Churchgoers Increasingly Prefer a Congregation That Shares Their Politics

Half of U.S. Protestant churchgoers say they prefer to attend a church where people share their views on politics, and most believe that to be the case in their congregation already.

By Aaron Earls

As churchgoers head to the ballot box for midterm elections, most expect the rest of their congregation to be voting the same way they do.

Half of U.S. Protestant churchgoers (50%) say they’d prefer to attend a church where people share their political views, and 55% believe that to be the case at their congregation already, according to a study from Lifeway Research.

“Studies have shown that voting patterns and political affiliation correlate with the type of church and amount of church involvement someone has,” said Scott McConnell, executive director of Lifeway Research.

Keep reading this article on Lifeway Research.

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