Across subgroups, most Americans favor allowing public school students to pray voluntarily in student-led groups
% who say they __ allowing public school students to voluntarily pray in student-led groups
Note: Those who did not answer are not shown. White and Black adults include those who report being only one race and are not Hispanic.
Source: Survey of U.S. adults conducted April 6-12, 2026.
PEW RESEARCH CENTER
Across subgroups, most Americans favor allowing public school students to pray voluntarily in student-led groups
% who say they __ allowing public school students to voluntarily pray in student-led groups
| Favor | Oppose | Group | |
|---|---|---|---|
| All U.S. adults | 78% | 21% | 1 |
| White evangelical Prot. | 96% | 4% | 2 |
| Black Protestant | 88% | 10% | 2 |
| White Prot., not evang. | 85% | 14% | 2 |
| Catholic | 79% | 20% | 2 |
| Religiously unaffiliated | 64% | 35% | 2 |
| Rep/lean Rep | 90% | 10% | 3 |
| Dem/lean Dem | 69% | 30% | 3 |
| Ages 50+ | 80% | 19% | 4 |
| Ages 18-49 | 77% | 22% | 4 |
| South | 82% | 17% | 5 |
| Midwest | 80% | 19% | 5 |
| Northeast | 75% | 23% | 5 |
| West | 73% | 26% | 5 |
Note: Those who did not answer are not shown. White and Black adults include those who report being only one race and are not Hispanic.
Source: Survey of U.S. adults conducted April 6-12, 2026.
PEW RESEARCH CENTER
