I think a majority believe in the workings of evolution, but reject it as the explanation for the origins of life. I doubt the enthusiastic character assasination tactics of the "beginning to end" evolutionists has won any converts from them, which is one reason I am skeptical of them.
It's refreshing to read your post.
I'm in the majority you describe. It is obvious to anyone who has seen birth defects that the human species (and plant life) mutates, but, as Perloff points out, it is always to the detriment of the species.