It's a harmful myth that nonreligious people don't believe in anything. Researchers have shown that secular Americans have distinct beliefs about science and how to know the world, as well as what happens when we die. Secular people also have distinc...

The 2025 elections are over, with big wins for Democratic candidates in the two governorships in play, as well as the New York City mayoral race. In this piece, I will gather my thoughts on how secular voters performed, based on the exit polls and my...

Gen Z is known as "the most nonreligious generation" in American history, and its members are increasingly reaching voting age.What do we know about their secular identity, voting behavior, and how they might impact the 2026 midterm elections? And wh...

Last week, we learned that a majority of people in the U.S. support prayer in schools, particularly teacher-led prayers that refer to a generic God, rather than a specific religion (56%). A smaller majority (52%) also prefers prayers specific to Jesu...

[Note: This essay was originally published in three parts on March 1st, 17, and 24, 2023. It was revised and republished in Free Inquiry as "The Boundaries of Secularism: Who's In? Who's Out?" in the Oct/Nov 2023 edition (Vol 43, no. 6)] Part ID...

Today, we continue the analysis of secular voters in 2024, examining ideology or how voters self-identify based on their views (liberal, conservative, or moderate). Among the overall voting population, 29% identify as liberal or very liberal, 37% as...

So far, we have analyzed the 2024 election through the lens of secular voters compared to religious voters (Part 1, Part 2, Part 3). This analysis will focus specifically on secular voters and compare them to the general U.S. voting population. We wi...

We have focused on secularism and the secular vote in 2024 for the past couple of weeks. We've established two key points: First, secular voters are the most likely to support Democratic candidates, in this case, Kamala Harris. Second, seculars repre...

In our last issue, we examined the role of secular voters (Americans who identify with no religion) in the 2024 election. The data revealed something striking, though not surprising: secular voters were the strongest supporters of Kamala Harris. Over...

Secular Population Becoming More Racially DiverseThe secular population in the United States is becoming more racially diverse over the years. In 2007, the Pew Research Center found that 72% of the secular population was white, about one in ten...