As the 2016 presidential election field takes shape, more than nine in 10 Americans say they would vote for a qualified presidential candidate who is Catholic, a woman, black, Hispanic or Jewish. Less than half of Americans would vote for a candidate who is a socialist. CONT. Justin McCarthy, Gallup Read more »
Among Republicans, Catholics More Likely to Believe that Global Warming is Happening and Support Policies to Reduce It
… In this Climate Note we investigate whether or not there are differences in global warming beliefs, attitudes, and policy preferences between Catholic and non-Catholic Republicans. Overall, we find that Catholic Republicans are more convinced that global warming is happening and human-caused, and are more worried and supportive of climate […] Read more »
Why does the Republican Party still oppose LGBT rights?
… As American voters increasingly embrace LGBT friends, family members and neighbors, and in turn LGBT rights, Republicans increasingly are seen as out of sync. … Why is the Republican Party so out of step with voters? Indeed, why is the American right so far behind similar parties in other […] Read more »
Confidence in Religion at New Low, but Not Among Catholics
Americans’ confidence in the church and organized religion has fallen dramatically over the past four decades, hitting an all-time low this year of 42%. Confidence in religion began faltering in the 1980s, while the sharpest decline occurred between 2001 and 2002 as the Catholic Church grappled with a major sexual […] Read more »
Catholics Divided Over Global Warming
On the eve of a forthcoming encyclical by Pope Francis on the environment and climate change, a new Pew Research Center survey finds that U.S. Catholics’ views on global warming are broadly reflective of American public opinion writ large; a solid majority believe that Earth is warming, but there is […] Read more »
Confidence in U.S. Institutions Still Below Historical Norms
Americans’ confidence in most major U.S. institutions remains below the historical average for each one. Only the military (72%) and small business (67%) — the highest-rated institutions in this year’s poll — are currently rated higher than their historical norms, based on the percentage expressing “a great deal” or “quite […] Read more »