Evangelical Christians carried Trump to victory. What nonbelievers assume about them is often wrong

Many Americans are blinded by “perception gaps”—disparities between what non-evangelicals imagine evangelicals believe and what evangelicals actually believe. These gaps are uncovered in recent survey research by More In Common, a nonprofit funded by the Conrad N. Hilton Foundation and Rockefeller Philanthropy Advisors.

“These perception gaps constrain our ability to envision a future where America’s faithful play a central role in helping us navigate division and foster social cohesion,” the authors write.

More In Common partnered with the polling company YouGov, rated in the top 1% of hundreds of pollsters by FiveThirtyEight’s polling gurus for methodological quality and transparency, to survey over 6,000 Americans. The nonprofit’s findings swat down what it describes as “myths” about people of faith.