Frank Newport, PhD

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  Nov 5, 2019

  Are millennials really 'not going back' to church?

  I think the picture is complex, but there are signs that older millennials may in fact, contrary to the headline, be going back to religion.

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  Aug 17, 2019

  Polling on religion and drinking in the US

  Americans who attend religious services weekly are less likely than others to drink alcohol, reflecting the centuries-old connection in American history between religion and the perceived immorality of drinking.

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  Nov 20, 2015

  American Opposition to Refugees Not New, Polling Shows

  Overall, a review of these attitudes shows that Americans have a general reluctance to accept refugees into the U.S., even in response to situations that are clearly oppressive.

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  Sep 14, 2015

  Highly Religious Republicans Don't Like Trump

  These assumptions about Trump's level of support among evangelicals appear to be based on trial heat polls wherein Republicans are forced to choose one and only one candidate for whom they would, in theory, vote. A better view of Trump's image among this group comes from our Gallup data in which Republicans are asked about their views of each candidate individually.

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  Jun 23, 2015

  5 Things We've Learned About Americans and Moral Values

  Norms surrounding behaviors relating to sexual behavior and reproduction have been shifting in the U.S. in recent years. Where once normatively taboo, certain behaviors and lifestyle choices are now much more likely to be normatively sanctioned.

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  Apr 10, 2015

  How Many Highly Religious Conservative Republicans Are There?

  Texas Sen. Ted Cruz chose a conservative, evangelical Christian university as the setting for his announcement that he was running for president. This underscored his apparent strategic decision to focus relentlessly on the conservative, highly religious segment of his party, both in terms of attempting to become their candidate of preference, and also in terms of maximizing their turnout in the 2016 primary elections.

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  Dec 5, 2014

  Americans and the Big Picture Assessment of Government

  The majority of Americans do not feel that the federal government should take on the role of making sure that all Americans have healthcare coverage.

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  Nov 5, 2014

  Gallup Poll: Americans Want New Congress to Fix Itself, Focus on Economy

  After returns from Tuesday's midterm elections confirmed that the Republicans will maintain control of the House and take control of the Senate, attention now turns to what actions the new Congress should take. Nearly a third of Americans, 31%, say their newly elected representatives should not focus on a specific issue, but rather on fixing the way Congress operates, including paying more attention to constituents, compromising and getting things done.

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  Sep 5, 2014

  The Role of Government in Race Relations Today

  What should the role of government be in the arena of race and race relations in the U.S. today? This question has moved into the national conversation again after the recent events in Ferguson, Missouri.

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  Jun 11, 2014

  Polling Matters: Public Opinion on the '4s' Through Recent History

  Now that we are firmly ensconced in the summer of 2014, it is a good time to take stock of what was on the American public's mind 10, 20, 30, 40, 50, and 60 years ago -- in the early summer of previous years ending in "4" going back to the Eisenhower days. Some surprisingly interesting and important things were going on in years ending in "4", and public opinion in those years was always revelatory, sometimes surprising.