More Americans said they see an increased influence from religion in the U.S., according to a new Gallup poll.
The Wednesday poll found that 34 percent of respondents said they believe “religion as a whole is increasing its influence on American life,” up 14 points from May 2024. In December, 35 percent said the same about religion, one point higher than the recent Gallup poll.
Back in April, President Trump pledged that “religion is coming back to America” after kicking off his first White House Easter Egg Roll since coming back to office
“We’re bringing religion back in America. We’re bringing a lot of things back, but religion is coming back to America. That’s why you see the kind of numbers that you see, the spirit and the kind of numbers that you see,” the president said in April.
In Wednesday’s Gallup poll, 59 percent of respondents said they believe religion’s influence is dropping, down 2 points from December. Two percent also said religion’s influence is the “same” while 5 percent had “no opinion.”
In February, a Pew Research Center survey found that a decline in the number of Americans who identify as Christian appeared to be slowing down following years of losses.
The Gallup poll took place from May 1 to 18, featuring 1,003 people and plus or minus 4 percentage points as a margin of sampling error.