Americans’ opinions of the NRA are divided by political and religious affiliation. The PRRI Race, Class, and Culture survey conducted in August of 2012 found that a majority (56%) of Americans hold a favorable view of the NRA, while slightly less than one third (32%) hold an unfavorable view. A new PPP national poll, however, found that the NRA’s favorability has decreased in the last few weeks: 42% of Americans rank the NRA favorably and 45% unfavorably. PRRI’s findings among religious groups showed that white evangelicals sported the highest support for the NRA at 76% while black Protestants claimed the lowest levels of support at 39%. Religiously unaffiliated Americans were more closely divided with 40% holding favorable views and 48% holding unfavorable views of the NRA. The partisan differences were especially stark. For a breakdown of views of the NRA by political party affiliation you can turn to this week’s Graphic of the Week.