{"id":76623,"date":"2026-06-04T08:53:28","date_gmt":"2026-06-04T12:53:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/tvdelmarva.com\/wp\/new-survey-reveals-most-churchgoers-dont-know-pastors-political-leanings\/"},"modified":"2026-06-04T08:53:28","modified_gmt":"2026-06-04T12:53:28","slug":"new-survey-reveals-most-churchgoers-dont-know-pastors-political-leanings","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/tvdelmarva.com\/wp\/new-survey-reveals-most-churchgoers-dont-know-pastors-political-leanings\/","title":{"rendered":"New Survey Reveals Most Churchgoers Don&#8217;t Know Pastor&#8217;s Political Leanings"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1080\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/tvdelmarva.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/news-1780577607871.png?resize=1920%2C1080&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-76622\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/tvdelmarva.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/news-1780577607871.png?w=1920&amp;ssl=1 1920w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/tvdelmarva.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/news-1780577607871.png?resize=300%2C169&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/tvdelmarva.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/news-1780577607871.png?resize=1024%2C576&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/tvdelmarva.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/news-1780577607871.png?resize=768%2C432&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/tvdelmarva.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/news-1780577607871.png?resize=1536%2C864&amp;ssl=1 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n<p>A new study from the Pew Research Center reveals that most Americans who regularly attend religious services remain in the dark about their pastor&#8217;s political preferences. According to the research, 44% of frequent churchgoers report being unaware of which political party their pastor or other congregation leaders support. The findings show that 19% believe their religious leaders lean Republican, while just 8% identify them as Democrats. Meanwhile, 27% of respondents indicate their pastor, associate pastor, and other spiritual leaders represent a mixture of both major political parties.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A recent study by the Pew Research Center found that nearly half of regular church attendees are unaware of their pastor&#8217;s political party preference. The survey shows a significant portion of congregants remain uncertain about their religious leaders&#8217; partisan affiliations.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":76622,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2}},"categories":[835],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-76623","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-religious"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/tvdelmarva.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/news-1780577607871.png?fit=1920%2C1080&ssl=1","jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/pbtNqq-jVR","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":74824,"url":"https:\/\/tvdelmarva.com\/wp\/research-shows-religious-congregations-hear-different-social-topics-in-sermons\/","url_meta":{"origin":76623,"position":0},"title":"Research Shows Religious Congregations Hear Different Social Topics in Sermons","author":"Admin","date":"June 1, 2026","format":false,"excerpt":"New research from the Pew Research Center reveals differences in what social issues are discussed during worship services across religious denominations. 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