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short readsJan 9, 2023

U.S. Congress continues to grow in racial, ethnic diversity

A quarter of voting members of the U.S. Congress identify their race or ethnicity as something other than non-Hispanic White.
reportJan 3, 2023

Faith on the Hill

While there has been a decades-long decline in the Christian share of U.S. adults, 88% of the voting members in the new 118th Congress identify as Christian. That is only a few points lower than their share in the late 1970s.
short readsJan 3, 2023

118th Congress has a record number of women

Women make up 28% of all members of the 118th Congress, a considerable increase from where things stood even a decade ago.
short readsDec 8, 2022

In 2022 midterms, nearly all Senate election results again matched states’ presidential votes

Only one of this year’s 35 Senate elections didn’t go the same way as the state’s 2020 presidential vote. The exception was Wisconsin.
short readsDec 7, 2022

New Congress will have a few more veterans, but their share of lawmakers is still near a record low

The new House will have 80 members who’ve served in the military, or 18.4% of members. That’s up from 75, or 17.2%, in the 117th Congress.
reportDec 1, 2022

Public Has Modest Expectations for Washington’s Return to Divided Government

Most U.S. adults say President Joe Biden (65%) and Republican leaders in Congress (61%) will be unsuccessful getting their agendas enacted in the next two years; only about a third say the president and GOP leaders will be successful. Republicans are less confident than Democrats in midterm vote counts – but more confident than they were after the 2020 election.
short readsNov 30, 2022

Growing share of Americans see the Supreme Court as ‘friendly’ toward religion

There has been a jump in the share of U.S. adults who see the Supreme Court as “friendly” toward religion.
featureOct 27, 2022

In their own words: How Americans describe ‘Christian nationalism’

A new survey asked respondents who have heard at least “a little” about Christian nationalism: “In your own words, what does the phrase ‘Christian nationalism’ mean to you?” These responses capture the range of different views expressed.
reportOct 27, 2022

45% of Americans Say U.S. Should Be a ‘Christian Nation’

But they hold differing opinions about what that phrase means, and two-thirds of U.S. adults say churches should keep out of politics.
short readsOct 14, 2022

Around one-in-five candidates for Congress or governor this year are veterans

21% of the roughly 1,000 candidates for U.S. Senate, House or state governor on the fall ballot claim some degree of military experience.

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U.S. Congress continues to grow in racial, ethnic diversity

Faith on the Hill

118th Congress has a record number of women

In 2022 midterms, nearly all Senate election results again matched states’ presidential votes

New Congress will have a few more veterans, but their share of lawmakers is still near a record low

Public Has Modest Expectations for Washington’s Return to Divided Government

Growing share of Americans see the Supreme Court as ‘friendly’ toward religion

In their own words: How Americans describe ‘Christian nationalism’

45% of Americans Say U.S. Should Be a ‘Christian Nation’

Around one-in-five candidates for Congress or governor this year are veterans

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