This issue of election silence is much more pronounced among preachers in 2024, it seems, with 23% of pastors refusing to answer for whom they'll cast a ballot, according to Lifeway Research.

For context, just 4% expressed the same reluctance in 2020, and just 3% fell into that bucket during the 2016 cycle. The shift in willingness to openly discuss these matters is notable.

According to Scott McConnell, executive director of Lifeway Research, the reticence "shows how sensitive or divisive politics has become in some churches."

Despite many declining to share, among those who plan to vote and were forthcoming, 50% said they plan to select former President Donald Trump, the Republican candidate, and 24% stated Democratic candidate Vice President Kamala Harris as their preference.

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