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A new study from Nashville-based LifeWay Research of Protestant senior pastors found 51 percent approve of how Trump has handled the presidency, with 25 percent strongly approving.

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There is no lack of data on President Trump, but many were still hesitant to give an opinion.

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[A]lmost 3 in 10 (28%) disapprove, and another 2 in 10 (20%) say they aren’t sure.

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Despite 52 percent of Protestant pastors identifying as a Republican and only 18 percent calling themselves a Democrat in a LifeWay Research survey prior to the November 2016 election, only 32 percent said they planned to vote for Trump. A full 40 percent said they were undecided, with 19 percent planning to vote for Hillary Clinton.

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African American pastors are the least likely to approve of the president’s handling of the job. Only 4 percent approve of his performance, while 85 percent disapprove.

Outside of African Americans, pastors are much more split. Slightly more than half of white pastors (54%) approve, along with slightly less than half of pastors of other ethnicities (47%).

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Pentecostals (86%) and Baptists (68%) are most likely to approve of the president’s performance.

Church of Christ pastors (55%) and Lutherans (41%) are more split, while few Presbyterian/Reformed (28%) and Methodists (25%) say they support the job President Trump has done.

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In 2016, pastors in Pentecostal (76%) and Baptist (67%) churches were most likely to be Republicans. Pastors in Presbyterian/Reformed (29%) and Methodist (25%) churches were least likely to say they’re part of the GOP.

Other findings in 2018 include:

* Pastors of churches with less than 50 in attendance are the least likely to approve of President Trump’s job performance (42%).
* Pastors in the South (55%) and West (57%) are more likely to approve than those in the Northeast (40%).
* Male pastors (56%) are more likely to approve than female pastors (30%).
* Pastors with no college degree (71%) or a bachelor’s degree (67%) are more likely to approve than those with a master’s degree (41%) or a doctoral degree (52%).

  Christianity Today

There's a reason the GOP doesn't support public education. 

I suspect there's also a difference between urban and rural pastors, but those aren't broken down in this report.

And I'm disappointed, but not surprised, that the majority of pastors are Republicans. There isn't much of anything further from the teachings of Jesus than the GOP.

...but hey, do what you want...you will anyway.