President Donald Trump is either “not too religious” or “not religious at all,” according to 70% of U.S. adults polled this month by Pew Research Center.
“At the same time, many Republicans and white evangelical Protestants say Trump stands up for people with religious beliefs like theirs,” Pew says in a report released April 16.
When it comes to views of Trump’s faith, 24% of Americans say the president is “somewhat religious” and only 5% describe him as “very religious.”
“Democrats and Democratic-leaning independents are much more likely than Republicans and Republican leaners to say Trump is not too or not at all religious (89% vs. 49%),” Pew reports. “Conversely, Republicans are much more likely than Democrats to say he is somewhat religious (42% vs. 8%).”
Pew found no religious group with a majority who considers Trump to be “somewhat” or “very religious,” according to the survey of 3,592 adults conducted April 6-12 and “just before Trump criticized Pope Leo XIV and posted an image of himself as a Jesus-like figure.”
Just over half of white evangelicals (51%) say the president is “not too” or “not at all” religious, compared to 44% who view the president as “somewhat religious” (44%) and “very religious” (5%).
The religious tradition with the next highest views of the president’s faith is white Catholics, of whom 62% say he is “not too” or “not at all” religious, versus 32% who see him as “somewhat” religious and 6% as “very religious.” By comparison, 80% of Hispanic Catholics find Trump to be “not too” or “not at all” religious.
Atheists (87%), Black Protestants (86%) and agnostics (86%) lead all faith groups in having less favorable views of Trump’s faith. They are followed by the religiously unaffiliated (78%) and the “nothing in particular” (73%) groups.
“People in both political parties have become more likely to say Trump is not too or not at all religious, compared with when we last asked this question in fall 2024,” the Pew report explains. “Among religious groups, Hispanic Catholics have had the largest shift on this question.”
Only 22% of U.S. adults say the president stands up “a great deal” or “quite a bit” for religious beliefs similar to theirs. By comparison, 47% say Trump stands up a little or not at all for people with religious beliefs like theirs and 17% were “not sure.”
Among Republicans, 43% believe Trump stands up for their faith “quite a bit,” 22% “a little” or “not at all.” Only 7% of Democrats have a favorable view of Trump’s helpfulness in protecting their faith, compared to 47% who say he does so “a little” or “not at all.”
Not surprisingly, white evangelicals (49%) say the president stands up for their faith “a great deal” or “quite a bit,” but even that is not a majority.