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    6. Religious values and the 2024 election

    Voters who support Joe Biden and Donald Trump have starkly different views of the role religion should play in the U.S. government and politics. Across several measures, Trump supporters are much more likely than Biden supporters to favor an expansive government role in support of religion. At the same time, larger shares of Trump supporters […]

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    Where do Americans turn first for information about breaking news?

    ☀️ Happy Thursday! The Briefing is your guide to the world of news and information. Sign up here! In today’s email: 🔥 Featured story The Federal Communications Commission last week approved the merger of two major local television companies, allowing Nexstar Media Group to buy Tegna for $6.2 billion. The deal creates a local TV news giant that will own 265 stations in 44 states. In recent weeks, attorneys general in […]

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    6 facts about national pride in the U.S.

    Republicans and Democrats tend to highlight different sources of pride – a partisan divide that is not as pronounced in most other countries.

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    1. Religion and religious affiliation

    Despite growth in the share of people who are not religiously affiliated, religion continues to have significant consequences for American society and politics. As a result, we take great care in how we measure religious affiliation and related attitudes and behaviors. The decline of religion in the United States and many other Western democracies is […]

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    4. Profile of Hispanic Catholics in the U.S.

    About a third of U.S. Catholics are Hispanic. They’re more likely than White Catholics to practice some devotions, but less likely to take Communion at Mass.

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    1. Essentials of Catholic identity

    Most say having a personal relationship with Jesus is essential to Catholic identity. Roughly half say this about Marian devotion and helping the poor.

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    3. Americans’ views of allies and threats

    Which country poses the greatest threat to the U.S.? Roughly four-in-ten Americans (42%) say China poses the greatest threat to the U.S. when asked in an open-ended question. Russia is named by the next-largest share (25%). Smaller shares say no country (4%), the U.S. itself (3%) or Iran (2%) is the greatest threat. One-in-five say […]