Black Americans have become more likely to support abortion rights over the past decade, and they are now as likely as non-Black Americans to say that abortion is morally acceptable and slightly more likely to support legal abortion in all circumstances. This marks a significant change from the situation 15 […] Read more »
Religion Takes Larger Role for Democrats This Year
It looks to me as if religion is going to be a bigger part of the presidential election process this year than it has been historically. This, to some extent, reflects a renewed emphasis on religion by Democrats and Joe Biden’s campaign, particularly as evidenced during the recent Democratic National […] Read more »
Religious Identity and the 2020 Presidential Election
The process of analyzing and understanding presidential election dynamics often leads us to look at the American electorate not as a whole, but by segments. Party identification is the most frequently used way to sort voters, but other variables are also meaningfully related to political behavior and help explain how […] Read more »
Amid Pandemic, Confidence in Key U.S. Institutions Surges
Americans express higher levels of confidence than they did last year in two U.S. institutions that have been particularly challenged during the coronavirus pandemic — the medical system and public schools. … At the same time that several institutions have engendered greater public confidence, one — the police — stands […] Read more »
Americans Oppose Religious Exemptions From Coronavirus-Related Restrictions
A new Pew Research Center survey finds that U.S. adults overwhelmingly say houses of worship should be required to follow the same rules about social distancing and large gatherings as other organizations or businesses in their local area. About eight-in-ten Americans (79%) take this position, four times the share who […] Read more »
Trump’s America Is Slipping Away
Donald Trump is running for the presidency of an America that no longer exists. Trump in recent weeks has repeatedly reprised two of Richard Nixon’s most memorable rallying cries, promising to deliver “law and order” for the “silent majority.” But in almost every meaningful way, America today is a radically […] Read more »