Would It Be Good for America if Christian Religious Leaders Had More Influence?

Publication Date: 10/03/2025 5:38 PM CST

Would It Be Good for America if Christian Religious Leaders Had More Influence?

Publication: 10/03/2025 5:38 PM CST

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Forty-four percent of voters (44%) say it would be good for America if Christian religious leaders had more influence over politics and law.
- Another 40% disagree.
As is common these days, the opposition is more passionate than the support.
- While 19% say it would be Very Good, 28% say it would be Very Bad.
- Party splits are predictable: 64% of Republicans say it would be good, while 63% of Democrats say it would be bad.
Looking at our country's history, just over half of voters (52%) say that the United States was formed as a Christian nation.*
- One third (33%) disagrees, while 14% of voters are not sure.
- While 73% of Republicans believe the U.S. was formed as a Christian nation, only 34% of Democrats agree.
- Government employees are the least likely employment group to say the U.S. was founded as a Christian nation (42%), while retired voters are the most likely (60%).
However, only 35% say it is fair to call the United States a Christian nation today.
- Most (53%) disagree with that description.

* Note: "Christian nation" can have various definitions. One definition is that a majority of Americans are Christian. By that definition, the United States is a Christian nation, since roughly 70% profess some level of Christian faith. However, the U.S. government is specifically not Christian, but freedom of religion among citizens is expressly protected by the first amendment of the U.S. Constitution.

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.