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Protestantism isn’t like Catholicism in that you become a member of the Church. Thus, Catholics get into questions of whether Joe Biden should be given communion. Consequently, those who are Catholic should mirror Catholic traditions and dogma. It is right that they check a survey box if they are Catholic. Protestantism is far different. A true Protestant believe to be an actual believer in Christ is a change of heart. There is no way to measure that. People may say they’re evangelical but their life style might show otherwise. We can’t judge but we know there are may wolves out there in sheep clothing. Thus, just because someone calls themselves an “evangelical” means nothing just like people calling the US a “Christian” nation. A survey of “evangelical” means nothing because you can’t measure the heart. It is like Paul stating a true Jew is one who is circumcised of the heart. True, we cannot know if what the profess is consistent with their I.D/, but while Protestant has come to denote all that is not of Rome (even meaning Unitarian, Scientology, Swedenborgian, Mormononic Methodist "Christian Science" ....), "evangelical" is supposed to denote a hated (by liberals and TradCaths alike), and those who self I.D. or are classed as that do testify as being the most conservative large religious body.

There are many liberals who claim to be "evangelicals". Personally, I cannot understand how a true evangelical Christian could support a Democratic party that literally boos God at their national convention. That's why I'm skeptical about surveys of "evangelicals".

I'm sure the survey is correct in that those who claim to be evangelicals responded in such a manner. I'm just don't believe they represent true believers in Christ and are not what we would consider a true evangelical. It's a matter of definition.