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Nearly half of Generation Z says one political factor is making them less likely to attend church, according to newly released survey data.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

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The research found that 48% of Gen Z adults say Christian support for President Donald Trump makes them less likely to attend church.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Political scientist and religion researcher Ryan Burge highlighted newly released data from the Billy Graham Center Research Institute examining barriers that keep young adults from embracing Christianity. The survey included 2,365 Gen Z adults ages 18 to 28 and was led by Rick Richardson of Wheaton College.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Overall, nearly one in five respondents said they \u201cstrongly agreed\u201d that Christians\u2019 support for the president discourages them from going to church services.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cSo, it\u2019s fair to say young adults are pretty evenly divided on this idea,\u201d Burge and Richardson wrote. \u201cBut these results are confounded by a few variables: Younger adults tend to be more left-leaning in their politics, and a significant share of Gen Z claims no religious affiliation, which means a lot of these respondents wouldn\u2019t be going to church much anyway.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

Digging deeper, the survey found a sharp partisan divide. Among Gen Z Democrats, 67% said they \u201cstrongly,\u201d \u201csomewhat,\u201d or \u201clightly\u201d agreed that Christian support for Trump makes them less likely to attend church. Fewer than half of independents shared that view. Republicans, however, broke sharply in the opposite direction, with 74% saying they disagreed.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

About 72% of Gen Z atheists said Christians\u2019 support of Trump has made them less likely to attend a church service. For agnostics, the figure fell slightly lower to 65%. Gen Z Protestants were least likely to feel that way, according to the report, which was highlighted by Religion News Service.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cBut even among Gen Z Christians, there\u2019s a significant share who said Trump made it harder for them to attend at all: 44% of those who identified as a generic Christian, 42% of Catholics and 30% of Protestant young adults said they were turned off by the Christian-Trump alliance,\u201d the report stated.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

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White evangelicals have played a pivotal role in Trump\u2019s electoral success, forming the backbone of the Republican coalition and backing him by overwhelming margins in all three of his presidential campaigns. In 2024, Trump captured 82% of the white evangelical vote, <\/span>according to exit polls<\/span>. Catholics also broke decisively in his favor, with nearly 60% backing Trump after <\/span>narrowly supporting Joe Biden<\/span> in 2020.<\/span><\/p>\n

At the same time, other recent surveys suggest religion may be gaining traction among some segments of younger Americans.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

About 42% of men aged 18 to 29 now say religion is \u201cvery important\u201d in their lives, up from 28% two years earlier, according to a <\/span>recent survey from Gallup<\/span>. The 14-point jump was the largest recorded among any demographic group in the poll\u2019s recent history and returned young men to levels of religiosity not seen since the early 2000s.<\/span><\/p>\n

Vice President JD Vance has <\/span>hailed the numbers<\/span> as a rebuke to the expert class that has long predicted the demise of American Christianity.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cDefying predictions, the experts said that religion and faith were dying. Today, a wave of young Americans is returning to the pews, and we know that they\u2019re looking for meaning, for authority, for direction, and of course, for closeness with God,\u201d Vance said. \u201cThat should give all of us hope for our future together.\u201d\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

A Pew Research poll<\/span> in May showed 37% of U.S. adults believe religion is gaining influence in America, the highest share since 2002.<\/span><\/p>\n

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Nearly half of Generation Z says one political factor is making them less likely to attend church, according to newly released survey data.\u00a0The research found that 48% of Gen Z adults say Christian support for President Donald Trump makes them less likely to attend church.\u00a0Political scientist and religion researcher Ryan Burge highlighted newly released data from the Billy Graham Center Research Institute examining barriers that keep young adults from embracing Christianity. The survey included 2,365 Gen Z adults ages 18 to 28 and was led by Rick Richardson of Wheaton College.\u00a0Overall, nearly one in five respondents said they \u201cstrongly agreed\u201d that Christians\u2019 support for the president discourages them from going to church services.\u00a0\u201cSo, it\u2019s fair to say young adults are pretty evenly divided on this idea,\u201d Burge and Richardson wrote. \u201cBut these results are confounded by a few variables: Younger adults tend to be more left-leaning in their politics, and a significant share of Gen Z claims no religious affiliation, which means a lot of these respondents wouldn\u2019t be going to church much anyway.\u201dDigging deeper, the survey found a sharp partisan divide. Among Gen Z Democrats, 67% said they \u201cstrongly,\u201d \u201csomewhat,\u201d or \u201clightly\u201d agreed that Christian support for Trump makes them less likely to attend church. Fewer than half of independents shared that view. Republicans, however, broke sharply in the opposite direction, with 74% saying they disagreed.\u00a0About 72% of Gen Z atheists said Christians\u2019 support of Trump has made them less likely to attend a church service. For agnostics, the figure fell slightly lower to 65%. Gen Z Protestants were least likely to feel that way, according to the report, which was highlighted by Religion News Service.\u00a0\u201cBut even among Gen Z Christians, there\u2019s a significant share who said Trump made it harder for them to attend at all: 44% of those who identified as a generic Christian, 42% of Catholics and 30% of Protestant young adults said they were turned off by the Christian-Trump alliance,\u201d the report stated.\u00a0White evangelicals have played a pivotal role in Trump\u2019s electoral success, forming the backbone of the Republican coalition and backing him by overwhelming margins in all three of his presidential campaigns. In 2024, Trump captured 82% of the white evangelical vote, according to exit polls. Catholics also broke decisively in his favor, with nearly 60% backing Trump after narrowly supporting Joe Biden in 2020.At the same time, other recent surveys suggest religion may be gaining traction among some segments of younger Americans.\u00a0About 42% of men aged 18 to 29 now say religion is \u201cvery important\u201d in their lives, up from 28% two years earlier, according to a recent survey from Gallup. The 14-point jump was the largest recorded among any demographic group in the poll\u2019s recent history and returned young men to levels of religiosity not seen since the early 2000s.Vice President JD Vance has hailed the numbers as a rebuke to the expert class that has long predicted the demise of American Christianity.\u00a0\u201cDefying predictions, the experts said that religion and faith were dying. Today, a wave of young Americans is returning to the pews, and we know that they\u2019re looking for meaning, for authority, for direction, and of course, for closeness with God,\u201d Vance said. \u201cThat should give all of us hope for our future together.\u201d\u00a0A Pew Research poll in May showed 37% of U.S. adults believe religion is gaining influence in America, the highest share since 2002.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":1505,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1506","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news-2"],"yoast_head":"\nHalf Of Gen Z Say A Political Factor Is Keeping Them Out Of Church - Blue Route Journal<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/blueroutejournal.com\/?p=1506\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Half Of Gen Z Say A Political Factor Is Keeping Them Out Of Church - Blue Route Journal\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Nearly half of Generation Z says one political factor is making them less likely to attend church, according to newly released survey data.\u00a0The research found that 48% of Gen Z adults say Christian support for President Donald Trump makes them less likely to attend church.\u00a0Political scientist and religion researcher Ryan Burge highlighted newly released data from the Billy Graham Center Research Institute examining barriers that keep young adults from embracing Christianity. 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