Overview
- Pew reports 31% of U.S. adults now say religion is gaining influence, up from 18% in 2024, while 68% still see it losing influence, down from 80%.
- A net 59% hold a positive view of religion’s role in society in 2025, up from 57% in 2024 and 49% in 2022.
- Partisan differences are stark, with 78% of Republicans expressing a net positive view of religion compared with 40% of Democrats.
- Young adults showed the largest jump in perceiving rising influence at 37% but remain least positive overall at 46%, versus 71% among those 65 and older.
- Pew also finds 58% now perceive at least some conflict between their religious beliefs and mainstream culture, up 10 points from 2024.