinking on immigration Lifeway Research
• News source Christian nationalism Adherents most trust for politics Public Religion Research Institute
• News source Christian nationalism Rejecters most trust for politics Public Religion Research Institute
• Oppose amending the Constitution to allow presidents more than two terms Public Religion Research Institute
• Party identification of Hispanic Americans Public Religion Research Institute
• Political self-description of evangelicals Lifeway Research
• Prefer U.S. to be a nation of people from a wide variety of religions Public Religion Research Institute
• Principles evangelicals say immigration reform should ensure Lifeway Research
• Qualify as Christian nationalism Adherents or Sympathizers, by religious group Public Religion Research Institute
• Qualify as Christian nationalism Adherents or Sympathizers, by service attendance Public Religion Research Institute
• Religious groups most likely to resist Christian nationalist beliefs Public Religion Research Institute
• Resistance to Christian nationalism, selected states Public Religion Research Institute
• Role religion plays in public schools Lifeway Research
• Say America is built on the idea that all people have equal rights and freedoms Public Religion Research Institute
• Say abortion should be legal in all or most cases, by Christian nationalism group Public Religion Research Institute
• Say abortion should be legal in all or most cases, by religious group Public Religion Research Institute
• Say abortion should be legal in most or all cases Public Religion Research Institute
• Share who resist Christian nationalism, by political party Public Religion Research Institute
• Share who resist Christian nationalism, by religious group Public Religion Research Institute
• States with the highest support for Christian nationalism Public Religion Research Institute
• Support LGBTQ nondiscrimination protections, by party Public Religion Research Institute
• Support abortion legal in all or most cases, by religious group Public Religion Research Institute
• Support abortion legality, by frequency of religious service attendance Public Religion Research Institute
• Support for same-sex marriage by political party Lifeway Research
• Support increased ICE funding, by Christian nationalism group Public Religion Research Institute
• Support nondiscrimination protections for LGBTQ people Public Religion Research Institute
• Support same-sex marriage in groups lacking majority support Public Religion Research Institute
• Top influences on young people's political opinions Springtide Research Institute
• Top-three influences on evangelicals' thinking on immigration Lifeway Research
• What public schools should teach about religion Lifeway Research
• White evangelical Protestants who hold Christian nationalist beliefs Public Religion Research Institute
• Who evangelicals want prioritized for deportation Lifeway Research

2024

• 13-year-olds who say climate change will make their lives much different from their parents' Springtide Research Institute
• 13-year-olds who say reducing climate change is good for society Springtide Research Institute
• 2024 presidential preference among pastors who plan to vote and shared a choice Lifeway Research
• Americans by Christian nationalism group Public Religion Research Institute
• Americans on churches using resources to campaign for a candidate Lifeway Research
• Americans on pastors endorsing candidates during a church service Lifeway Research
• Americans on removing tax-exempt status from churches that endorse candidates Lifeway Research
• Americans who favor legal euthanasia Lifeway Research
• Americans who see pastor endorsements in church services as appropriate Lifeway Research
• Americans who see pastors endorsing candidates in church as appropriate Lifeway Research
• Behaviors adults consider morally acceptable Barna Group
• Behaviors adults say are morally acceptable Barna Group
• Biggest influence on evangelicals' perspective on immigration Lifeway Research
• Christian nationalism support by religious service attendance Public Religion Research Institute
• Churchgoers who left a congregation over teachings or positions on issues or politics Lifeway Research
• Did not vote in the 2024 election, Black Americans by religious group Public Religion Research Institute
• Evangelical support for principles in immigration legislation Lifeway Research
• Evangelicals who apply biblical truth to voting decisions Lifeway Research
• Evangelicals' views on the number of legal immigrants approved each year Lifeway Research
• Factors pastors say are important in how they vote Lifeway Research
• Most important factor in pastors' vote when forced to choose one Lifeway Research
• Pastor support for same-sex marriage by denomination Lifeway Research
• Pastors on legalizing sports betting nationwide Lifeway Research
• Pastors planning to vote in the 2024 presidential election Lifeway Research
• Pastors who endorsed a candidate outside their church role Lifeway Research
• Pastors who have not backed a candidate during a church service this year Lifeway Research
• Pastors who see nothing wrong with same-sex marriage Lifeway Research
• Political ideology of young people Springtide Research Institute
• Political party identification of Southern Baptists Lifeway Research
• Position on the legality of abortion Barna Group
• Practicing Christians' top election priority: slowing down inflation Barna Group
• Presidential vote preference among likely voters with evangelical beliefs Lifeway Research
• Religious freedoms Southern Baptists say should be an American's right Lifeway Research
• Teaching or political reasons churchgoers left a church over disagreements Lifeway Research
• Tone of words interviewees use when they hear the word politics Springtide Research Institute
• Top voting issues for Latina/o young people ages 18 to 25 Springtide Research Institute
• White Catholics voting Republican for president Public Religion Research Institute
• White Christian groups backing Donald Trump in 2024 Public Religion Research Institute
• White Christians who voted for Donald Trump in 2024, by gender Public Religion Research Institute
• White evangelical Protestants voting Republican for president Public Religion Research Institute
• White mainline/non-evangelical Protestants voting Republican for president Public Religion Research Institute
• Young Americans who say adults have done a poor job handling political issues Springtide Research Institute
• Young people very uncomfortable speaking to adults about politics Springtide Research Institute
• Young people who agree it is important to understand both sides of a political issue Springtide Research Institute
• Young people who disagree they would stop speaking to someone over political views Springtide Research Institute
• Young people who do not trust the US president at all Springtide Research Institute
• Young people who never or rarely talk politics with adults Springtide Research Institute
• Young people who say religion should have no influence in politics Springtide Research Institute
• Young people who say social media influences their political opinions Springtide Research Institute
• Young people who say they can be close to someone who disagrees on politics Springtide Research Institute
• Young people who took part in a civic engagement activity in the past 12 months Springtide Research Institute
• Young people who would stop speaking to someone who strongly opposes their political views Springtide Research Institute

2023

• Americans' views of the country's systems Lifeway Research
• Christians on how much America does to solve the world's problems Lifeway Research
• How closely U.S. Christians followed the Israel-Hamas war Lifeway Research
• Political and social stances of evangelicals Barna Group
• Top challenges facing the nation named by Americans Barna Group
• Want Christians to take a more active role in caring for creation Barna Group
• What U.S. Christians say Christians should support in the Israel-Hamas war Lifeway Research

2022

• Adults who see Christian pastors as a good resource on topics that matter most Barna Group
• Adults' openness to other views on important topics Barna Group
• Americans who say Christians should stay silent on political issues Lifeway Research
• Americans who say same-sex marriage should be legally recognized Lifeway Research
• Americans' views on the legality of abortion Lifeway Research
• Certainty and feeling threatened by disagreement, 2015 vs 2022 Barna Group
• Churchgoers who want a congregation of people who share their political views, by age Lifeway Research
• Churchgoers' preference on political messages and involvement in their congregation Lifeway Research
• Evangelical support for potential immigration legislation principles Lifeway Research
• Evangelicals who agree the U.S. has a moral obligation to accept each group Lifeway Research
• Evangelicals' preferred approach for immigrants in the country illegally Lifeway Research
• Issues Americans call important or extremely important Lifeway Research
• Pastors who say displaying the American flag in worship year-round is appropriate Lifeway Research
• Protestant churchgoers on preferring a church where people share their political views Lifeway Research
• Strongest factors in developing Americans' views on abortion Lifeway Research
• Weekly churchgoers who say same-sex marriage should be legally recognized Lifeway Research
• Who is best positioned to generate healthy conversations on societal challenges Lifeway Research

2021

• Agree American Christians complain too much about how they are treated Lifeway Research
• Agree Christians are increasingly confronted with intolerance in America Lifeway Research
• Agree religious liberty is on the decline in America Lifeway Research
• Americans who say religious liberty is declining in America Lifeway Research
• Close relationship hurt by 2020 election, by political ideology Barna Group
• Close relationship negatively impacted by the 2020 election Barna Group
• Pastors who say changing gender through surgery or hormones is morally wrong Lifeway Research
• Pastors who say identifying as a different gender from birth sex is morally wrong Lifeway Research
• Pastors who say it is morally wrong to identify with a gender different from one's biological sex Lifeway Research
• Share identifying as something other than heterosexual by generation Lifeway Research
• Tensions Americans see in their country Lifeway Research
• Which is the bigger threat to the U.S. church today Lifeway Research

2020

• Activities Americans say should reopen immediately Lifeway Research
• Agree that churches are too segregated Lifeway Research
• Candidate characteristics pastors say are important in deciding their vote Lifeway Research
• Change in race relations since Trump was elected president Lifeway Research
• Churchgoers who would leave their congregation over politics Lifeway Research
• Congregations that heard at least one sermon mentioning each topic Lifeway Research
• Pastors on whether global warming is real and man-made Lifeway Research
• Pastors who personally endorsed political candidates outside their church role Lifeway Research
• Pastors who publicly endorsed a candidate during a church service this year Lifeway Research
• Pastors who say marijuana should be legalized for any purpose Lifeway Research
• Pastors who say their congregation would welcome a sermon on racial reconciliation Lifeway Research
• Political party identification of pastors Lifeway Research
• Presidential vote plans of pastors likely to vote Lifeway Research
• What Americans say religious leaders should speak about around the election Lifeway Research
• Whether religious leaders play a positive role in improving race relations Lifeway Research

2019

• African Americans' perception of Israel Lifeway Research
• African Americans' perception of Israel Lifeway Research
• Americans who say abortion should generally be illegal in the third trimester Lifeway Research
• Pastors who disagree that sports gambling should be legal across the U.S Lifeway Research
• Pastors who favor immigration reform with a path to citizenship Lifeway Research
• Pastors who say it is morally wrong to bet on sports, by denomination Lifeway Research
• Practicing Christians' views of the United States Barna Group
• What has influenced African Americans' opinions about Israel Lifeway Research
• Why African Americans support Israel's statehood Lifeway Research

2018

• Americans who say abortion should be legal in all or most cases Lifeway Research
• Approve of Trump's job performance, by denomination Lifeway Research
• Approve of Trump's job performance, by region Lifeway Research
• Churchgoers ashamed of some things about the U.S Lifeway Research
• Churchgoers who prefer a church where people share their political views, by age Lifeway Research
• Most important public policy concerns of evangelicals Lifeway Research
• Party identification of evangelicals by belief Lifeway Research
• Pastors who approve of President Trump's job performance Lifeway Research
• Say immigrants strengthen American society, by religious group Lifeway Research
• Say the U.S. has a responsibility to accept refugees Lifeway Research
• Support Supreme Court decision legalizing same-sex marriage Lifeway Research
• Support court's same-sex marriage decision, by group Lifeway Research
• Wedding businesses may decline same-sex couples on faith grounds Lifeway Research
• Wedding businesses may decline same-sex couples, by group Lifeway Research

2017

• Hispanic Christians on Israel's right to exist Lifeway Research
• Pastors very concerned religious freedom will become more restricted Barna Group
• Where Americans say fake news comes from Barna Group
• Which matters more when faith and sexuality clash Lifeway Research
• White evangelicals in favor of legal same-sex marriage Lifeway Research

2016

• Pastors asked to perform a same-sex wedding Lifeway Research
• Pastors who believe there is a sense of fear in their church about refugees coming to the United States Lifeway Research
• Pastors who say their congregation sometimes loves America more than God Lifeway Research
• Say politics would be more civil if politicians read the Bible, by generation Barna Group
• Views on the Bible and American politics and society Barna Group
• Views on the legality of drugs in the U.S Barna Group
• Who Americans say is best positioned to generate healthy conversation on societal challenges Lifeway Research

2015

• Agree that no one set of values should dominate the country Barna Group
• Americans concerned religious freedom will become more restricted Barna Group
• Americans who agree Christians should support Israel Lifeway Research
• Americans who say it is inappropriate for pastors to endorse a candidate in church Lifeway Research
• Americans who say legalized same-sex marriage was inevitable Barna Group
• Reaction to the Supreme Court same-sex marriage decision Barna Group
• Say religious freedom is worse today than 10 years ago, by generation Barna Group
• Top issue in deciding whom to support in the 2016 election Barna Group

2013

• Belief that marriage is between one man and one woman, 2003 vs. 2013 Barna Group
• Goals Americans identify for the LGBTQ community, 2003 vs. 2013 Barna Group

2011

• Issues with "a lot of influence" on candidate choice in the 2012 election Barna Group
• Issues with a lot of influence on voters' 2012 candidate choice Barna Group

2010

• Americans who would re-elect President Obama, by faith group Barna Group
• Registered voters on re-electing President Obama Barna Group
• Satisfaction with President Obama's job performance by faith group Barna Group
• Viewership of the Tebow-Focus Super Bowl commercial by faith segment Barna Group
• Who viewers say sponsored the Tebow-Focus Super Bowl commercial Barna Group

2008

• Evangelicals supporting Obama over the 2008 campaign Barna Group