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NEW: The 16th annual PRRI American Values Survey, released in partnership with @brookings.edu, finds that majorities of Americans say that Trump's cuts in funding for health care (60%), implementation of new tariffs (54%), and increase in funding for ICE (52%) have gone too far.
Last year's American Values Survey polled Americans about Trump postponing the midterm elections and found that 69% of Americans disagree w/ the statement “If states cannot get voter fraud under control, President Trump should postpone the 2026 midterm elections for Congress.”
Trump Floats Cancelling Election, Then Insists He Won't
Federal law leaves no room for a president to cancel or postpone congressional elections
time.com
January 6, 2026 at 8:24 PM
Last year's American Values Survey polled Americans about Trump postponing the midterm elections and found that 69% of Americans disagree w/ the statement “If states cannot get voter fraud under control, President Trump should postpone the 2026 midterm elections for Congress.”
In the five years since January 6 rioters attempted to stop the certification of the 2020 election, President Donald Trump has issued sweeping pardons for those who played a part in the insurrection and continued to insist that the 2020 election was “rigged.”
January 6, 2026 at 7:33 PM
In the five years since January 6 rioters attempted to stop the certification of the 2020 election, President Donald Trump has issued sweeping pardons for those who played a part in the insurrection and continued to insist that the 2020 election was “rigged.”
"By the numbers: Nearly three in 10 American adults today identify as religiously unaffiliated — a 33% jump since 2013, according to the nonpartisan Public Religion Research Institute (PRRI)."
The U.S. is undergoing its fastest religious shift in modern history, marked by a rapid increase in the religiously unaffiliated and numerous church closures nationwide www.axios.com/2025/12/26/g... #religion
The great unchurching of America
A seismic shift in religion is upon U.S.
www.axios.com
December 30, 2025 at 9:22 PM
"By the numbers: Nearly three in 10 American adults today identify as religiously unaffiliated — a 33% jump since 2013, according to the nonpartisan Public Religion Research Institute (PRRI)."
Check out our 2025 PRRI Wrapped! We'll see you in 2026 for more independent, nonpartisan research at the intersection of religion, culture, and politics www.youtube.com/shorts/oih50...
Your 2025 PRRI Wrapped
YouTube video by Public Religion Research Institute - PRRI
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December 24, 2025 at 5:38 PM
Check out our 2025 PRRI Wrapped! We'll see you in 2026 for more independent, nonpartisan research at the intersection of religion, culture, and politics www.youtube.com/shorts/oih50...
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Happy to have @prri.org data featured in this new piece by @johnjharwood.bsky.social on immigration, MAGA Republicans and religious pluralism. Check it out!
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Trump Wants to Define the US by Its Past. Americans Don’t
Only MAGA seeks a ‘Christian nation’ shielding whites from immigrants.
zeteo.com
December 18, 2025 at 2:30 PM
Happy to have @prri.org data featured in this new piece by @johnjharwood.bsky.social on immigration, MAGA Republicans and religious pluralism. Check it out!
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In a new Q&A, @ruthbraunstein.bsky.social asks PRRI CEO @melissadeckman.bsky.social about young men and women's voting patterns in 2024 vs. 2025, and whether young men are anti-establishment, or just looking for campaigns to reach out and connect with them
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Busting myths about Gen Z politics
A Q&A with political scientist and PRRI CEO Melissa Deckman
open.substack.com
December 16, 2025 at 11:59 PM
In a new Q&A, @ruthbraunstein.bsky.social asks PRRI CEO @melissadeckman.bsky.social about young men and women's voting patterns in 2024 vs. 2025, and whether young men are anti-establishment, or just looking for campaigns to reach out and connect with them
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The Supreme Court has decided to hear the appeal of a Black death row inmate in Mississippi.
PRRI finds that multiracial (65%) and white Americans (64%) are the most likely to agree that the death penalty should be legal, compared with 53% of Black Americans.
PRRI finds that multiracial (65%) and white Americans (64%) are the most likely to agree that the death penalty should be legal, compared with 53% of Black Americans.
Supreme Court will hear appeal of Black death row inmate over racial bias in Mississippi jury makeup
The Supreme Court has agreed to hear the appeal of a Black death row inmate from Mississippi whose case was handled by a prosecutor with a history of dismissing Black jurors for discriminatory reasons...
apnews.com
December 16, 2025 at 9:35 PM
The Supreme Court has decided to hear the appeal of a Black death row inmate in Mississippi.
PRRI finds that multiracial (65%) and white Americans (64%) are the most likely to agree that the death penalty should be legal, compared with 53% of Black Americans.
PRRI finds that multiracial (65%) and white Americans (64%) are the most likely to agree that the death penalty should be legal, compared with 53% of Black Americans.
At his Substack, PRRI President and Founder @robertpjones.bsky.social, Ph.D., examines the reactions to Church nativity scenes that reference ICE activity, noting that PRRI analysis finds that “Support for Trump’s immigration policies has dropped across nearly every demographic.”
Read now:
Read now:
ICE and Empty Mangers: New Polling Shows Americans Reject Trump's Mass Deportation Agenda
PLUS, an announcement about my next book.
www.whitetoolong.net
December 15, 2025 at 8:18 PM
At his Substack, PRRI President and Founder @robertpjones.bsky.social, Ph.D., examines the reactions to Church nativity scenes that reference ICE activity, noting that PRRI analysis finds that “Support for Trump’s immigration policies has dropped across nearly every demographic.”
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The Indiana Senate voted against a congressional redistricting plan supported by Trump.
According to the PRRI, Indiana residents lean Republican (36%), with 21% identifying as independents, and 20% as Democrats, while the Indianapolis metro area is 34% Republican, 30% Democrat, and 19% independent.
According to the PRRI, Indiana residents lean Republican (36%), with 21% identifying as independents, and 20% as Democrats, while the Indianapolis metro area is 34% Republican, 30% Democrat, and 19% independent.
In a setback for Trump, Indiana lawmakers defeat redistricting plan
Indiana Republicans resisted the call by President Trump for redistricting. He and the state's Republican governor threatened to back primary challenges against senators who wouldn't get on board.
www.npr.org
December 12, 2025 at 8:18 PM
The Indiana Senate voted against a congressional redistricting plan supported by Trump.
According to the PRRI, Indiana residents lean Republican (36%), with 21% identifying as independents, and 20% as Democrats, while the Indianapolis metro area is 34% Republican, 30% Democrat, and 19% independent.
According to the PRRI, Indiana residents lean Republican (36%), with 21% identifying as independents, and 20% as Democrats, while the Indianapolis metro area is 34% Republican, 30% Democrat, and 19% independent.
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Check out my interview with @jenrubin.bsky.social at the @contrariannews.org, discussing @prri.org 's latest survey report in immigration attitudes. contrarian.substack.com/p/trump-an-u...
Trump: An Unpopular Populist President?
Melissa Deckman reveals rapidly declining support for Trump's immigration policies.
contrarian.substack.com
December 12, 2025 at 5:52 PM
Check out my interview with @jenrubin.bsky.social at the @contrariannews.org, discussing @prri.org 's latest survey report in immigration attitudes. contrarian.substack.com/p/trump-an-u...
A new PRRI report examines Americans' views on immigration, finding that less than half of Americans (43%) approve of the job President Trump is doing on immigration, a decrease of 5 percentage points since March 2025.
Here's how Americans feel about Trump's immigration policies:
Here's how Americans feel about Trump's immigration policies:
December 9, 2025 at 9:32 PM
A new PRRI report examines Americans' views on immigration, finding that less than half of Americans (43%) approve of the job President Trump is doing on immigration, a decrease of 5 percentage points since March 2025.
Here's how Americans feel about Trump's immigration policies:
Here's how Americans feel about Trump's immigration policies:
Starting soon -- Join us for "The New Immigration Crackdown: Where Americans Stand," featuring new PRRI data analysis and commentary from experts on Americans' views on immigration, religion, and culture.
Watch here: us02web.zoom.us/webinar/regi...
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December 9, 2025 at 7:52 PM
Starting soon -- Join us for "The New Immigration Crackdown: Where Americans Stand," featuring new PRRI data analysis and commentary from experts on Americans' views on immigration, religion, and culture.
Watch here: us02web.zoom.us/webinar/regi...
Watch here: us02web.zoom.us/webinar/regi...
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Check out American attitudes about Trump's immigration crackdown in @prri.org 's latest survey report, release today!
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The New Immigration Crackdown: Where Americans Stand
A new PRRI report considers how receptive Americans are to the second Trump administration’s handling of immigration and their support for several different immigration-related policies.
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December 9, 2025 at 3:03 PM
Check out American attitudes about Trump's immigration crackdown in @prri.org 's latest survey report, release today!
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Join us tomorrow at 3:00 PM ET as we dig into new PRRI data! Don't miss this insightful conversation.
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December 8, 2025 at 8:11 PM
Join us tomorrow at 3:00 PM ET as we dig into new PRRI data! Don't miss this insightful conversation.
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PRRI finds that 52% of Americans agree that the increase in funding for ICE to speed up efforts to arrest, detain, and deport undocumented immigrants has gone too far.
President Trump ended his Cabinet meeting on Tuesday by criticizing Somali immigrants, describing them as "garbage.”
President Trump ended his Cabinet meeting on Tuesday by criticizing Somali immigrants, describing them as "garbage.”
Trump describes Somali immigrants as 'garbage' amid feud with Minnesota congresswoman, governor
President Donald Trump said of Somali immigrants on Tuesday that he doesn't "want them in our country."
abcnews.go.com
December 5, 2025 at 8:51 PM
PRRI finds that 52% of Americans agree that the increase in funding for ICE to speed up efforts to arrest, detain, and deport undocumented immigrants has gone too far.
President Trump ended his Cabinet meeting on Tuesday by criticizing Somali immigrants, describing them as "garbage.”
President Trump ended his Cabinet meeting on Tuesday by criticizing Somali immigrants, describing them as "garbage.”
The Trump administration has halted all immigration applications from people in 19 countries.
PRRI finds that 60% of Americans say that immigrants living in the United States illegally should be given a way to become citizens, provided they meet certain requirements.
PRRI finds that 60% of Americans say that immigrants living in the United States illegally should be given a way to become citizens, provided they meet certain requirements.
U.S. halts all immigration cases, including citizenship ceremonies, for nationals of 19 countries, internal guidance says
The Trump administration has halted all immigration applications filed by people from 19 countries, according to internal government guidance, its latest move to restrict legal immigration pathways.
www.cbsnews.com
December 4, 2025 at 9:59 PM
The Trump administration has halted all immigration applications from people in 19 countries.
PRRI finds that 60% of Americans say that immigrants living in the United States illegally should be given a way to become citizens, provided they meet certain requirements.
PRRI finds that 60% of Americans say that immigrants living in the United States illegally should be given a way to become citizens, provided they meet certain requirements.
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@russcontreras.bsky.social always does great work; see his piece on empathy & politics, featuring one of my favorite questions from @prri.org's 2025 American Values Survey: "Around 80% of U.S. adults said empathy was a moral value that underpinned a healthy society."
www.axios.com/2025/11/30/c...
www.axios.com/2025/11/30/c...
Empathy is the new Christian battleground
Some call empathy "toxic" as others says it's core to Jesus' teachings
www.axios.com
December 3, 2025 at 7:12 PM
@russcontreras.bsky.social always does great work; see his piece on empathy & politics, featuring one of my favorite questions from @prri.org's 2025 American Values Survey: "Around 80% of U.S. adults said empathy was a moral value that underpinned a healthy society."
www.axios.com/2025/11/30/c...
www.axios.com/2025/11/30/c...
📆 Next week! Don’t miss this timely discussion about where Americans stand on the second Trump administration’s immigration crackdown.
Register now: us02web.zoom.us/webinar/regi...
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December 3, 2025 at 6:11 PM
📆 Next week! Don’t miss this timely discussion about where Americans stand on the second Trump administration’s immigration crackdown.
Register now: us02web.zoom.us/webinar/regi...
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December 2, 2025 at 3:39 PM
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This #GivingTuesday, be a part of making our timely, independent research possible.
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December 2, 2025 at 4:34 PM
PRRI relies on the generosity of individuals who believe in the power of accurate information to inform public understanding and strengthen democracy.
This #GivingTuesday, be a part of making our timely, independent research possible.
This #GivingTuesday, be a part of making our timely, independent research possible.
Tomorrow is #GivingTuesday, and we need your help to ensure that the national conversation is informed by facts.
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Giving Tuesday 2025
By giving to PRRI, you help ensure that the national conversation is informed by facts — and open to everyone. Make a tax-deductible donation to support data in dialogue. As a nonprofit…
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December 1, 2025 at 10:31 PM
Tomorrow is #GivingTuesday, and we need your help to ensure that the national conversation is informed by facts.
Make a tax-deductible donation to support data in dialogue: prri.org/giving-tuesd...
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PRRI CEO @melissadeckman.bsky.social joins the Talkin‘ Politics & Religion Without Killin‘ Each Other podcast to discuss the asymmetric divides seen in this year’s PRRI American Values Survey and how members of Generation Z are engaging with today’s cultural landscape.
Listen now.
Listen now.
Dr. Melissa Deckman on America’s Cracks: Trumpism, Gen Z, and the Faith Factor
YouTube video by Talkin' Politics & Religion W/o Killin' Each Other
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December 1, 2025 at 7:40 PM
PRRI CEO @melissadeckman.bsky.social joins the Talkin‘ Politics & Religion Without Killin‘ Each Other podcast to discuss the asymmetric divides seen in this year’s PRRI American Values Survey and how members of Generation Z are engaging with today’s cultural landscape.
Listen now.
Listen now.
Tues. Dec. 9 @ 3:00 PM ET, join us as we break down PRRI data on Americans’ immigration attitudes and trends shaping the national debate. Featuring @laura-e-alex.bsky.social, @melissadeckman.bsky.social, @russcontreras.bsky.social, and Diana Orces, Ph.D.
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November 26, 2025 at 5:09 PM
Tues. Dec. 9 @ 3:00 PM ET, join us as we break down PRRI data on Americans’ immigration attitudes and trends shaping the national debate. Featuring @laura-e-alex.bsky.social, @melissadeckman.bsky.social, @russcontreras.bsky.social, and Diana Orces, Ph.D.
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We took a deeper dive at @prri.org on Americans' attitudes and Epstein controversy. Our 2025 #AmericanValuesSurvey shows most Americans do not prioritize it as a critical issue, not do they approve of Trump's handling of it; yet some insights on QAnon are notable.
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Americans’ Views on the Epstein Files
The controversy over the Epstein files has drawn renewed public attention, particularly as questions arise about President Donald Trump’s response to their release. Using data from PRRI’s 2025…
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November 24, 2025 at 2:42 PM
We took a deeper dive at @prri.org on Americans' attitudes and Epstein controversy. Our 2025 #AmericanValuesSurvey shows most Americans do not prioritize it as a critical issue, not do they approve of Trump's handling of it; yet some insights on QAnon are notable.
prri.org/spotlight/am...
prri.org/spotlight/am...
President Trump accused 6 Democratic lawmakers of “seditious behavior, punishable by death” on social media.
PRRI finds that 78% of Americans disagree that “because things have gotten so far off track, true American patriots may have to resort to violence to save our country.”
PRRI finds that 78% of Americans disagree that “because things have gotten so far off track, true American patriots may have to resort to violence to save our country.”
Trump says he was 'not threatening death' to Democrats over video to troops
Trump's comments came after a group of Democrats urged US service members to refuse unlawful commands.
www.bbc.com
November 21, 2025 at 9:05 PM
President Trump accused 6 Democratic lawmakers of “seditious behavior, punishable by death” on social media.
PRRI finds that 78% of Americans disagree that “because things have gotten so far off track, true American patriots may have to resort to violence to save our country.”
PRRI finds that 78% of Americans disagree that “because things have gotten so far off track, true American patriots may have to resort to violence to save our country.”