Joe Biden won the 2020 presidential election. Only the most unhinged right wing conspiracy theorists disagree with that fact. Biden gained millions more individual votes and a strong majority of electoral college votes. Donald Trump’s team was unable to provide evidence in court of any voter fraud of sufficient scale to change the outcome of the election.
So, who do we have to thank for ending the sadistic insanity of the Trump years? Look to non-religious Americans, a large voting bloc that overwhelmingly supported the Democratic ballot.
According to the Associated Press VoteCast survey, non-Christian Americans now make up 32% of the electorate. That number has been increasing rapidly, and is forecast to rise even more, because most Christians are above the age of 50. Christian churches aren’t replacing their members as their senior citizens die, because decades of toxic behavior by Christian leaders and organizations have driven young Americans away from Christianity.
Two-thirds of non-Christian Americans are non-religious – 21% of the electorate. Witnessing the hateful hypocrisy of Christianity hasn’t led people to choose another religion, for the most part, but to reject religion altogether.
The VoteCast survey shows that non-religious Americans voted against Donald Trump, for Joe Biden, more strongly than any religious group. 72% of non-religious Americans voted to kick Trump out of the White House.
The majority of voters from every single Christian group voted to keep the bitter fury, the violence, the racism, the sexism, the disregard for the law, the corruption, and the rampant dishonesty of Donald Trump.
That’s what toxic Christianity looks like. American Christianity is not a force for social cohesion and moral values. To the contrary, Christianity has been the leading force for division and hatred in the United States.
The lesson for Democratic leaders should be clear: If you’re looking for strong support for progressive values, don’t turn to Christians. Instead, you’ll find the most reliable progressive support among non-religious Americans.
