Politics & Government
The New York Times Cites PRRI in Exploration of Immigration
By MacKenzie Babb — November 21, 2013
In the face of inaction by the House, Julia Preston's latest for The New York Times features PRRI data in exploring debates among immigrants currently living in the United States illegally over whether to hold out for a citizenship-only legislative approach or to settle for more protections that stop short of citizenship.
Atheist: Still a Scarlet Letter in American Politics?
By MacKenzie Babb — November 15, 2013
Making the distinction between being an atheist and identifying as religiously unaffiliated may seem minor, but the difference between the two is surprisingly significant in the minds of many Americans.
Most Americans Back Minimum Wage Increase, With Two Notable Exceptions
By MacKenzie Babb — November 14, 2013
President Obama made headlines earlier this week by announcing his support for the Harkin-Miller bill, which would raise the federal minimum wage from $7.25 to $10.10. PRRI’s recently released 2013 American Values Survey explored public opinion on increasing the minimum wage from $7.25 to $10.00 an hour, finding that more than 7-in-10 (71 percent) Americans support raising the minimum wage while roughly 1-in-4 (24 percent) oppose.
Libertarians, the Tea Party and White Evangelicals on Abortion, Same-Sex Marriage and Physician-Assisted Suicide
By Joseph Goodman — November 14, 2013
Libertarians are a unique political group. While their political behavior suggests a strongly conservative worldview, when it comes to social issues – including access to abortion, physician-assisted suicide and marijuana legalization – libertarians stand apart from other key conservative constituencies.
Problems Implementing Obamacare Could Spell Trouble for Democrats
By Korin Davis — November 13, 2013
Many public opinion polls have taken America’s temperature on Obamacare and its components, but few have asked whether government-guaranteed health insurance, as a principle, is a worthy government endeavor. A new survey by the Public Religion Research Institute does just that, and Democrats may find the results troubling.
Cato Institute’s Brink Lindsey Discusses Libertarian Findings in PRRI’s 2013 American Values Survey
By MacKenzie Babb — November 8, 2013
Following the release of PRRI's 2013 American Values Survey: In Search of Libertarians in America, editor MacKenzie Babb sat down with Brink Lindsey, Cato Institute's vice president for research, to get his take on the results.
Libertarians By the Numbers: A Demographic, Religious and Political Profile
By Joseph Goodman — November 7, 2013
Taken together, the demographic, religious and political characteristics make libertarians unique in American politics today.
The Unique Religious Profile of Libertarians
By MacKenzie Babb — November 5, 2013
Our 2013 American Values Survey: In Search of Libertarians in America finds that libertarians stand out among conservative groups for their unique religious make-up and comparatively low levels of religious commitment.
PRRI CEO Robert Jones Takes to the Airwaves to Unpack Relationship between Libertarians, Tea Party
By Robert P. Jones — November 5, 2013
I recently appeared on State of Belief radio to discuss the findings of PRRI's 2013 American Values Survey: In Search of Libertarians in America, with host Rev. Welton Gaddy. He had some great questions for me, including a particularly interesting one about the differences in composition between libertarians and those who identify with the Tea Party movement.
Most Republicans, Evangelicals Support ENDA
By Robert P. Jones — November 5, 2013
With seven Republican senators and all 55 Democratic senators publicly on board, it now seems likely that the Senate will debate and vote this week on the Employment Non-Discrimination Act (ENDA), which would ban employment discrimination on the basis of gender identity or sexual orientation.
Support for Marijuana Legalization among Religious Groups
By Joseph Goodman — November 1, 2013
While less than 3-in-10 (29 percent) white evangelical Protestants and less than half (48 percent) of Catholics favor marijuana legalization, clear majorities of both white mainline Protestants (58 percent) and religiously unaffiliated Americans (78 percent) favor this measure.
Which GOP Constituency Will Sway the 2016 Presidential Nomination?
By MacKenzie Babb — October 30, 2013
Our newly released American Values Survey: In Search of Libertarians in America finds that some key conservative constituencies, including libertarians, white evangelical Protestants and the Tea Party, are already identifying favorites among the slate of potential candidates.
In Supporting Immigration Reform, Evangelicals Balance Competing Concerns
By Emily Fetsch — October 24, 2013
PRRI 2013 Immigration Survey examines which values influence white evangelical Protestants' views on immigration, including the value of 'welcoming the stranger' and 'enforcing the rule of law.'
Wall Street Journal Highlights PRRI Findings on Evangelical Politics
By MacKenzie Babb — October 22, 2013
Neil King Jr.'s latest for The Wall Street Journal, "Evangelical Leader Preaches Pullback from Politics, Culture Wars," explores efforts by the Southern Baptist Convention's Russell Moore to encourage evangelicals to tone down their rhetoric on hot-button social issues.
Shutdown Highlights Lack of Public Identification with Government
By Emily Fetsch — October 9, 2013
Polls show public lack of faith in government. PRRI survey examines if people view the government as "the government" or "our government."
