The election of Donald Trump on November 5 marked the beginning of a new golden age for America. in him victory speech On election night in Palm Beach, Florida, President-elect Trump vowed to fight for all Americans, their families, and their futures.
“I will not rest until we deliver the strong, safe, and prosperous America that our children and you deserve.” President Trump said. “This will truly be America’s Golden Age.”
Voters gave President Trump an overwhelming mandate to carry out. common sense policy It’s America First. Trump achieved significant gains across the electorate and among key demographics, including Catholic voters.
As I wrote on October 10th, “President Donald J. Trump is making significant strides in relations with Catholics across the country. This is especially important given the religious demographics of battleground states.”
Nationally, Catholics were narrowly divided in the 2020 election, but Trump won the national Catholic vote by 15 points in 2024. According to exit polls, washington postFifty-six percent of Catholics voted for Trump, compared to 41 percent for Kamala Harris.
Catholics make up the largest religious denomination in the United States, with approximately 52 million people.
Consider Pennsylvania. 24 percent of adults are Catholic. The percentage of Catholic adults in Wisconsin and Michigan is 25 percent and 18 percentrespectively. Trump won all three states and also won Catholics by large margins.
According to exit polls fox news, Catholic voters supported Trump by 13 points in Pennsylvania, 16 points in Wisconsin, and 20 points in Michigan.
Catholic Vote Chairman Brian Birch said: told Fox News Digital: “There’s a new electoral trend here, and if Republicans are smart they’ll seize it.”
During the campaign, Harris was unable to hide her anti-Catholic bias from American voters, going so far as to: tell the students “Christ is King!” he said. They were attending the “wrong gathering.”
By contrast, President Trump’s commitment to religious freedom was clear to voters across the country during his first administration and during his campaign.
In his first term, President Trump defended the rights of doctors, nurses, and teachers to act according to their conscience. He appointed three Supreme Court justices dedicated to protecting the God-given right to worship. He signed an executive order that defines international religious freedom as a moral and national security imperative and convened a conference dedicated to ending global religious persecution and defending religious freedom. convened at the United Nations.
During the campaign, Trump nominated J.D. Vance, a convert to Catholicism whose wife was raised Hindu, to be his vice president. He launched the Catholics for Trump coalition to reaffirm his commitment to defending religious freedom and defending family values. (Ms. Harris tried to do the same, but her disingenuous message clearly didn’t resonate.) Ms. Harris attended Al Smith’s dinner with church leaders and expressed her support for Catholic Charities. showed. And in the wake of this summer’s assassination attempt, he blamed the bullet’s near miss on divine providence.
Catholic voters played a key role in electing President Donald Trump, sending a clear message about their importance in shaping America’s future.
Ambassador Calista L. Gingrich is President and CEO of Gingrich 360, a multimedia production and consulting company based in Arlington, Virginia. She is a former U.S. Ambassador to the Holy See. For more information on Callista Gingrich, please visit: Gingrich360.com.
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