2012 Election
[05.10.2012]
Washington, DC— Presumptive Republican presidential nominee Mitt Romney holds a nearly 50-point lead over President Barack Obama (68 percent vs. 19 percent) among white evangelical Protestant voters, a new survey finds. The survey also finds that even among the nearly half (49 percent) of evangelical voters who say that Romney’s religious beliefs are different than their own, Romney still holds a 3-to-1 lead over Obama (67 percent vs. 22 percent)…. more
[04.19.2012]
New Survey Highlights Challenges Obama, Romney Face in Reaching College-age Millennial Voters Millennials prioritize jobs, support measures to address economic inequality, show evidence of racial divisions WASHINGTON, D.C. — Four years after younger voters headed to the polls in record numbers, helping to send then-Senator Barack Obama to the White House, a new national survey of more than 2,000 18-24 year old Millennials provides new insights about the challenges both… more
[04.03.2012]
New Survey Finds Jewish Values, Identity Strongly Inform Political Beliefs, Activities of American Jews Provides comprehensive snapshot of the 2012 political landscape in U.S. Jewish community Washington, DC—Jewish values, particularly pursuing justice and a commitment to social equality, are important for informing political beliefs and behaviors, a new national survey of American Jews finds. The new survey of 1,004 American Jews, conducted by Public Religion Research Institute and released at… more
[02.02.2012]
Religious Voters Agree on the Importance of Jobs/Unemployment BUT Disagree about the Importance of the Growing Gap between the Rich, Poor Washington, DC— On the same day President Obama addresses his faith before Members of Congress and national faith leaders at the National Prayer Breakfast, a new survey finds religious Americans are united in their concern that jobs and unemployment are a critical issue in this election; however, they remain deeply… more
[02.02.2012]
New Survey: Obama Holds Sizeable Lead Over Both Romney, Gingrich Obama Voters More Excited about Choice than Republican Voters Washington, DC—On the same day President Obama addresses his faith before members of Congress and national religious leaders at the National Prayer Breakfast, a new national survey finds Obama leads Mitt Romney by 11 points (48% vs. 37%), and Newt Gingrich by 19 points (52% vs. 33%) among all voters. This… more
