Presidential elections will be held in the United States on November 5. They are the 60th presidential election in American history and the first since 2020 after the redistribution of votes in the Electoral College.
Both President Joe Biden and his Republican challenger Donald Trump became their party’s nominees after a short primary period on March 12.
However, Biden dropped out of the race on July 21, before the Democratic Party Convention. The party then nominated his running mate, Vice President Kamala Harris.
Nearly all American adults believe it is important to have a president who leads a moral and ethical life, and nearly half of those surveyed say it is important for the president to have strong religious beliefs, according to a Pew Research Center study released in March of this year.
The study found the following:
– 13 percent of U.S. adults say they think Biden is “very” religious, while 41 percent say he is “somewhat” religious and 44 percent say he is “not very” or “not at all” religious.
– Four percent think Trump is “very” religious, while 25 percent describe him as “somewhat” religious and 68 percent say he is “not very” or “not at all” religious.
– Less than half of Americans say Biden or Trump are at least “somewhat” supportive of people who share their religious beliefs, with answers to this question varying widely by religious and political affiliation.
— Republicans and Democrats are highly polarized in their opinions of Biden and Trump, as well as in their assessment of these candidates’ religious commitments. These differences are often reflected across religious subgroups. For example, white evangelicals view Trump more favorably than members of other religious groups, while black Protestants, Jews, and atheists view Biden more favorably than many others.
With that in mind, here is a guide to the 2024 U.S. presidential candidates, their religious affiliations, and a notable statement they made on the subject of faith:
