Religious ‘nones’ outnumber white evangelicals as Trump’s 2024 coalition fractures

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Religiously unaffiliated voters significantly outnumbered white evangelical Christians in the 2026 midterm electorate, marking a widening demographic divide as Democrats scored substantial victories and Republicans lost control of Congress.

White evangelical or born-again Christians accounted for just 17% of voters Tuesday, down from 23% in the 2024 presidential election and 24% in the 2022 midterm elections, according to preliminary Fox News voter polling.

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