Worldwide, both government restrictions on religion and social hostilities involving religion decreased modestly from 2013 to 2014 despite a rise in religion-related terrorism, according to Pew Research Center’s latest annual study on global restrictions on religion.[1. This is the fourth time Pew Research Center has analyzed restrictions on religion in a calendar year. Earlier reports […]
A year before the next president takes office, voters are skeptical that any of the leading 2016 candidates would make a good president.
Candidate traits: assets and liabilities The survey asked about a series of hypothetical traits of presidential candidates and whether each would make one more or less likely to support a candidate. The most positive trait among those asked about was having served in the military: Half of Americans say they would be more likely to […]
GOP contender Donald Trump is not widely viewed as religious, even among Republicans. And the share of Americans who say Hillary Clinton is not a religious person has risen sharply since she first ran for president eight years ago.
The 2016 presidential campaign has exposed deep disagreements between – and within – the two parties on a range of major policy issues.
BASED ON DEMOCRATIC AND DEMOCRATIC-LEANING REGISTERED VOTERS If Bernie Sanders were to become president do you think he would be a great, good, average, poor, or terrible president? NET Great/Good % Great % Good % Average % NET Poor/Terrible % Poor % Terrible % (VOL.) Never heard of/DK/Ref % Unweighted N All Dem/Dem Lean RV 51 […]