Public Religion
This weekend, Dr. Robert P. Jones appeared on NPR's "All Things Considered" to talk about the Catholic vote, a crucial demographic that is becoming increasingly difficult to pin down. Read more
This weekend, Dr. Robert P. Jones appeared on NPR's "All Things Considered" to talk about the Catholic vote, a crucial demographic that is becoming increasingly difficult to pin down. Read more
The Supreme Court heads back to work this week, with an affirmative action case early in the docket (in case you're curious, the second wave of our 2012 Millennial Values Survey, which will be released on Thursday, includes some questions on affirmativ... Read more
Despite the common refrain that white working-class voters are heavily influenced by cultural “wedge” issues like abortion, white college-educated Americans’ vote choice is actually more affected by their stance on this issue. Read more
Nate Silver calculates the probability that 2012 might actually resemble 2008. His conclusion? Obama now has a 20% chance of actually beating his 2008 margin in the popular vote. Read more
White voters with no college degree remain an important part of the GOP coalition, even as their numbers shrink. Read more
Was Jimmy Carter the most religious president ever? And, if elected, would Mitt Romney take that title away? Read more
A pilot program in the New York City public schools is providing Plan B, a form of emergency contraception, to girls age 14 and older. Parents have been given the opportunity to opt their daughters out of the program, but few have done so. Read more
Test your knowledge of white working-class Americans with this quiz from the Nathan Cummings Foundation, based on the findings from PRRI's recent survey. Read more
The appointment of Salvadore Cordileone as Catholic Archbishop in the San Francisco Bay Area is raising some red flags for gay and lesbian Catholics. Read more
Last Thursday, September 20, we were honored to have Thomas B. Edsall, a professor of journalism at Columbia University and a contributor to the New York Times' Campaign Stops blog, and John Sides, a professor of political science at the George Washing... Read more
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