And again, my question would be what template does the Heritage Foundation use to define “evangelicals”? I’m not surprised that many have a low commitment to the political process, however. New Testament scriptures largely minimize the personal significance of government forms and processes in the believer’s life. The Christian revolution is spiritual and moral, not temporal, in the minds of most evangelicals.
I don’t remember the definition they used but when talking about people as blocs, categorizing all religious as “evangelical” made the dynamics easier to work with statistically. Ergo, Mormons were lumped with pro-active Christians even though most Mormons vote Republican but many pro-life Catholics kept multi-generational affiliation with the the Democrat party. And some Christians wouldn’t want to be associated with Mormonism in any way, shape, or form.