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Today is the 11th anniversary of Obergefell v. Hodges.
PRRI finds that support for same-sex marriage remains higher today (65%) than in 2015 (53%). Today, Republicans (49%) are notably less likely than Democrats (83%) and independents (69%) to support same-sex marriage. Read more about LGBTQ rights:

Mapping Support for LGBTQ Rights Across the 50 States: Insights from PRRI’s 2025 American Values Atlas To view a replay of PRRI’s March 19, 2026, webinar on this topic or the slides presented during the webinar, please click here.

PRRI CEO Melissa Deckman, Ph.D., is on Axis Live to discuss the state of religion and democracy in the United States, drawing on findings from the 2025 PRRI Census of American Religion and PRRI’s latest report, Competing Visions of America at 250. Watch now:

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Republicans (79%), white evangelical Protestants (67%), and Christian nationalism Adherents (73%) and Sympathizers (59%) are the only groups favoring President Trump over Pope Leo XIV.
Newsweek explores new PRRI findings:

How Trump’s support compares to Pope Leo among religious groups The president's favorability falls across major faith groups, with white evangelicals his lone majority holdout, a poll shows.

Although the partisan split is stark, with 83% of Republicans, 43% of independents, and 31% of Democrats saying they are proud to be American, the age divides are just as pronounced. Only 34% of adults aged 18 to 29 say they are proud to be American, compared with 66% of those 65 and older. Read more:

Americans are feeling less patriotic ahead of 250th anniversary Younger Americans, Democrats and independents show the biggest shifts in voter opinion, according to a series of polls.

PRRI CEO Melissa Deckman, Ph.D., says “This [poll] is the antithesis of the Christian nationalist worldview.”
As the United States approaches its 250th birthday, PRRI finds that the majority of Americans prefer a religiously diverse country. In recent years, many states have placed an emphasis on Christianity in the public sphere, in places such as the education system and government.

New poll: 250 years in, Americans prefer religious diversity (RNS) — A new poll by PRRI shows two-thirds of Americans still prefer a nation made of many different faiths, despite the growth of Christian nationalism in the public square.

Robert P. Jones explains, “Yes, we’re polarized…but increasingly what we’re seeing is Republicans as outliers, and further and further from the middle.”
New data from PRRI’s latest report, Competing Visions of America at 250, highlights how Americans are split on national pride and its significant decline in the past decade.

American pride has fallen off a cliff America's 250th will test its shared story.

NEW: Twice as many Americans agree that we are “in real danger of losing important democratic rights and freedoms” (68%) vs. “important democratic rights and freedoms we have will remain protected” (29%). PRRI CEO Melissa Deckman, Ph.D., said, “The fact that nearly 7 in 10 Americans believe we are in danger of losing critical rights and freedoms should set off alarm bells."

Additionally, Americans are far more likely to say they would prefer “the U.S. to be a reliable neighbor that cooperates with other nations and only uses military force as a last resort” than “the U.S. to be known as a mighty nation that does not hesitate to use military force to defend our interests” (70% vs. 27%).

“Americans overwhelmingly want a nation that embraces pluralism at home and behaves as a good global neighbor abroad,” said Robert P. Jones, Ph.D., president and founder of PRRI. “On measure after measure, we find Republicans and white evangelicals embracing stances that are aligned with President Trump’s MAGA agenda but increasingly at odds with their fellow Americans.”

Additional findings:
• 29% of Americans hold favorable views of Trump’s handling of the war in Iran. Republicans are the most supportive (67%), compared with 21% of independents and just 4% of Democrats.
• Just half of Americans are extremely or very proud of being an American (51%) or of America’s 250-year history (49%). Only one in five are very proud of the way democracy is working today (18%).
• More Americans hold favorable views of Pope Leo XIV than President Trump (56% vs. 34%).

Read the full report: https://prri.org/research/competing-visions-of-america-politics-religion-and-american-identity/

“[One] of the common mistakes that I see is this tendency to think about religious groups as a monolith.”
PRRI Director of Research, Diana Orcés, Ph.D., emphasizes the importance of understanding the diverse makeup of religious groups. Watch now:

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According to PRRI's 2025 American Values Survey, 42% of Americans agree that society has become too soft and feminine, while a majority disagree (54%).

Among religious groups, only white evangelical Protestants (60%) show majority agreement that society is too soft and feminine, followed by half of white Catholics (51%) and Hispanic Protestants (50%).

More: https://prri.org/research/trumps-unprecedented-actions-deepen-asymmetric-divides/

🗓️ June 18 at 12 PM ET, join experts Kristen Kobes Du Mez, Ph.D., Rev. Dr. Kelly Brown Douglas, and Robert P. Jones for the release of a new survey exploring Americans’ views on national identity, politics, religion, democracy, and cultural change. Register now: https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/2017683183678/WN_OCqqS4xsQYizYwcdGVIgTg