Religion in the United States

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PollingReport.com
“An independent, nonpartisan resource on trends in American public opinion.” The religion page is a compilation of recent polls about religion and religious subjects done by a wide variety of different agencies and groups (e.g. Gallop, ABC News/Washington Post, NBC News/Wall Street Journal, CBC News, USA Today, etc.). Polls are arranged chronologically.

The Pew Forum on Religion & Public Life
The Pew Forum is a project of the Pew Research Center. Launched in 2001, its goal is to “promote a deeper understanding of issues at the intersection of religion and public affairs.” The main page includes the results of its extensive 2007 U.S. Religious Landscape Survey which details the religious makeup, religious beliefs and practices as well as social and political attitudes of the American public.

Hartford Institute for Religion Research
This site contains a wide variety of articles, reports and statistics relating to social scientific research on religion in the United States. Information and resources about congregations, denominations, and leadership and more are available. Research is also available on the following topics: megachurches, women and religion, religion and family, internet and religion, Pentecostalism, homosexuality, and orthodoxy.

Association of Religion Data Archives
A collection of nearly 400 searchable surveys, polls, and other data submitted by researchers and made available online by the ARDA.

Shifting Religious Identities
An interactive graphic using data collected over 18 years from the American Religious Identification Survey (ARIS), showing how the US religious landscape has changed over the past two decades.

American Religious Identification Survey (ARIS 2008)
A summary report, published in March, 2009. Report includes:
Part I: National Statistics on Belonging, Belief and Behavior
Part II: Demography of the Religious Traditions in 2008
Part III: Religious Identification and Social Change 1990-2008

Gallup
A collection of Gallup polls on religion done over the past twelve years.

Barna Group
The Barna Group is a research and resource company that has been tracking the role of faith in America since 1984. Polling data is available on a wide variety of topics, including Faith/Spirituality, Culture, Media, Family/Kids, Teens/Next Gen, Leadership, Congregations, and more.

 

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