Thread by @robertpjones

10 things to know on #ElectionDay about white evangelical Protestants.
1. @PRRIpoll finds white evangelical support for Trump is as strong as ever: Among likely voters, 79% say they’ll vote for Trump; 74% favorable. No gender gap.
@PRRIpoll
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2. White evangelicals are declining as a proportion of the U.S. population:
21% in 2008
20% in 2012
17% in 2016
15% today.
@PRRIpoll #ElectionDay
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3. Most of the new battleground states are more competitive b/c of white evangelical decline as proportion of population:
GA: 22% -> 18% (-4)
IA: 22% -> 18% (-4)
NC: 28% -> 20% (-8)
OH: 23% -> 19% (-4)
@PRRIpoll #ElectionDay
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4. White evangelicals are outliers in terms of their issue priorities. ONLY religious group…
-w/ majority saying abortion and terrorism are critical
-that does NOT rank coronavirus as critical
@PRRIpoll #ElectionDay
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5. While white evangelicals rank abortion as critical issue, few are single-issue voters. Just 36% say they'd ONLY vote for a candidate who shares their view on abortion.
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6. White evangelicals are not supporting Trump DESPITE his anti-immigrant, anti-Muslim, and anti-Black rhetoric. These sentiments are part of shared worldview, the ties that bind white evangelicals and Trump.
#WhiteTooLong #ElectionDay
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7. White evangelicals are the only religious group in which a majority (59%) believe immigrants are invading our country and replacing our cultural and ethnic background.
@PRRIpoll #ElectionDay
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8. White evangelicals are the only religious group in which a majority (71%) believe that the values of Islam are at odds with American values and way of life.
@PRRIpoll #ElectionDay
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9. Most white evangelicals don't see systemic racism. While most Americans say the killing of Black Americans by police are part of a pattern of how police treat African Americans, 7 in 10 white evangelicals say these are isolated incidents.
@PRRIpoll
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10. While 6 in 10 Americans say Trump’s decisions/behavior have encouraged white supremacist groups, 6 in 10 white evangelicals say they have had no impact.
@PRRIpoll #ElectionDay
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