The changing face of Congress in 7 charts
The 119th Congress is the most racially and ethnically diverse in history, and it includes the nation’s first openly transgender legislator at the federal level.
Numbers, Facts and Trends Shaping Your World
The 119th Congress is the most racially and ethnically diverse in history, and it includes the nation’s first openly transgender legislator at the federal level.
Across 25 countries, Americans are the most likely to see the morality and ethics of people in their country as somewhat or very bad.
Migration outpaced global population growth by 83% to 47% from 1990-2020. Buddhist and Muslim migrants more than doubled in number during this time.
Migrants tend to move to regions where their religion is common, but some regions also see large influxes of migrants from minority religious groups.
When asked about their national leader’s connection to religion, people are generally more likely to say it is very important to have a leader of their country who stands up for people with their religious beliefs than to have a leader whose religious beliefs are the same as their own, or to have a leader […]
Religion in a country tends to decline in three transitional stages that unfold across generations, a new paper using Center data proposes.
Our typology sorts the public into nine groups based on their political and cultural values, not their party – painting a picture of American politics with far more than two colors.
Most identify as Buddhist or unaffiliated, and religious “switching” over a person’s lifetime is common.
Read our deep-dive on religious migration trends in Europe, the Gulf Cooperation Council countries, India and the United States.
Few pray daily, but many pray at least occasionally and offer respects to certain religious figures.
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