Republicans more than twice as likely as Democrats to say America should be 'Christian nation': poll

Republicans are more than twice as likely as Democrats to say the U.S. should be a "Christian nation," according to a new poll.

The response in favor was by 67%, compared to 29% for not supporting such an idea, according to the Pew Research poll published week.

Overall, 45% of Americans said the United States should be a Christian nation, while most Americans, 51%, said it should not, a

More than three-in-four Republicans, 76%, say that the Founding Fathers intended for America to be a Christian nation, compared to 47% of Democrats.

The survey also showed that 40% of Republicans say that the Bible should influence U.S. laws over the people's will if they conflict compared to 16% of Democrats who said the same.

Regardless of their thoughts on whether America should be a Christian nation, most Americans believe that churches should not endorse candidates during elections, with 70% of Republicans agreeing and 84% of Democrats.

The poll was conducted from Sept. 13 to 18, 2022, with 10,588 U.S. adults and a margin of error of 1.5%.