I was in an evangelical church for a time and it is no surprise that so many support Trump. They're actively brainwashed to suppress their empathy and believe things on faith alone. Too many go right along with it making this group a very dangerous set of people, ripe for being conned by a vicious strong man authoritarian like Trump.

(My refusal to let go of empathy is one of the things that helped me see them for what they were. I left and some years after when I saw Christians convinced Trump was their guy, I was finally hit with the full realization that belief without good evidence easily leads to believing all manner of absolute crazy bullshit… and then I became an atheist).