Fact Sheet: A Closer Look at Christian Nationalism in Nine States

February 17, 2026

In February 2026, PRRI published a report based on interviews with more than 22,000 adults conducted throughout 2025 as part of the PRRI American Values Atlas. The report examined support for Christian nationalism across all 50 states and explored the connections between support for Christian nationalism and Trump favorability, partisanship, religion, media habits, and more. According to this report, nationally, roughly one-third of Americans qualify as Christian nationalism Adherents (11%) or Sympathizers (21%), and two-thirds qualify as Skeptics (37%) or Rejecters (27%).^[1]

This fact sheet expands this analysis to residents of Arizona, Florida, Georgia, Michigan, Minnesota, North Carolina, Pennsylvania, Texas, and Wisconsin, examining who is most likely to qualify as Christian nationalism Adherents, Sympathizers, Skeptics, and Rejecters.

Read the full report at prri.org/research/mapping-christian-nationalism-across-the-50-states.

ARIZONA

Three in ten Arizona residents qualify as either Christian nationalism Adherents (10%) or Supporters (20%), while nearly two-thirds qualify as Skeptics (36%) or Rejecters (25%).

FLORIDA

Nearly four in ten Florida residents qualify as either Christian nationalism Adherents (13%) or Supporters (24%), while just under six in ten qualify as Skeptics (38%) or Rejecters (20%)

GEORGIA

More than four in ten Georgia residents qualify as either Christian nationalism Adherents (16%) or Supporters (26%), while over half qualify as Skeptics (32%) or Rejecters (20%).

MICHIGAN

One-third of Michigan residents qualify as either Christian nationalism Adherents (10%) or Supporters (23%), while nearly two-thirds qualify as Skeptics (37%) or Rejecters (27%).

MINNESOTA

Just under one in three Minnesota residents qualify as either Christian nationalism Adherents (8%) or Supporters (20%), while two-thirds qualify as Skeptics (33%) or Rejecters (33%).

NORTH CAROLINA

Over one-third of North Carolina residents qualify as either Christian nationalism Adherents (13%) or Supporters (23%), while six in ten qualify as Skeptics (32%) or Rejecters (28%).

PENNSYLVANIA

About one-third of Pennsylvania residents qualify as either Christian nationalism Adherents (11%) or Supporters (23%) while six in ten qualify as Skeptics (36%) or Rejecters (25%).

TEXAS

Just under four in ten Texas residents qualify as either Christian nationalism Adherents (14%) or Supporters (24%), while nearly six in ten qualify as Skeptics (36%) or Rejecters (21%).

WISCONSIN

Over three in ten Wisconsin residents qualify as either Christian nationalism Adherents (10%) or Supporters (22%), while more than six in ten qualify as Skeptics (42%) or Rejecters (21%).

[1] Based on respondents’ answers to (1) The U.S. government should declare America a Christian nation, (2) U.S. laws should be based on Christian values, (3) If the U.S. moves away from our Christian foundations, we will not have a country anymore, (4) Being Christian is an important part of being truly American, and (5) God has called Christians to exercise dominion over all areas of American society, each respondent receives a composite score on the Christian nationalism scale (with a range of 0 to 1) and is then assigned to one of the four groups. For more information about how measures are constructed, please see our previous reports: “A Christian Nation? Understanding the Threat of Christian Nationalism to American Democracy and Culture,” “Support for Christian Nationalism in All 50 States: Findings from PRRI’s 2023 American Values Atlas,” and “Christian Nationalism Across All 50 States: Insights from PRRI’s 2024 American Values Atlas.”