by Misty Severi
In a survey released Monday, millions of Christians in the United States indicated they were unlikely to vote in the upcoming November election, signaling a potential problem for the Republican Party.
Just over half of those surveyed (51%) at the Center for Cultural Studies at Arizona Christian University testwho identified themselves as “people of faith” responded that they would likely vote in the presidential election between former President Donald Trump and Vice President Kamala Harris. The label “people of faith” is given to people who identify with a recognized religion, such as Christianity, Judaism, Mormonism or Islam.
The study found that about 104 million “people of faith” are not expected to vote in this election, including 41 million born-again Christians and 32 million regular churchgoers.
“I see two important takeaways from this blockbuster report,” said Len Munsil, president of Arizona Christian University and former Republican candidate for Arizona governor, in a press release shared Only News. “First, that Christians can be a deciding factor in a number of federal and state races – but they choose not to. Second, they want their local church to instruct them in how to think biblically about politics and politics.
“They don’t want to be told how to vote, but they want to know why they should vote and how to look at political issues from a biblical perspective,” he added.
The survey also revealed some of the reasons why Christians do not plan to vote in November, including: lack of interest in politics (68%), dislike for both main party candidates (57%) and the belief that their vote will not matter at all (52%). A smaller percentage (48%) believe that the election results will be manipulated.
“The 32 million Christians who regularly attend religious services but are unlikely to vote represent a much larger margin than the total votes that decided the 2020 election in key battleground states,” said the study’s principal investigator, Dr. George Barna . “If church leaders, family members and close friends use their influence to persuade reticent voters in their churches to cast ballots on November 5, the outcome of the election will be significantly changed.”
The survey was conducted in two stages, in August and September, in which a total of 3,000 respondents participated. The first survey, conducted from August 26 to September 6, included 2,000 adults who self-identified as Christians who attended church at least once a month and had a margin of error of three points.
The second survey, conducted Sept. 18-22, included 1,000 adults over 18 and had a four-point margin of error.
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Misty Severi is a reporter for Just the News.
