PRRI (Public Religion Research Institute) is a nonprofit, nonpartisan organization conducting research at the intersection of religion, values, and public life. www.prri.orghttps://bsky.app/profile/prri.orghttps://bsky.app/profile/prri.org/post/3mvitg5saak2z@robertpjones.bsky.social explains that as VP JD Vance begins positioning himself for a potential 2028 presidential run, his appeal to Christian values is underpinned by demographic factors that show self-identified Republicans to be “more than two-thirds white and Christian.” Read more: https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/sep/13/jd-vance-religion-catholic-evangelical-maga?utm_source=chatgpt.com14 Sep 2026 19:21 +0000at://did:plc:hmrg3ylecoiy4kxt5qei35km/app.bsky.feed.post/3mvitg5saak2zhttps://bsky.app/profile/prri.org/post/3mvb3abg56c2yAmong Trump voters, nearly two in ten (19%) now hold unfavorable views of him, compared to just 10% at the beginning of his second term in 2025. Learn more in a new analysis: https://prri.org/spotlight/how-dissatisfied-trump-voters-view-the-state-of-the-country/11 Sep 2026 17:20 +0000at://did:plc:hmrg3ylecoiy4kxt5qei35km/app.bsky.feed.post/3mvb3abg56c2yhttps://bsky.app/profile/prri.org/post/3mv6nkyxjjk2x@melissadeckman.bsky.social explains that these Gen Z women came to political consciousness when a man who boasted about sexual assault defeated a woman to win the presidency. “I think that, combined with the policies, really turned off a generation of young women” from conservative politics. https://www.thenation.com/article/society/post-roe-gen-z-conservative-women/tnamp/10 Sep 2026 18:10 +0000at://did:plc:hmrg3ylecoiy4kxt5qei35km/app.bsky.feed.post/3mv6nkyxjjk2xhttps://bsky.app/profile/prri.org/post/3mv4caafjcc2d85% of white evangelical Protestants reported that they voted for the President-elect. Although President Trump and the MAGA movement seem ambivalent about many policies championed by George W. Bush, one legacy Trump does benefit from is ongoing support from Christian evangelicals. Listen now: https://www.npr.org/2026/09/05/nx-s1-5954545/the-republican-midterm-convention-is-taking-place-in-the-heart-of-bush-country09 Sep 2026 19:42 +0000at://did:plc:hmrg3ylecoiy4kxt5qei35km/app.bsky.feed.post/3mv4caafjcc2dhttps://bsky.app/profile/prri.org/post/3mv47jgkya22s@robertpjones.bsky.social told @christianpaz.bsky.social at @vox.com, "If you take everyone who supports a Christian nationalist worldview, it’s only about 3 in 10 Americans. Now that’s a lot... But it does mean that the country as a whole rejects that worldview by a margin of 2-to-1." [contains quote post or other embedded content]09 Sep 2026 18:53 +0000at://did:plc:hmrg3ylecoiy4kxt5qei35km/app.bsky.feed.post/3mv47jgkya22shttps://bsky.app/profile/prri.org/post/3muz6awhboc2wOut Today! Backslide: Reclaiming a Faith and a Nation After the Christian Turn Against Democracy by @robertpjones.bsky.social Publishers Weekly called Backslide “bracing” and “a potent reckoning” and has named it one of the top 10 most anticipated fall religion books. https://bookshop.org/a/116849/978125043113408 Sep 2026 13:53 +0000at://did:plc:hmrg3ylecoiy4kxt5qei35km/app.bsky.feed.post/3muz6awhboc2whttps://bsky.app/profile/prri.org/post/3muppotdors2gThe 2025 PRRI American Values Survey finds that most Americans (69%) disagree with the statement “If states cannot get voter fraud under control, President Trump should postpone the 2026 midterm elections for Congress,” compared with 26% who agree. https://www.cbsnews.com/news/trump-administration-supreme-court-postal-service-mail-ballot-rules/04 Sep 2026 19:38 +0000at://did:plc:hmrg3ylecoiy4kxt5qei35km/app.bsky.feed.post/3muppotdors2ghttps://bsky.app/profile/prri.org/post/3mumui6tgek2pWhat is the role of white Christian voters in the 2026 Midterms? A new Substack piece from PRRI CEO @melissadeckman.bsky.social explores the intersection of gender and religion in Americans' voting choices. Read more: https://prri.substack.com/p/the-role-of-white-christian-voters?r=55igcc&utm_campaign=post-expanded-share&utm_medium=web03 Sep 2026 16:26 +0000at://did:plc:hmrg3ylecoiy4kxt5qei35km/app.bsky.feed.post/3mumui6tgek2phttps://bsky.app/profile/prri.org/post/3muhwkpj2uc2sNew @nytimes.com op-ed from PRRI Senior Democracy Fellow @kkdumez.bsky.social uses PRRI data to explore the intersection between white Christian women’s cultural preferences and political actions. Read more: https://www.nytimes.com/2026/09/01/opinion/christian-women-voting-culture.html?unlocked_article_code=1.91A.Uk4o.8NmO43x7sHAy&smid=url-share01 Sep 2026 17:20 +0000at://did:plc:hmrg3ylecoiy4kxt5qei35km/app.bsky.feed.post/3muhwkpj2uc2shttps://bsky.app/profile/prri.org/post/3mufl6fivq22mOvernight, the U.S. and Iran exchanged attacks for the first time in a month. Two-thirds of Americans hold unfavorable views of Trump’s handling of the War in Iran (66%), compared with 29% of Americans who hold favorable views. https://www.nytimes.com/2026/08/31/world/middleeast/us-iran-uae-jordan-attacks.html?unlocked_article_code=1.9lA.kbrV.L2d50eRlteRm&smid=url-share31 Aug 2026 18:51 +0000at://did:plc:hmrg3ylecoiy4kxt5qei35km/app.bsky.feed.post/3mufl6fivq22mhttps://bsky.app/profile/prri.org/post/3mtykj4pugc2mWe're excited to introduce the 2026-2027 PRRI Public Fellows cohort! 🎉 Meet 9 scholars conducting innovative research that explores religion's intersection with pluralism and democracy, immigration and American society, and LGBTQ rights and gender politics.26 Aug 2026 14:34 +0000at://did:plc:hmrg3ylecoiy4kxt5qei35km/app.bsky.feed.post/3mtykj4pugc2mhttps://bsky.app/profile/prri.org/post/3mtwpkobs2c2aPRRI Senior Democracy Fellow @kkdumez.bsky.social discusses Pete Hegseth and his pastor, Doug Wilson, explaining how Hegseth has aligned himself with white evangelicals who make up many GOP voters. PRRI finds that nearly 70% of white evangelicals have come to embrace Christian nationalism. https://www.salon.com/2026/08/24/pete-hegseths-path-to-the-2028-gop-nomination-isnt-a-joke/25 Aug 2026 20:59 +0000at://did:plc:hmrg3ylecoiy4kxt5qei35km/app.bsky.feed.post/3mtwpkobs2c2ahttps://bsky.app/profile/prri.org/post/3mtw7y7jivk2lPRRI CEO @melissadeckman.bsky.social explains that young women are the most progressive age group and lean left compared to their male counterparts, adding that "Gen Z has grown up in a fragmented media culture, and algorithms send young women and young men to different sites.” Read more: https://thehill.com/blogs/in-the-know/6042507-gen-z-capitalism-socialism-sports-betting-gender-political-divide/25 Aug 2026 16:20 +0000at://did:plc:hmrg3ylecoiy4kxt5qei35km/app.bsky.feed.post/3mtw7y7jivk2lhttps://bsky.app/profile/prri.org/post/3mtu4dkrqjc2uMost Americans (81%) oppose “allowing the U.S. government to collect personal data and build a database of Americans who protest government actions,” with most Democrats (93%), independents (86%), and Republicans (65%) opposing government surveillance. https://www.politico.com/news/2026/08/20/immigration-enforcement-churches-contempt24 Aug 2026 20:10 +0000at://did:plc:hmrg3ylecoiy4kxt5qei35km/app.bsky.feed.post/3mtu4dkrqjc2uhttps://bsky.app/profile/prri.org/post/3mtm7v76ci22bIn today's Morning Buzz newsletter: Gen Z's growing political gender gap, a church surveillance case tests ICE's limits, alarm over Trump touting an unusual noncitizen voting report, and a Freethought Caucus founder on the danger of Christian nationalism 🧵 https://prri.substack.com/p/split-up-gen-z-is-the-generation21 Aug 2026 16:52 +0000at://did:plc:hmrg3ylecoiy4kxt5qei35km/app.bsky.feed.post/3mtm7v76ci22bhttps://bsky.app/profile/prri.org/post/3mtjiskbycc2iJust one in four Americans (24%) favor allowing ICE officers to regularly conduct surveillance and arrests at sensitive locations like schools, hospitals, places of worship, and social service locations, compared with most Americans who oppose it (72%). https://www.cbsnews.com/news/appeals-court-blocks-immigration-arrests-houses-worship/20 Aug 2026 14:54 +0000at://did:plc:hmrg3ylecoiy4kxt5qei35km/app.bsky.feed.post/3mtjiskbycc2ihttps://bsky.app/profile/prri.org/post/3mtf2d3tf2s2gOver the past year, PRRI Public Fellows conducted original, collaborative research projects on timely questions at the intersection of religion, culture, and politics. Each project reflects months of information gathering and analysis, turning their findings into new insights. Explore their work: https://prri.substack.com/p/original-research-new-insights-from?r=55igcc&utm_campaign=post-expanded-share&utm_medium=web18 Aug 2026 20:24 +0000at://did:plc:hmrg3ylecoiy4kxt5qei35km/app.bsky.feed.post/3mtf2d3tf2s2ghttps://bsky.app/profile/prri.org/post/3mtbr2eqlgs2pPublishers Weekly says of BACKSLIDE: “Bracing― @robertpjones.bsky.social presents a vision of America as 'fallen into... apostasy.' But he remains hopeful, noting that 'backsliding is not irreversible,' as 'repentance is possible... with confession.' It’s a potent reckoning.” Preorder now. https://static.macmillan.com/static/essentials/backslide-9781250431134/17 Aug 2026 13:00 +0000at://did:plc:hmrg3ylecoiy4kxt5qei35km/app.bsky.feed.post/3mtbr2eqlgs2phttps://bsky.app/profile/prri.org/post/3mt2l2c5rkk25@melissadeckman.bsky.social explains, "I think there might be some legitimate cases where we see an uptick in individual churches where more young people are coming to join or attending services regularly … but I would caution against looking at anecdotes as being the same as general trends.” https://time.com/article/2026/08/14/religion-gen-z-revival-christianity/14 Aug 2026 16:24 +0000at://did:plc:hmrg3ylecoiy4kxt5qei35km/app.bsky.feed.post/3mt2l2c5rkk25https://bsky.app/profile/prri.org/post/3msyfiwtc5c25Six in ten Americans believe the cuts in federal funding for healthcare programs such as Medicaid, Medicare, and the Affordable Care Act have gone too far (60%). The Trump administration has finalized plans to cut off federal Medicaid funding for medical care for transgender youths. https://www.axios.com/2026/08/11/trump-medicaid-youth-transgender-health-care13 Aug 2026 19:39 +0000at://did:plc:hmrg3ylecoiy4kxt5qei35km/app.bsky.feed.post/3msyfiwtc5c25https://bsky.app/profile/prri.org/post/3msvux7ynk22aA slim majority of Americans (52%) agree that the deployment of the National Guard to patrol American cities may cause more violence than it prevents, while 44% disagree — both Democrats (80%) and independents (60%) are more likely to agree than Republicans (23%). https://abcnews.com/Politics/year-trumps-unprecedented-deployment-national-guard-entrenched-dc/story?id=13545839212 Aug 2026 19:38 +0000at://did:plc:hmrg3ylecoiy4kxt5qei35km/app.bsky.feed.post/3msvux7ynk22ahttps://bsky.app/profile/prri.org/post/3msqrablhr22hThree in ten Americans (32%) qualify as Christian nationalism supporters, a percentage that rises to 38% of Texans, including 56% of Texas Republicans. NPR examines how faith has become a key aspect of Texas Democratic Senate nominee James Talarico’s campaign. https://www.npr.org/2026/08/10/nx-s1-5888593/faith-is-a-centerpiece-of-texas-senate-candidate-james-talaricos-campaign10 Aug 2026 18:48 +0000at://did:plc:hmrg3ylecoiy4kxt5qei35km/app.bsky.feed.post/3msqrablhr22hhttps://bsky.app/profile/prri.org/post/3msiw4dauck2iTwo-thirds of Americans (67%) favor the “U.S. Constitution’s existing guarantee that all children who are born in the United States are automatically granted U.S. citizenship, regardless of their parents’ citizenship status,” while 29% oppose. https://apnews.com/article/trump-border-immigration-birthright-citizenship-494add8239eb1c0c9f4ccb45db03f1f0?user_email=481ff0fdfa99c340e5125ba88efbddc61c91dfad85be46962ccd2c04fa15804c&utm_medium=Morning_Wire&utm_source=Sailthru_AP&utm_campaign=Morning%20Wire%20Friday%2C%20Aug%207%2C%202026&utm_term=Morning%20Wire%20Subscribers07 Aug 2026 15:54 +0000at://did:plc:hmrg3ylecoiy4kxt5qei35km/app.bsky.feed.post/3msiw4dauck2ihttps://bsky.app/profile/prri.org/post/3mseax2smrs2rA growing number of white Christian ministers are running for office as Democrats, as the party seeks to break the GOP's hold on white Christian voters. PRRI finds that 68% of Republicans are white Christians, vs. just 23% of Democrats. Read more: https://www.wsj.com/politics/policy/inside-the-democrats-push-to-win-back-religious-voters-7fcaadd0?st=y1EvWA&reflink=desktopwebshare_permalink05 Aug 2026 19:24 +0000at://did:plc:hmrg3ylecoiy4kxt5qei35km/app.bsky.feed.post/3mseax2smrs2rhttps://bsky.app/profile/prri.org/post/3msbo5hitmc2eThere are just a few weeks until @robertpjones.bsky.social's next book, Backslide: Reclaiming a Faith and a Nation After the Christian Turn Against Democracy, is published. Listen to a preview from the opening chapter, "Future Regret," read by Holter Graham: https://soundcloud.com/macaudio-2/backslide-audiobook-clip?utm_source=clipboard&utm_medium=text&utm_campaign=social_sharing04 Aug 2026 18:43 +0000at://did:plc:hmrg3ylecoiy4kxt5qei35km/app.bsky.feed.post/3msbo5hitmc2e