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
During the survey, this question was posed as follows: "Should churches and other houses of worship express their views on social and political questions or keep out of political matters?"
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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 February 22, 2020, 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 February 22, 2020. 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: February 22, 2020. 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 February 22, 2020)
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