White Evangelical Support for Republicans Ticked Up Despite Blue Tsunami

Newsweek · Jesus Mesa · 2026-11-05 18:49 UTC

White evangelicals stuck with Republicans as voters swung left, and experts say the bloc will back the GOP well after Trump.

White evangelical voters stayed with Republicans in Tuesday's midterm elections, even as much of the country moved toward Democrats and handed them control of the House and Senate.

The Fox News Voter Poll found that 82 percent of white evangelical or born-again Christians backed Republican House candidates, compared with the 79 percent who backed President Donald Trump in Fox's 2024 voter analysis. Exit polling showed the group's support unchanged at 82 percent from two years ago. Catholics and voters with no religion swung toward Democrats. This group barely moved.

There was a warning sign for Republicans, too. White evangelicals made up 17 percent of the midterm electorate, down from 21 percent in Fox's 2024 survey and 23 percent in the NBC News exit poll.

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