As immigration from Asia and Latin America reshapes the Demographic composition of the U.
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As a result, white Evangelicals dominate the evangelical policy agenda and are overrepresented at the polls.
However, despite their growth in numbers, non-white evangelicals—particularly Asian Americans and Latinos—are concentrated outside of swing states, have lower levels of political participation than white evangelicals, and are less likely to be targeted by political campaigns.
As Wong argues, non-white evangelicals’ experiences as members of racial or ethnic minority groups often lead them to adopt more progressive political views compared to their white counterparts.
Black, Asian American, and Latino Evangelicals are much more likely to support policies such as expanded immigration rights, increased taxation of the wealthy, and government interventions to slow climate change.
While evangelical identity is associated with conservative politics, Wong draws from national surveys and interviews to show that non-white Evangelicals express political attitudes that are significantly less conservative than those of their white counterparts.
Asian Americans and Latinos currently constitute 13 percent of evangelicals, and their churches are among the largest, fastest growing organizations in their communities.
Why has the political clout of white Evangelicals persisted at a time of increased racial and ethnic diversity? In Immigrants, Evangelicals, and Politics in an Era of Demographic Change, political scientist Janelle Wong examines a new generation of Asian American and Latino Evangelicals and offers an account of why Demographic Change has not contributed to a political realignment.
Yet, Donald Trump captured a larger share of the white evangelical vote in the 2016 election than any candidate in the previous four presidential elections.
S., some analysts have anticipated the decline of conservative white evangelicals’ influence in politics.
As immigration from Asia and Latin America reshapes the Demographic composition of the U
