Is Donald Trump religious? – Christian Today

New figures from Pew Research Center suggest that the majority Americans consider President Trump shouldn’t be a really religious person.

The research was conducted prior to a row that broke out after Trump posted an AI-image of himself by which he gave the impression to be Jesus healing a sick man. Trump later deleted the image and claimed he thought the depiction was of himself as a health care provider from the Red Cross.

Whatever the case, the Pew figures suggest that around 70 per cent of US adults consider Trump is either “not too” or “in no way” religious. Almost 1 / 4 of respondents (24 per cent) believed Trump to be “somewhat” religions, while just five per cent consider him to be “very” religious.

Among Christians, the figures are somewhat different, with nearly two thirds (64 per cent of Protestants) and nearly three quarters (71 per cent) of Catholics saying that Trump is either “not too” or “in no way” religious. Among white Evangelicals, a core Trump-supporting demographic, that figure drops to 51 per cent.

Perhaps the most important divide in views is between Republicans and Democrats, with 42 per cent of Republicans believing Trump to be somewhat religious, in comparison with just 8 per cent of Democrats.

Some reports have suggested that following an assassination attempt during his re-election campaign, Trump became more open to religion. A shooter’s bullet grazed Trump’s ear and the closest of near misses has led some, including Trump himself, to invest that he was saved by God.

If such speculation is true, there remains to be no agreement as to why God decided to save lots of Trump. Options range from making America great again, to being a staunch supporter of Israel, or each.

While many may doubt Trump’s personal faith, around 22 per cent of US adults consider Trump stands up for people of religion either “an important deal” or “quite a bit”. This figure rises to 43 per cent amongst Republicans and to 67 per cent amongst white Evangelicals.

Analysing the information, Pew Research Associate Chip Rotolo said, “Even amongst Trump’s strongest supporters, relatively few people say they think he could be very religious. Just 8% of Republicans and 5% of White evangelicals say that is the case.”

He added, “White Catholics are much more likely than Hispanic Catholics to say Trump stands up at the least somewhat for individuals with religious beliefs like theirs.

“Hispanic Catholics, in turn, have turn into more prone to say Trump doesn’t arise for individuals with their religious beliefs. [Fifty-five percent] now say he stands up just a little or in no way for his or her religious beliefs, up from 40% after we last asked this query in February 2024.”