Majority of U.S. Catholics Express Favorable View of Pope Francis
Most say Francis represents change in the church. And many say the church should allow priests to marry and let Catholics use birth control.
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Most Americans Don’t Believe God Played a Role in Recent Presidential Election Outcomes
Few Americans say God chooses presidential election winners because of their policies. Most U.S. Christians say that “good Christians” do not need to take a particular view on Trump.
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2. Voting patterns in the 2024 election
For the most part, voting patterns across demographic groups in the 2024 presidential election were not substantially different from the 2020 and 2016 elections. But Donald Trump’s gains among several key groups of voters proved decisive in his 2024 victory. To explore voting patterns among subgroups over time, refer to detailed tables. Hispanic voters were […]
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About 6 in 10 Americans don’t have moral objections to medical aid in dying
Republicans are twice as likely as Democrats to call physician-assisted death morally wrong (48% vs. 23%).
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Southerners tend to be more religious than other U.S. adults – but less religious than they used to be
People who live in the American South continue to be more religious, on average, than residents of the Midwest, Northeast and West.
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White Protestants and Catholics support Trump, but voters in other U.S. religious groups prefer Harris
Among White evangelicals, support for Trump is higher among those who attend church regularly than among those who don’t.
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How people in Latin America and the U.S. view Pope Francis
Pope Francis is broadly popular in much of Latin America and the U.S., but favorability has fallen in the Latin American countries surveyed.
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Faith on the Hill
Christians will make up 87% of voting members in the Senate and House of Representatives, combined, in the 2025-27 congressional session.
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15. Religion, partisanship and ideology
Highly religious Americans tend to be Republican, while less religious adults lean Democratic. But this varies somewhat by race and ethnicity. Religious Landscape Study by Pew Research Center.
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Acknowledgments
This report was produced by Pew Research Center as part of the Pew-Templeton Global Religious Futures project, which analyzes religious change and its impact on societies around the world. Funding for the Global Religious Futures project comes from The Pew Charitable Trusts and the John Templeton Foundation (grant 62287). Find related reports online at https://www.pewresearch.org/globalreligiousfutures. This […]
