The Pew Research Center regularly surveys Americans on human origins, but it recently re-examined its questions on evolution. When theistic evolution was presented as an option in a new single-question format, most religious groups answered about the same. But white evangelicals and Black Protestants (two of Pew’s standard categories) were twice as likely to say humans evolved in some way.
A) Humans have always existed in their present form
B) Humans have evolved; God had a role
C) Humans have evolved; God had no role
White Evangelicals: A) 38%, B) 58%, C) 4%
Black Protestants: A) 27%, B) 66%, C) 6%
Catholics: A) 13%, B) 56%, C) 30%
Unaffiliated: A) 11%, B) 24%, C) 64%
All US Adults: A) 18%, B) 48%, C) 33%
