Should Religious Orgs Have Tax Exempt Status?

Publication Date: 10/08/2025 11:00 AM CST

Should Religious Orgs Have Tax Exempt Status?

Publication: 10/08/2025 11:00 AM CST

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Voters are divided on whether churches and other religious organizations should have tax exempt status: 42% say Yes, and 43% say No.
- More than half (57%) of Republicans and only 32% Democrats say religious organizations should be tax exempt.
- The numbers flip along party lines-only 28% of Republicans say the organizations should not have tax exempt status, and 55% of Democrats say the same.
- Most Atheist voters (83%) do not think religious organizations should have tax exempt status.
If churches explicitly endorse political parties or candidates as part of their religious services, 57% say they should lose their tax exempt status.
- Almost half of Republicans (47%) and even more Democrats (65%) agree that tax exempt status should be removed.

The most recent data cited is from a Napolitan News Service survey of 1,000 Registered Voters conducted online by Scott Rasmussen, October 1, 2025. Field work for the survey was conducted by RMG Research, Inc. and has a margin of error of +/- 3.1.