{
  "id": 375430,
  "title": "Donald Trump's Approval Rating Shifts Among Christians",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/09/donald-trumps-approval-rating-shifts-among-christians",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-08-09T11:30:41.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Newsweek",
    "slug": "newsweek",
    "url": "https://www.newsweek.com/donald-trump-approval-rating-catholics-protestants-12301481"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Donald Trump's approval rating has seen contrasting trends among two significant Christian demographics in the US this year. According to Newsweek analysis of five national Marquette Law School polls, Trump's approval among born-again Protestants has risen from 56% in January to 61% in July, while his approval among Catholics has dropped from 54% to 45% over the same period. This shift has resulted in a 32-point gap, with Trump having a plus 22 net approval rating among born-again Protestants and a minus 10 rating among Catholics. The decline among Catholics has coincided with tensions between Trump and Pope Leo XIV over the Iran war and immigration policies. Despite the White House denying a direct link between the disputes and the decline, the data highlights a widening divide between Trump's Christian base and Catholic voters.",
  "summary": "The president's approval ratings among born-again Protestants have risen, but fallen among Catholics.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 1,
    "also_reported_by": []
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}