Depends on where in the country. But they mostly run the gamut on social issues (i.e. abortion, religious liberty) but are left of center on cultural issues (i.e. immigration). That's why these voters reacted worse to culturally conservative Trump than they did to socially conservative Bush 43.
Also, contrary to popular belief, evangelical conservatism tends to find its base in the suburbs and among the middle and upper middle classes.
Probably because of the idea that being a religious fundamentalist equals being stupid, and the idea that being stupid equals being backwoods and poor.
Related:
Fewer people identify as Evangelical as education increases, but those that do are much more likely to attend church, and presumably participate in religious right politics than the typical Evangelical. This anomaly means that you'll find few Evangelicals in a typical professional workplace (like say a newsroom
), but you will find plenty of educated people in an Evangelical church service.
This phenomenon has a name in statistics but I'm blanking on what it's called. I suspect it has a lot to do with the stereotype.
