More Americans now say religion is gaining influence in national life than at any point in the past 15 years, the Pew Research Center said Monday.
The share of U.S. adults who say religion is gaining influence jumped from 18 percent to 31 percent between February 2024 and February 2025.
While a 68 percent majority still believes religion is losing ground, that number dropped dramatically from 80 percent the previous year.
Pew called the increase “a sharp rise … across several demographic groups—with gains of at least 10 percentage points among Democrats and Republicans, adults in every age category and in most large religious groups.”
The numbers arrive at a time of increased signs of interest in religion. The assassination of conservative influencer Charlie Kirk, an evangelical Christian, in September is credited with part of the upsurge. In April, the Barna Group, a Christian polling firm, reported that 66 percent of all U.S. adults said they had made a personal commitment to faith in Jesus, up 12 percent from 2021….