What the data says about abortion in the U.S.
The U.S. abortion rate has generally declined since the 1980s, but there have been slight upticks in the late 2010s and early 2020s.
Numbers, Facts and Trends Shaping Your World
The U.S. abortion rate has generally declined since the 1980s, but there have been slight upticks in the late 2010s and early 2020s.
While there has been a decades-long decline in the Christian share of U.S. adults, 88% of the voting members in the new 118th Congress identify as Christian. That is only a few points lower than their share in the late 1970s.
As the nation’s post-Roe chapter begins and the legal battle shifts to the states, here are key facts about Americans’ views on abortion.
Here are key findings from our research on the relationship between religion and government in the U.S. and Americans’ views on the issue.
57% of Americans express some sympathy with both Israelis and Palestinians, including 26% who say their sympathies lie equally with both groups.
Jewish Americans – much like the U.S. public overall – hold widely differing views on Israel and its political leadership.
Among White Americans, worship service attendance remains highly correlated with presidential vote choice.
A new analysis of survey data finds that there has been no large-scale departure from evangelicalism among White Americans.
Half of all U.S. adults think evangelical Christians will lose influence in Washington under President Joe Biden’s new administration.
U.S. adults who are affiliated with a religion are less likely than religiously unaffiliated adults to support broadly legal marijuana.
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