Pew’s 2023–24 Religious Landscape shows Christians at 63% (down from 78% in 2007) and the religiously unaffiliated at 29%. Unlike prior years, the Christian share looks flat since 2019, suggesting the secularization trend may be stabilizing rather than continuing linearly.
— A plateau would alter expectations for culture‑war politics, coalition strategies, and forecasts that assume steadily rising religious 'nones.'
Jcoleman
2026.01.16
75% relevant
Pew’s Spring 2024 survey and the composition estimates for 2010/2020 are the canonical public‑opinion and prevalence inputs for claims that Christian affiliation levels have flattened; the data release and funding will accelerate follow‑up analyses testing whether the plateau is real, geographically concentrated, or an artefact of measurement.
Frank Jacobs
2025.10.09
100% relevant
The article notes “the decline of Christianity in America appears to have stabilized,” citing Pew’s 2023–24 survey.
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