In the wake of President-elect Donald Trump’s historic electoral victory earlier this month, media pundits and talking heads have focused on his significant gains among traditionally Democratic voting blocs, such as young voters and both black and Hispanic men.
But a new study is suggesting that it was Christian voters who were the decisive factor in Trump’s win.
George Barna, senior research fellow for the Center for Biblical Worldview at Family Research Council and director of the Cultural Research Center at Arizona Christian University, published his postelection report last week demonstrating that Christian voters “made the difference in the race.”
Prior to the election, Barna had anticipated voter turnout among Christians would be low, with as many as 40 million Christians simply choosing not to vote. While Christians did vote in fewer numbers than…
