Catholic Voters Still Back Trump
One year after the 2024 presidential election returned him to the White House, President Donald Trump remains popular among Catholic voters, whose support proved pivotal to his re-election.
That backing extends to the chief flashpoint of Trump’s first year since regaining the presidency: the ongoing mass deportation of hundreds of thousands of illegal or undocumented immigrants.
The broadest source of support comes from the 60% of white Catholic voters who favor detentions and deportations on a broad scale, while 26% oppose. Notably, Latinos — who, as a group, are bearing the brunt of the Trump administration’s aggressive enforcement strategy — are split on the issue: 41% say they support it, while 39% are opposed.
At the same time, however, Catholic voters in the poll were clear that immigration is not their chief concern. Just 15% ranked it as their highest priority, compared to 40% who said reducing inflation is the Trump campaign promise they care most about — far and away the top choice.
Overall, President Trump is viewed favorably by 52% of all Catholics, with 37% viewing him unfavorably and 11% neutral. That number is consistent with the overall Catholic vote for him in the 2024 election.
In fact, among Catholic voters, Trump is more popular than two prominent Catholics in his administration: Vice President JD Vance (50% favorable, 31% unfavorable, 19% neutral or never heard of) and Secretary of State Marco Rubio (42% favorable, 25% unfavorable, 33% neutral or never heard of).
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One year after the 2024 presidential election returned him to the White House, President Donald Trump remains popular among Catholic voters, whose support proved pivotal to his re-election.
That backing extends to the chief flashpoint of Trump’s first year since regaining the presidency: the ongoing mass deportation of hundreds of thousands of illegal or undocumented immigrants.
The broadest source of support comes from the 60% of white Catholic voters who favor detentions and deportations on a broad scale, while 26% oppose. Notably, Latinos — who, as a group, are bearing the brunt of the Trump administration’s aggressive enforcement strategy — are split on the issue: 41% say they support it, while 39% are opposed.
At the same time, however, Catholic voters in the poll were clear that immigration is not their chief concern. Just 15% ranked it as their highest priority, compared to 40% who said reducing inflation is the Trump campaign promise they care most about — far and away the top choice.
Overall, President Trump is viewed favorably by 52% of all Catholics, with 37% viewing him unfavorably and 11% neutral. That number is consistent with the overall Catholic vote for him in the 2024 election.
In fact, among Catholic voters, Trump is more popular than two prominent Catholics in his administration: Vice President JD Vance (50% favorable, 31% unfavorable, 19% neutral or never heard of) and Secretary of State Marco Rubio (42% favorable, 25% unfavorable, 33% neutral or never heard of).
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teachings of the Bible are so muddled and self-contradictory that it was possible for Christians to happily burn heretics alive for five long centuries. It was even possible for the most venerated patriarchs of the Church, like St. Augustine and St. Thomas Aquinas, to conclude that heretics should be tortured (Augustine) or killed outright (Aquinas). Martin Luther and John Calvin advocated the wholesale murder of heretics, apostates, Jews, and witches. - Sam Harris, "Letter To A Christian Nation"
