Gonna wade through the topline and other data from the full survey results.

Question 36 is the key question: At the present time, do you think religion as a whole is increasing its influence on American life or losing its
influence?

What’s interesting is that the figures are mostly in line with results with past results.

The major outliers on that question from the last 25 years are from the December 2001 survey, where 71% found religion was increasing in influence in American life - probably directly correlated with the 9/11 attacks. But since then, the percentage that thought religion was increasing in influence cracked 50% (and only at 50%) just once - in April 2005. Otherwise, the percentages found it split or losing influence. It’s been that way pretty for all the periods polled - going back to 1957 (and that was the last time before December 2001 that religion was found increasing its influence in a level anywhere as close to the post- 9/11 result.