(RNS) — A new report from Pew Research found that white Christians, who played a key role in returning Donald Trump to the White House, are losing confidence in President Trump’s policies.
Just over half (58%) of white evangelicals said they support most or all of Trump’s policies, down from 66% when he took office in 2025. Similar declines were seen among white Catholics, who dropped from 51% last year to 46% this year, and white Protestants who are not evangelical, who dropped from 46% to 33%, according to the report, released Monday (Feb. 9).
Based on a survey of 8,512 Americans conducted Jan. 20-26, the report also found that white Christians are less confident that Trump acts ethically in office than they were a year ago. Less than half (40%) of white evangelicals have confidence that Trump acts ethically, down from 55% in 2025. White Catholic confidence in Trump’s ethics dropped from 39% to 34%, while white nonevangelical Protestants’ confidence dropped from 38% to 26%.
White Christians in all three groups are still more likely to support Trump’s policies than Americans overall (27%). They also have more confidence in his ethics than Americans overall (21%).
Hispanic Catholics (18%), the religiously unaffiliated (13%) and Black Protestants (6%) were least likely to support Trump’s policies. Those groups were also least likely to have confidence in Trump’s ethics.
Confidence that Trump acts ethically in office has fallen among White evangelicals since early 2025. Courtesy Pew Research Center
Confidence in Trump’s ethics has dec …