Survey scores understate Christian nationalist conviction in a third of the population.

Evidence

Are Ambassadors precisely who we are talking about when we refer to “Christian nationalists” in our study? Yes and no. On the one hand, these are indeed the Americans who appear to espouse Christian nationalist views most fervently. Yet on the other hand, we found that many men and women who scored as “Accommodators” often espoused strong Christian nationalist beliefs when they were able to explain themselves. These four categories are meant to be useful shorthand. Each is highly predictive of different views on various social and political issues. But to be clear, no system of categorization can perfectly capture the diversity of Americans’ views on this subject. — Andrew L. Whitehead; Samuel L. Perry, Taking America Back for God, 114

Categorization

• QUESTION: Which Accommodators espouse fervent beliefs in interviews but score moderate on the scale? What distinguishes them from Ambassadors?
• corroborated: 2 independent passages support this claim — Andrew L. Whitehead; Samuel L. Perry, Taking America Back for God, 114
• XREF: connects to: Christian nationalism is measured through survey agreement statements — Philip S. Gorski and Samuel L. Perry, The Flag and the Cross: White Christian…, 69; Strong Christian nationalist embrace is shrinking, not growing

Broader Connections

• Christian nationalism is measured through survey agreement statements #expands (0.85) — Philip S. Gorski and Samuel L. Perry, The Flag and the Cross, 69
• Strong Christian nationalist embrace is shrinking, not growing #corroborates (0.75)