Published Research
Research Note | Beyond Secular vs. Religious: Religious Divides in Support for Same-Sex Marriage
[01.27.2012]In 2011, majorities of most religious groups favored allowing gay and lesbian couple to marry legally, illustrating that the old narrative of battle lines between secular supporters and religious opponents no longer serves as an accurate characterization of the landscape of the same-sex marriage debate. In the general population, 2011 was also the first year on record in which supporting same-sex marriage was not a minority position. In May, several… more
Research Note | In Their Own Words: Behind Republican Voters’ Views of Mitt Romney and Newt Gingrich
[12.19.2011]After a total of 17 campaign debates, numerous public appearances and many months of campaigning, the Republican candidates have had ample opportunity to make both positive and negative impressions with Republican voters. In PRRI’s December Religion & Politics Tracking Survey, we asked Republicans who had favorable and unfavorable impressions of Mitt Romney and New Gingrich to tell us in their own words why they had a favorable or unfavorable view… more
Survey | Gingrich and Romney Tied in Favorability Among Evangelical Voters, Republican Voters Overall
[12.15.2011]December PRRI Religion and Politics Tracking Survey A majority of white evangelical voters have a favorable impression of Mitt Romney and Newt Gingrich, but Romney is facing an intensity deficit. A majority of white evangelical voters say that they have a strongly favorable or somewhat favorable impression of Gingrich (53%) and Romney (52%). However, evangelical voters are twice as likely to strongly favor Gingrich than they are to strongly favor… more
Research Note | New Demographic Profiles of Occupy Wall Street vs. Tea Party Movements
[12.01.2011]Roughly one-quarter (23%) of Americans say they identify with the values of the Tea Party movement. An equal number (23%) say that the Occupy Wall Street movement shares their values. Few Americans (6%) say that both groups share their values and nearly half (48%) say that neither group shares their values. The composition of each group’s supporters varies significantly. Among those who identify with the values of the Tea Party movement more… more
Survey | Equal Numbers of Americans say Occupy Wall Street and Tea Party Movement Share their Values
[11.17.2011]November PRRI/RNS Religion News Survey American Values and The Tea Party, Occupy Wall Street Movements Americans are equally likely to say that the Occupy Wall Street movement shares their values as to say the Tea Party movement shares their values (29% each). Americans also have nearly identical evaluations of the likely impact of each of these movements. For both the Tea Party movement and the Occupy Wall Street… more
Research Note | Overwhelming Support for Increasing the Minimum Wage
[11.15.2011]Fully two-thirds of Americans (67%) favor increasing the minimum wage from $7.25 an hour to $10.00 an hour. According to Public Religion Research Institute’s 2011 American Values Survey, strong majorities of nearly all demographic groups support this sizeable hike in the minimum wage. Notably, the only groups to oppose raising the minimum wage are Americans who identify with the Tea Party (56%) and Americans whose most trusted television media source… more
Fact Sheet | Alignment of Evangelical and Tea Party Values
[11.07.2011]What You Need to Know I. “VALUES VOTERS” AND THE TEA PARTY Overlapping Identities: Nearly half (47 percent) of Americans who identify with the Tea Party movement also identify as a part of the religious right or Christian conservative movement. [Source: PRRI, American Values Survey, November 2010]. Fully three-quarters (75 percent) of those who identify with the Tea Party movement describe themselves as “a Christian conservative.” [Source: PRRI, Pluralism,… more