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Most Americans Want Mandatory Minimums Eliminated

President Obama's recent visit to an Oklahoma prison highlighted the issue of mandatory minimums for non-violent drug offenders—here's where Americans stand. The post Most Americans Want Mandatory...

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Release of “Anxiety, Nostalgia, and Mistrust: Findings from the 2015 American...

Join PRRI for the release of our sixth annual American Values Survey, to be release at The Brookings Institution. The post Release of “Anxiety, Nostalgia, and Mistrust: Findings from the 2015 American...

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American Values Survey Finds Troubled Electorate: 7 in 10 Believe U.S. in...

New PRRI survey also finds the number of Americans who say that racial tensions are a major concern has risen dramatically since 2012. The post American Values Survey Finds Troubled Electorate: 7 in 10...

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Blacks Nearly Four Times as Likely to Say Police Mistreatment is a Major...

A chasm separates the views of black and white American attitudes toward the police. Blacks are nearly four times as likely as whites to say that police mistreatment is a major problem in their...

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Chicago Police Department’s Top Cop Dismissed | Dan Cox

PRRI Research Director Dan Cox appeared on HuffPost Live to discuss race and the criminal justice system following protests about the death of Laquan McDonald. The post Chicago Police Department’s Top...

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Book | The End of White Christian America

PRRI CEO Robert P. Jones outlines how—and why—White Christian America lost its place at the center of the country's political and social consciousness. The post Book | The End of White Christian...

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“Isolated Incidents” or “Broader Pattern”? Deep Racial Divides on Police...

A chasm separates the views of black and white American attitudes toward the police. Blacks are nearly four times as likely as whites to say that police mistreatment is a major problem in their...

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Release of Seventh Annual PRRI American Values Survey

In the final weeks before the 2016 presidential election, questions remain about who will turn out to vote and what will drive them to the polls. Now, a new and extensive national survey of more than...

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Better or Worse Since the 1950s? Trump and Clinton Supporters at Odds over...

The seventh annual American Values Survey focuses on Americans’ concerns about public safety and security, confidence in the electoral system, and views about political correctness, among other...

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Video of Survey Release | The Divide Over America’s Future: 1950 or 2050?

The seventh annual American Values Survey focuses on Americans’ concerns about public safety and security, confidence in the electoral system, and views about political correctness, among other...

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Trump-Driven Polarization Reflects Divergent Views of America’s Future

Ninth annual American Values Survey finds broad opposition to restrictive immigration policies although Republicans are increasingly backing Trump. The post Trump-Driven Polarization Reflects Divergent...

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Taylor Swift, Gender Roles, and the Midterm Elections

BuzzFeed: Voter Registration Spikes After Taylor Swift Post About Politics After deliberately avoiding public political statements throughout much of her career, Taylor Swift recently posted on...

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Morning Buzz | Americans Agree: We Need a Break From the News

Americans Agree: We Need a Break From the News In a recent analysis for PRRI, Editorial Associate Douglas Barclay discusses one rare point of bipartisan unity: the need to take a break from the news....

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3.14.19 LGBT Protections Maintain Widespread Backing From Faith Groups

LGBT Protections Maintain Widespread Backing From Faith Groups “A new report from the Public Religion Research Institute finds that strong majorities within all religious groups, including white...

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PRRI Releases 2019 American Values Survey

PRRI Releases 2019 American Values Survey  On Monday, PRRI released the 2019 American Values Survey, a comprehensive survey of over 2,500 Americans on topics such as presidential impeachment, climate...

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Politico: Trump Team Hopes Female Staffers Can Connect with Battleground Voters

Politico: Trump Team Hopes Female Staffers Can Connect with Battleground Voters In a recent piece for Politico, Gabby Orr provides a look at how President Donald Trump’s presidential campaign looks...

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New Proposal Could Deny LGBT Families From Adopting Children

New Proposal Could Deny LGBT Families From Adopting Children The Trump administration has announced a new proposal that would allow foster care and adoption agencies to deny their services to LGBT...

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Biden Campaign Ad Uses World Leaders to Poke Fun at Trump

Biden Campaign Ad Uses World Leaders to Poke Fun at Trump A new political advertisement from former Vice President Joe Biden uses a recently released video of world leaders poking fun at President...

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Robert P. Jones: Trump St. John’s Photo-Op Is ‘Shameless’ 

Robert P. Jones: Trump St. John’s Photo-Op Is ‘Shameless’ PRRI data shows that 73% of Americans wish that President Trump’s speech and behavior was more reminiscent of his predecessors. St. John’s...

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The State of Black America in 2020

The rift between black Americans and other racial groups in regard to measuring an issue as critical is not subtle. The post The State of Black America in 2020 appeared first on PRRI.

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