Opinion | Why ‘Evangelical’ Is Becoming Another Word for ‘Republican’ - The New York Times

… What is drawing more people to embrace the evangelical label on surveys is more likely that evangelicalism has been bound to the Republican Party. Instead of theological affinity for Jesus Christ, millions of Americans are being drawn to the evangelical label because of its association with the G.O.P... 

… Now the data indicate that more and more Americans are conflating evangelicalism with Republicanism — and melding two forces to create a movement that is not entirely about politics or religion but power...

https://www.nytimes.com/2021/10/26/opinion/evangelical-republican.html