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SUPPORT FOR CHRISTIAN NATIONALISM IN ALL 50 STATES - FINDINGS FROM PRRI’S 2023 AMERICAN VALUES ATLAS

27 Feb 2024

8 SUPPORT FOR CHRISTIAN NATIONALISM IN ALL 50 STATES Christian Nationalism at the State Level Patterns of Support for Christian Nationalism Across All 50 States The proportion of American who support Christian nationalist ideology, defined in this report as Christian nationalism Adherents and Sympathizers, differs considerably across states, ranging from a low of 17% to a high of 50% (See Appendix. [...] Percent Vote for Trump in 2020 12 SUPPORT FOR CHRISTIAN NATIONALISM IN ALL 50 STATES an average score of 0.23 on the Christian nationalism scale, and only 32% of Massachusetts vot- ers supported Trump.2 If the analysis is restricted to white Americans, the relationship between holding Christian na- tionalist views and voting for Trump is even stronger. [...] 22 SUPPORT FOR CHRISTIAN NATIONALISM IN ALL 50 STATES The Theological Worldview of Christian Nationalists: Prophecy, Healing, and the Prosperity Gospel The religious worldview of Christian nationalism Adherents and Sympathizers sharply diverges from Skeptics and Rejecters with respect to theological beliefs that are markers of more charismatic strands of Christianity—specifically, beliefs about pr. [...] 24 SUPPORT FOR CHRISTIAN NATIONALISM IN ALL 50 STATES The Political Worldview of Christian Nationalists: Revolution and Political Violence Christian nationalists are also more likely than other Americans to see political struggles through the apocalyptic lens of revolution and violence. [...] On the question of political violence, Hispanic Christian nationalists (39%) are the most likely to agree that true American patriots may have to resort to violence to save the country, followed by one- third of white Christian nationalists (33%) and 28% of Black Christian nationalists.
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