Jones' visit comes on the heels of the Iowa caucuses and just prior to New Hampshire's presidential primary election.
Thursday, February 4
Robert P. Jones, “Race, Religion and the Changing American Electorate: What the Data Says”
Lakeside 212, Moseley Center, 5:30 p.m.
Jones is CEO of the polling organization Public Religion Research Institute, columnist for The Atlantic, and author of many books on religion in American life, including the forthcoming “The End of White Christian America.”
In addition to its regularly cited polling data on the intersection of religious identity with such issues as same-sex marriage, gun ownership, terrorism, and race, PRRI may be most widely known for its annual “American Values Survey,” a national, multi-issue survey on religion, values and public policy. The PRRI Research Team has conducted the AVS annually since 2010.
Jones will be on hand to discuss two critical factors in this year’s presidential election: race and religion. In addition, he will address the PRRI’s most recent polling data, released on Jan. 28 just ahead of the Iowa caucuses, which shows the declining influence of white, Christian voters in Iowa, a trend reflected even more starkly in nationwide surveys, according to Jones’ ongoing research.
The talk is sponsored by the Elon Center for the Study of Religion, Culture, and Society and the Department of Political Science and Policy Studies. It is free and open to the public.