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The Democratic Party has experienced seismic demographic changes over the past few decades; becoming less Christian, more liberal, more educated, and more racially and ethnically diverse. These changes profoundly impact the Democratic Party’s future political priorities and electoral fortunes. Continue Reading →

Blog July 8, 2022

Why a Modest Decline in Religious Belief is Important

Daniel A. Cox

Another poll, another record broken in the country’s continuing religious descent. A new Gallup poll finds that 81 percent of Americans say that they believe in God, representing a six point drop over the last five years. Continue Reading →

In The News June 22, 2022

The Post-Roe Generation: Assessing Gen Z’s Abortion Attitudes as the Supreme Court Appears Poised to Overturn Roe

Beatrice Lee

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Survey Reports

Daniel A. Cox, Sam Pressler
August 22, 2024

Disconnected: The Growing Class Divide in American Civic Life

Disconnected: Places and Spaces presents new survey findings that suggest Americans are less connected than ever before. Continue Reading →

Daniel A. Cox, Kyle Gray, Kelsey Eyre Hammond
May 28, 2024

An Unsettled Electorate: How Uncertainty and Apathy Are Shaping the 2024 Election

A survey of more than 6,500 US adults focused on the 2024 presidential election reveals a pessimistic and unsettled American electorate fractured by education, ideology, class, and gender. Continue Reading →

Generation Z and the Transformation of American Adolescence Cover Image

Daniel A. Cox, Kelsey Eyre Hammond, Kyle Gray
November 9, 2023

Generation Z and the Transformation of American Adolescence: How Gen Z’s Formative Experiences Shape Its Politics, Priorities, and Future

This report explores the foundational differences between American generations through their formative adolescent experiences. Continue Reading →

Young man sitting in a dark room before a wall featuring various conspiracy theory-related items illuminated by a computer screen

Daniel A. Cox, M. Anthony Mills, Ian R. Banks, Kelsey Eyre Hammond, Kyle Gray
September 28, 2023

America’s Crisis of Confidence: Rising Mistrust, Conspiracies, and Vaccine Hesitancy After COVID-19

America is experiencing a crosscutting crisis of expertise and scientific distrust accelerated by the COVID-19 pandemic that poses significant challenges to democratic debate and public decision-making Continue Reading →

Apps That Tell You Your Friends’ Locations are Now a Way of Life

Helping the Many Georgians with Student Debt Load Helps State

The Science of Adult Friendship

Men Have Fewer Friends Than Ever, and It’s Harming Their Health

Gen Z is the Most Mistrustful Generation

It’s Time for Americans to Return to Third Places

Less religious, more diverse: How the Democratic Party is changing

The Democratic Party’s Transformation: More Diverse, Educated, and Liberal but Less Religious

Why a Modest Decline in Religious Belief is Important

The Post-Roe Generation: Assessing Gen Z’s Abortion Attitudes as the Supreme Court Appears Poised to Overturn Roe

Survey Reports

Disconnected: The Growing Class Divide in American Civic Life

An Unsettled Electorate: How Uncertainty and Apathy Are Shaping the 2024 Election

Generation Z and the Transformation of American Adolescence: How Gen Z’s Formative Experiences Shape Its Politics, Priorities, and Future

America’s Crisis of Confidence: Rising Mistrust, Conspiracies, and Vaccine Hesitancy After COVID-19

In the news

Harris, Trump jostle for Latter-day Saint votes

Young women’s shift to left might not be just about politics

Supporting Public Schools Is an Opportunity for Christian Charity

Trump Divides Arizona’s Crucial Mormon Vote