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09/03/2026

What is the role of white Christian voters in the 2026 Midterms? A new Substack piece from PRRI CEO Melissa Deckman, Ph.D., explores the intersection of gender and religion in Americans' voting choices. Read more:

09/02/2026

Join PRRI President and Founder Robert P. Jones on the road and online for his fall book tour marking the release of "Backslide: Reclaiming a Faith and a Nation after the Christian Turn Against Democracy."

More details: https://www.redeemingdemocracy.net/p/announcing-the-book-tour-for-backslide

09/01/2026

New The New York Times op-ed from PRRI Senior Democracy Fellow Kristin Kobes Du Mez uses PRRI data to explore the intersection between white Christian women’s cultural preferences and political actions.
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Precious Moments figurines and Christian romance novels aren’t overtly political, but they shape how Christian women see themselves and the world.

08/31/2026

Overnight, the U.S. and Iran exchanged attacks for the first time in a month.
Two-thirds of Americans hold unfavorable views of Trump’s handling of the War in Iran (66%), compared with 29% of Americans who hold favorable views.

08/26/2026

PRRI is excited to introduce the 2026-2027 PRRI Public Fellows cohort! Meet 9 scholars conducting innovative research at the intersection of religion and pluralism and democracy, immigration and American society, and LGBTQ rights and gender politics.

This year's fellows are Dr. Jonathan E. Calvillo, Dr. Risa Cromer, Dr. Maggie Elmore, Dr. James Hill Jr., Dr. Nancy Khalil, Dr. Bethany Mannon, Dr. Max Mueller, Dr. Joshua Tom, and Dr. Brooklyn Walker. Read more about them here: https://prri.org/press-release/prri-announces-2026-2027-cohort-of-public-fellows-part-of-its-religion-and-protecting-democracy-initiative/

08/25/2026

PRRI Senior Democracy Fellow Kristin Du Mez discusses Pete Hegseth and his pastor, Doug Wilson, explaining how Hegseth has aligned himself with white evangelicals who make up a majority of GOP voters.
PRRI finds that nearly 70% of white evangelicals have come to embrace Christian nationalism.

The defense secretary's tough-guy persona may be exactly what wins over white evangelical voters

08/25/2026

PRRI CEO Melissa Deckman, Ph.D., explains that young women are the most progressive age group and lean left compared to their male counterparts, adding that "Gen Z has grown up in a fragmented media culture, and algorithms send young women and young men to different sites.” Read more:

Only 9 percent of Americans younger than 30 have a “very positive” view of capitalism, according to a new CBS/YouGov poll. That shows a stark generation between Generation Z and older generations.…

08/24/2026

Most Americans (81%) oppose “allowing the U.S. government to collect personal data and build a database of Americans who protest government actions,” with most Democrats (93%), independents (86%), and Republicans (65%) opposing government surveillance.

The groups say the operation ran afoul of court order that barred immigration enforcement activity in or near certain houses of worship.

08/20/2026

Just one in four Americans (24%) favor allowing ICE officers to regularly conduct surveillance and arrests at sensitive locations like schools, hospitals, places of worship, and social service locations, compared with most Americans who oppose it (72%).

A federal appeals court sided with houses of worship from the Quaker, Sikh, and Cooperative Baptist Fellowship religious traditions.

08/18/2026

Over the past year, PRRI Public Fellows conducted original, collaborative research projects on timely questions at the intersection of religion, culture, and politics. Each project reflects months of information gathering and analysis, turning their findings into new insights.
Explore their work:

Learn about their collaborative projects exploring immigration, reproductive health, Christian nationalism, and LGBTQ inclusion