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Racial Resentment Drives Evangelical Turnout Gaps in 2020

5/31/2026

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Nathan K. Chan linked racial resentment to evangelical turnout patterns in the 2020 election.
White evangelicals were about 22 points more likely to vote, while Latino evangelicals were 20 points more likely.
Black evangelicals with conservative views were about 23 points less likely to vote.
Using the 2020 Collaborative Multiracial Post-Election Survey, Chan found non-evangelicals showed little or no link between resentment and turnout, urging work on denomination and attendance.

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Story summary

Nathan K. Chan linked racial resentment to evangelical turnout patterns in the 2020 election.
White evangelicals were about 22 points more likely to vote, while Latino evangelicals were 20 points more likely.
Black evangelicals with conservative views were about 23 points less likely to vote.
Using the 2020 Collaborative Multiracial Post-Election Survey, Chan found non-evangelicals showed little or no link between resentment and turnout, urging work on denomination and attendance.