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The religiously unaffiliated are a growing political constituency on both sides of the aisle. What do they want from politics? One of the most dramatic social changes in the United States over the pas…

The 2021 PRRI Census of American Religion update is an update to the groundbreaking 2020 PRRI Census of American Religion, the first study to provide reliable county-level religious affiliation data.…

The state of Texas has taken executive action against transgender youth and their families. Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton issued an opinion on February 18 that said gender reassignment procedures…

The divide between rural and urban America has come to define American culture and politics in the 21st century. Urban areas are becoming increasingly Democratic, while rural areas are becoming increa…

Plenty of antiabortion measures have been introduced recently, from Texas’ Supreme Court ruling against abortion providers to Oklahoma’s Senate approving six anti-abortion measures and numerous an…

In February, the U.S. Supreme Court announced that it would hear an appeal of the case 303 Creative v. Elenis during its 2022-23 term. The case is a challenge to Colorado civil rights law, which prohi…

The latest PRRI public opinion findings about immigration in the United States show a correlation between religious demographics and opinions about immigration. There are no clear correlations among r…

On January 20th, the Parental Rights in Education Bill was introduced to the Florida House of Representatives. This controversial legislation, also referred to as HB1557 and the “Don’t Say Gay”…

Shortly after the 2015 Obergefell v. Hodges Supreme Court decision legalizing same-sex marriage, the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (CJCLDS; “Mormons”) released updated policies uphol…