What you might miss in news coverage about Latino voters and faith

Maria Teresa Kumar, president and CEO of Voto Latino, speaks during the Democratic National Convention, August 21, in Chicago. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)
There are more Latino voters in the US than ever. As reporters and pundits seek to understand this important voting bloc, they’re digging into the faith of Hispanic communities. But as this election cycle brings yet another flurry of trend pieces about Latino evangelicals, some narratives distort the big picture of Latino faith. Others are just myths.
Here’s what you may not know about Latino voters and their faith:
The share of US Latino adults who are evangelical has been relatively steady in the last decade.
Many trend pieces about Latino voters claim that there has been a significant spike in the Latino evangelical population. However, that narrative doesn’t bear out in the polling.