A Reality Check on the Reach of White Christian Nationalism in Seven Charts: White Christian Nationalism is Neither the Best of Us, Nor the Majority of Us
Year: 2025
Type: article
Abstract: This article reviews Public Religious Research Institute (PRRI) 2025 American Values Atlas survey data of 22,000 U.S. adults. Among other issues, the study investigates the Christian nationalism, support for Donald Trump, support of the use of political violence. We find that whereas approximately a third of Americans are supportive of Christian nationalism, a majority of Republicans are nonetheless supportive of it. Furthermore, support for Christian nationalism is highly correlated with voting for Trump in 2024. What is more, support for political violence is also correlated with Christian nationalism. Nearly four in ten Christian nationalism Adherents (38%) and nearly three in ten Sympathizers (28%) said they agree that “because things have gotten so far off track, true American patriots may have to resort to violence to save the country.” These 2025 findings fit a pattern found in PRRI survey data over the years. Christian nationalists tend to support opinions that are destructive to pluralistic democracy. This includes anti-Black attitudes and denial of the existence of systemic racism, harsh anti-immigrant attitudes, anti-Muslim attitudes, antisemitic attitudes, support for patriarchal gender roles, and anti-LGBTQ attitudes. As pessimistic as these results are, it is also important to keep in mind that Christian nationalist attitudes are held by a relatively small minority of citizens.
Source: Journal of Illiberalism Studies
DOI: 10.53483/zcpt3587
Author: Robert Jones
Institution: Public Religion Research Institute
Language: English
Subfield: Sociology and Political Science
Field: Social Sciences
Domain: Social Sciences
Open Access status: diamond
OpenAlex ID: W4410315679