Are you American? What do you think about when you answer this question? Do you think in terms of citizenship? Cultural attributes? Certain values? When Grinnell College, where we are both faculty members, polled Americans on what they most associate with being a “real” American, the vast majority of respondents […] Read more »
Faith on the Hill: The religious composition of the 116th Congress
The new, 116th Congress includes the first two Muslim women ever to serve in the House of Representatives, and is, overall, slightly more religiously diverse than the prior Congress. There has been a 3-percentage-point decline in the share of members of Congress who identify as Christian – in the 115th […] Read more »
Religion Considered Important to 72% of Americans
As many Americans prepare to celebrate Christmas, 72% say religion is important in their lives, including 51% who say it is very important. Christians’ attachment to religion is even higher, as 62% find it very important. … The current 78% of Americans who say religion is losing its influence on […] Read more »
Nurses Again Outpace Other Professions for Honesty, Ethics
More than four in five Americans (84%) again rate the honesty and ethical standards of nurses as “very high” or “high,” earning them the top spot among a diverse list of professions for the 17th consecutive year. At the same time, members of Congress are again held in the lowest […] Read more »
Winthrop Poll Southern Focus Survey
Half of residents in 11 Southern states either agree or strongly agree that America was founded as an explicitly Christian nation, according to the results in the Winthrop Poll Southern Focus Survey. This viewpoint, a crux of “Christian Nationalism,” is particularly prevalent among white evangelicals. CONT. Winthrop Poll Read more »
Poll Hub: The President & the Polls
In this week’s episode of Poll Hub, Ron Brownstein, CNN senior political analyst & Atlantic Media’s Senior Editor, joins the conversation. On tap this week is a deep dive into the latest national NPR/PBS NewsHour Marist Poll. Why hasn’t President Donald Trump’s approval rating moved? What is the trade President […] Read more »