93% of Protestant pastors don’t plan to endorse candidates from the pulpit: survey

Ahead of the 2026 midterm elections, more than 90% of Protestant pastors do not plan to endorse political candidates, even if their churches would face no legal consequences, according to a new Lifeway Research study.

“Pure religion and undefiled before God and the Father is this, To visit the fatherless and widows in their affliction…”