The share of Americans who do not identify with a religious group is surely growing, but there are differing ideas about the factors driving this trend.
Two decades ago, Gen Xers, then in their teens and 20s, stood out for their lack of confidence in the nationโs prospects. And two decades before that, Boomers were less bullish than their elders in assessing America’s future.
Hispanic millennials will account for 44% of the Hispanic electorate. The coming of age of youth and naturalizations will drive the number of Latino eligible voters to a record 27.3 million this year.
In recent years, the share of Americans who identify with mainline Protestantism has been shrinking significantly, a trend driven partly by generational change.