December 22, 2022

Aging in the Pews 

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That churches and places of worship have struggled to attract and retain young worshipers is ...
Line chart showing percentage of Democratic vote for women and men age 18-29.

November 18, 2022

A Growing Gender Divide Among Young Voters

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Young voters were key to the Democratic Party’s surprising performance in the 2022 midterm elections. ...

October 26, 2022

The Political Transformation of White Evangelical Protestants

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White evangelical Christians have been an important Republican constituency for years, but their partisan commitments ...

October 7, 2022

A New Gender Divide Among Young Voters

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A New Gender Divide Among Young Voters: For the last several decades, young voters have ...

October 7, 2022

The Decline of White Evangelical Protestants

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The Decline of White Evangelical Protestants: White Evangelical Protestants have exercised considerable influence over American ...

October 7, 2022

Abortion is a Critical Concern for Young Women

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Abortion is a Critical Concern for Young Women: Of all the issues driving young female ...

August 31, 2022

Black Americans Don’t Trust Their Tap Water

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A storm and flooding in Mississippi has left tens of thousands of black residents without ...

July 29, 2022

A College-Educated Party?

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A College-Educated Party? The Democratic Party has undergone a remarkable transformation over the last two ...

May 31, 2022

The Growing Political Divide Between Young Men and Women

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For much of the past two decades, young women and men have had similar political ...

May 3, 2022

Religious Divide Over Abortion

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The Supreme Court appears poised to overturn Roe v. Wade, the 50-year-old ruling that legalized ...

March 29, 2022

Religious Disaffiliation and Loneliness

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The act of leaving religion can be difficult. Americans who leave their childhood religion report ...

March 7, 2022

Generational Split on Success

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Is the illusion of meritocracy broken? A new study finds generational divides in views about ...

February 24, 2022

Race and Sibling Relations

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Childhood experiences with your siblings have been shown to play an important formative role for ...

February 9, 2022

Few Gen Zers Grew Up Having Family Dinners

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The family meal, once a regular part of American family life, has become a rarity. ...

January 21, 2022

Religion is Not an Important Source of Identity For Many Americans

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Despite recent trends documenting an overall decline in religious belief, practice, and affiliation, most Americans ...

January 6, 2022

Losing Confidence in Each Other

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So much research and commentary have focused on the decline of public trust in various ...

December 20, 2021

Churches as Political Communities

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We have long known that churches and religious congregations are important sources of political information and influence. Now, a new report finds that many Americans perceive ...

December 16, 2021

The Importance of Work Friends

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Americans who never attended college are experiencing a rapid social decline—they have fewer close friends and considerably ...

December 16, 2021

The Diverging Trajectories of Same-sex Marriage & Abortion

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In 1996, Americans were far more supportive of legal abortion than allowing gay and lesbian ...

December 16, 2021

A Belief and Belonging Paradox?

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Americans with less formal education tend to express greater certainty about their belief in God. ...