(The Lion) — Democrats’ postmortem report on the 2024 election, finally released Thursday, made no mention of Christian voters despite their major influence on election outcomes.

The 192-page report analyzed a range of demographics, but multiple outlets note that it neglected to mention several key factors at play in the 2024 election, such as former President Joe Biden’s age or the war in Gaza.

Religious affiliation is another factor the report skipped over, and some religious liberty advocates told The Lion the Democratic Party’s hostility toward traditional Christian values helped cost it the election.

Sixty-two percent of the American population identify as Christians, and about three-quarters of American Christians are registered to vote, according to Pew Research Center data.

Though the report acknowledges the party’s failure to show Middle America and the South how the Democratic Party’s vision for America includes them, it does not account for the fact that these regions are largely Christian, particularly shaped by evangelical Protestant traditions.

“Winning anywhere means providing for a renewed focus on the voters of Middle America and the South, who have come to believe they are not included in the Democratic vision of a stronger and more dynamic America for everyone,” the report states. “Millions of Americans are suffering from poor access to healthcare, manufacturing and job losses, and a failing infrastructure, yet continue to be persuaded to vote against their best interests because they do not see themselves reflected in the America of the Democratic Party.”

The report’s conclusion that the Democratic Party can meet the economic concerns of these regions neglects the deeply held religious beliefs that inform the values of these voters.

Sixty-four percent of adults in the Midwest identify as Christian, and that figure rises to 68% in the South, according to Pew. Evangelical Protestants specifically account for 31% of adults in the South and 23% in the Midwest, and white evangelicals are among the Christian groups most likely to vote Republican.

White evangelical Protestants are also likely to split from the DNC’s views on social issues such as abortion and support for causes related to transgender issues.

About 70% of white evangelical Protestants oppose biological men using the women’s restroom – or vice versa – according to Pew. Some Congressional Democrats have championed unisex restrooms as a solution, and failed 2024 presidential candidate Kamala Harris likewise expressed support for bathroom access based on one’s so-called gender identity.

Additionally, Catholics also constitute a significant percentage of Christians across the Midwest and the South, and Pew found that 61% of white Catholics vote Republican.

Catholics and evangelicals tend to support pro-life issues and candidates, which is one of many traditionally held Christian views Democrats contradict, according to experts who spoke to The Lion.

“For years the party has treated abortion on demand as a non-negotiable litmus test and gender ideology as settled orthodoxy – purging pro-life elected officials, demanding loyalty to positions that the great majority of Christians regard not as matters of political opinion but as grave moral wrongs,” said Andrea Picciotti-Bayer, director of the D.C.-based Conscience Project, which defends religious liberty.

Case in point, she adds: President Joe Biden publicly identified as a devout Catholic, but “the Biden administration waged war on Christian conscience through mandate battles against Catholic institutions, FACE Act prosecutions of pro-life activists, and the surveillance of traditionally-minded Catholics as potential domestic threats.

“The fruit of that approach was harvested on Election Day 2024, and until Democratic analysts are willing to name it as a failure of conscience rather than of messaging, no honest post-mortem is possible.”

Chris Gacek, a senior fellow for regulatory affairs at Family Research Council (FRC) agrees, telling The Lion, “The DNC has a problem.”

Gacek referenced a House Judiciary Committee hearing last week about whether the recently indicted Southern Poverty Law Center (SPLC) was “manufacturing hate” as an example of what he sees as the Democratic Party’s opposition to Christians.

The SPLC designated FRC as a “hate group” in 2010 for supporting historically Christian and conservative views on homosexuality. The Christian organization was even targeted in 2012 by a violent actor who referenced the SPLC designation during his FBI interrogation.

“The Democrats all doubled and tripled down defending an organization that vilifies orthodox Protestants for their biblical view of human sexuality, marriage, ‘gender’ and the sanctity of life,” Gacek told The Lion. “Yes, the DNC has a problem. Those you target with group defamation probably won’t vote for you.”

During the hearing, FRC’s president thanked the building manager, Leo Johnson, who had stopped the attacker in 2012. The hearing attendees erupted in applause, though Gacek told The Lion he did not see one Democratic official join in.

“Terrible,” Gacek said. “He saved many lives.”

The long-anticipated DNC report was written by Democratic strategist Paul Rivera, who has reportedly since left the Democratic National Committee (DNC). Each page of the report contains an editorial note that the conclusions reflect the author’s views and not those of the DNC.

Some Democratic insiders and allies have even lambasted the analysis, according to Politico, and DNC Chair Ken Martin released a statement Thursday apologizing for how he handled the autopsy.

The DNC and the SPLC did not respond to The Lion’s requests for comment.