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@prri.org61% of Americans say the death penalty should be legal in all or in most cases; Republicans (79%) are notably more likely than independents (62%) and Democrats (50%) to say the death penalty should be legal.
@prri.orgWomen are less likely than men to say that the American Dream still holds true today (43% vs. 53%).
For @19thnews.org, Chabeli Carrazana writes that many young women feel politicians’ messaging on affordability fails to address their anxiety about their financial futures. Read more:
@prri.org@robertpjones.bsky.social is on @wunc.org discussing his new book, Backslide: Reclaiming a Faith and a Nation after the Christian Turn Against Democracy.
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@prri.orgJoin PRRI and @brookings.edu in person or online later this month for the release of the 17th annual American Values Survey! Happening Tuesday, October 20 at 10:00 AM Eastern.
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@faithfulpolitics.bsky.socialReposted by @prri.orgThe “religious vote” is not one voting bloc.
@prri.org CEO @melissadeckman.bsky.social breaks down which religious voters may be shifting before the midterms, including Hispanic Christians, younger voters, and women.
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@prri.org“The finding that Gen Z men were more likely to say the government should subsidize childcare when one parent stays at home is notable and perhaps speaks to the growing distance we see between Gen Z men and women with respect to parenthood,” explains @melissadeckman.bsky.social.
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@prri.org"@robertpjones.bsky.social tells @theguardian.com that demographic changes, support for Christian nationalism, and Trump's language about racial purity all informed his decision to start 'Backslide' by looking at the rise of the Nazi Party."
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@faithfulpolitics.bsky.socialReposted by @prri.orgTomorrow, PRRI CEO Melissa Deckman joins us to break down which religious voters may be shifting, what’s happening with younger voters, and whether Christian nationalism could matter at the ballot box.
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@prri.org“Despite the alarming trajectory detailed in Backslide, Jones resists total pessimism.”
New interview with PRRI President and Founder @robertpjones.bsky.social from @theguardian.com:
@prri.orgPRRI finds that overwhelming majorities of Christian nationalism Rejecters (94%) and Skeptics (77%) prefer the U.S. to be a nation made up of people belonging to a wide variety of religions, compared with fewer Sympathizers (47%) and Adherents (27%).
@prri.org@apnews.com - Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth is launching an office of religious affairs. Hegseth has infused his evangelical Christianity into his leadership of the Pentagon, hosting Christian worship services for employees and speaking of the U.S. as a Christian nation.
@prri.orgThe PRRI American Values Atlas finds that, as of 2025, 40% of women ages 18-29 identify as liberal, compared with 25% of young men.
Learn more about young Americans' partisan affiliation and political ideology: prri.org/spotlight/yo...
@prri.orgPRRI CEO @melissadeckman.bsky.social quoted in this article: “You have a story where Gen Z is really put off by party.” Deckman adds that “Gen Z women are a distinct group compared to both their young male counterparts and also other American women.”
@prri.orgA large majority of Americans (71%) agree that transgender people deserve the same rights and protections as other Americans. The Department of Education has rescinded the Title IX protections against sex-based discrimination for students based on sexual orientation and gender identity.
@prri.orgA majority of Americans (55%) agree that “the Supreme Court has been too willing to let President Trump expand his power,” compared with 41% of those who disagree. The Supreme Court has allowed states to verify the eligibility of voters with the Department of Homeland Security program:
@andrew-whitehead.bsky.socialReposted by @prri.orgWho is resisting Christian Nationalism?
Check out this new report from @prri.org & @snfagora.bsky.social's Meanings and Democracy Lab.
State legislatures & religious diversity shape CN resistance across all 50 states
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@prri.orgA new op-ed by @melissadeckman.bsky.social and @ruthbraunstein.bsky.social examines conservatism in Utah, finding that the state has a slightly higher proportion of people who resist Christian nationalism (68%) than the country as a whole (64%), the only red state with that distinction.
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@prri.orgAt the state level, resistance to Christian nationalism is strongly correlated with Democratic representation in state legislatures and with religious diversity. Christian nationalism resisters are concentrated in states where Democrats hold larger majorities in their state legislatures.
@prri.orgResistance to Christian nationalism is strongest among non-Christians, but majorities of several Christian groups qualify as Rejecters or Skeptics, including Hispanic Catholics (71%), white Catholics (62%), white mainline/non-evangelical Protestants (61%), and Orthodox Christians (60%).
