This statistic shows public responses to the question of whether churches and other houses of worship should express their views on social and political questions or keep out of political matters in the United States in 2012. The results are divided by political affiliation. 60 percent of Democrats believe the church should stay out of political matters.
Public opinion on whether churches should express views on social and political questions or not in the U.S. in 2012, by party affiliation
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Pew Research Center. (April 23, 2012). Public opinion on whether churches should express views on social and political questions or not in the U.S. in 2012, by party affiliation [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved April 20, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/226372/church-involvement-in-us-politics-by-political-affiliation/
Pew Research Center. "Public opinion on whether churches should express views on social and political questions or not in the U.S. in 2012, by party affiliation." Chart. April 23, 2012. Statista. Accessed April 20, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/226372/church-involvement-in-us-politics-by-political-affiliation/
Pew Research Center. (2012). Public opinion on whether churches should express views on social and political questions or not in the U.S. in 2012, by party affiliation. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: April 20, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/226372/church-involvement-in-us-politics-by-political-affiliation/
Pew Research Center. "Public Opinion on Whether Churches Should Express Views on Social and Political Questions or Not in The U.S. in 2012, by Party Affiliation." Statista, Statista Inc., 23 Apr 2012, https://www.statista.com/statistics/226372/church-involvement-in-us-politics-by-political-affiliation/
Pew Research Center, Public opinion on whether churches should express views on social and political questions or not in the U.S. in 2012, by party affiliation Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/226372/church-involvement-in-us-politics-by-political-affiliation/ (last visited April 20, 2024)
Public opinion on whether churches should express views on social and political questions or not in the U.S. in 2012, by party affiliation [Graph], Pew Research Center, April 23, 2012. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/226372/church-involvement-in-us-politics-by-political-affiliation/