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PRRI is a nonprofit, nonpartisan organization dedicated to conducting high-quality public opinion research. PRRI’s research explores and illuminates America’s changing cultural, religious, and political landscape. PRRI’s mission is to help journalists, scholars, pundits, thought leaders, clergy, and the general public better understand debates on public policy issues, and the important cultural and religious dynamics shaping American society and politics. As a nonpartisan, independent research organization, PRRI does not take positions on, nor do we advocate for, particular policies. Research supported by our funders reflects PRRI’s commitment to independent inquiry and academic rigor. Research findings and conclusions are never altered to accommodate other interests, including those of funders, other organizations, or government bodies and officials.

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Research Services

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2-10 employees

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Washington, District of Columbia

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Nonprofit

Founded

2009

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Public Opinion Polling

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Did you catch PRRI CEO Melissa Deckman, Ph.D. talking about her new book, The Politics of Gen Z, on PBS News Weekend? “We find among Gen Z, especially Gen Z women, they care passionately about climate change, about gender equality, and also about preventing gun violence. Those are things that have really galvanized them in waves to march in the streets, to form their own organizations, and to lobby elected officials…” Watch the segment: https://lnkd.in/eQ6HBtR3 #USPolitics #Voters #GenerationZ #2024Election
"In contrast to his vacillation on abortion, Trump’s rallies are filled with evocations of an idealized ethno-religious state that are articulate, energetic, and consistent. His nostalgic diatribes about reclaiming a lost white Christian past fueled his rise to presidential power, and he has continued this strategy in 2024." Just published at TIME: An excerpt from the new Afterword of PRRI President and Founder Robert P. Jones' New York Times bestseller, The Hidden Roots of White Supremacy. Read more: https://lnkd.in/eu9cddjG
Trump’s Christian Nationalist Vision for America time.com
📊 NEW: A PRRI survey of more than 5,000 Americans offers an in-depth analysis of public support for authoritarian ideologies and finds that support for authoritarian views is strongest among Republicans (particularly those who hold favorable views of former President Donald Trump), supporters of Christian nationalism, white evangelical Protestants, and weekly churchgoers. PRRI President and Founder Robert P. Jones said, “Notably, while the vast majority of Americans reject the use of political violence, those who support authoritarianism are nearly twice as likely as the general public to support it." Using the Right-Wing Authoritarianism Scale (RWAS) and the Child-Rearing Authoritarian Scale (CRAS), two classic approaches to measure authoritarianism, PRRI finds that while most Americans do not hold highly authoritarian views, a substantial minority does: 43% of Americans score high on the RWAS, while 41% score high on the CRAS. Read more: https://lnkd.in/e9eHJ3gW #research #publicopinion #polling #uspolitics #2024election
We’re delighted to introduce the members of the 2024-2025 #PRRIPublicFellows cohort! Meet 15 public scholars from universities across the United States who are conducting innovative research at the intersection of religion, culture, and politics. As the fourth class of fellows under our Religion and Renewing Democracy Initiative supported by generous grants from Mellon Foundation & Henry Luce Foundation Inc, they will explore critical issues shaping the future, including the effect of religion and culture on LGBTQ rights, pluralism, racial justice, immigration, and for the first time, reproductive health and rights. Welcome 2024-2025 #PRRIPublicFellows: Lloyd Barba, Ph.D., Youssef Chouhoud, PhD, Risa Cromer, Ph.D., Dara Coleby Delgado, PhD, Chana Etengoff, PhD, Michael R. Fisher Jr., Ph.D., Seth Gaiters, Ph.D., Sergio González, Ph.D., Anita Huízar-Hernández, Ph.D., Ansley Quiros, Ph.D., Michal Raucher, Ph.D., Landon Schnabel, Ph.D., Allyson Shortle, Ph.D., Anne Whitesell, Ph.D., Joanna Wuest, Ph.D.
New from PRRI Board Member Ruth Braunstein in RNS: "The prominence of these Catholic Christian nationalists may come as a surprise to those who associate Christian nationalism with white evangelical Protestantism. And rightfully so. While two-thirds of white evangelical Protestants nationally support Christian nationalism, according to PRRI’s American Values Atlas, only 30% of white Catholics do. And of these, only 8% of white Catholics are considered Christian nationalism “adherents” (who express the greatest support for Christian nationalist ideas) compared to 30% of white evangelical Protestants."

Associate Professor Of Sociology at University of Connecticut Director, Meanings of Democracy Lab
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If you thought Christian Nationalism was just a White Evangelical thing, check out my latest piece @RNS, where I discuss the Catholic brand of Christian Nationalism that, with JD Vance's elevation to Trump's VP pick, is now at the epicenter of US political power. https://lnkd.in/dMQ_ywNA

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