{"id":7332,"date":"2026-07-14T13:54:32","date_gmt":"2026-07-14T17:54:32","guid":{"rendered":""},"modified":"2026-07-15T14:14:20","modified_gmt":"2026-07-15T18:14:20","slug":"national-public-opinion-reference-survey-npors","status":"publish","type":"fact-sheet","link":"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/methods\/fact-sheet\/national-public-opinion-reference-survey-npors\/","title":{"rendered":"National Public Opinion Reference Survey (NPORS)"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">NPORS is an annual survey of U.S. adults conducted by Pew Research Center. Respondents may answer by paper, online or over the phone. They are selected using address-based sampling from the U.S. Postal Service\u2019s Computerized Delivery Sequence File. Respondents are not required to join a survey panel. Pew Research Center uses NPORS to produce benchmark estimates for several topics, such as Americans\u2019 political and religious affiliations. Read a detailed description of\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2026\/07\/2026-NPORS-Methodology-Statement_FINAL.pdf\">how the survey is\u00a0conducted<\/a>, as well as\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/methods\/2025\/07\/23\/how-pew-research-center-uses-its-national-public-opinion-reference-survey-npors\/\">more information<\/a>\u00a0about how the Center uses NPORS.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-style-callout has-background is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\" style=\"background-color:#f7f7f1\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">NPORS estimates, which are based on paper, online and telephone survey responses, may differ somewhat from historical Pew Research Center polling data. There are several\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/short-reads\/2019\/02\/27\/what-our-transition-to-online-polling-means-for-decades-of-phone-survey-trends\/\">reasons\u00a0why differences may arise<\/a>. The Center has released analyses of how survey mode can influence estimates of\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/decoded\/2019\/12\/17\/trends-are-a-cornerstone-of-public-opinion-research-how-do-we-continue-to-track-changes-in-public-opinion-when-theres-a-shift-in-survey-mode\/\">political\u00a0opinions<\/a> and\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/religion\/2021\/01\/14\/measuring-religion-in-pew-research-centers-american-trends-panel\/\">religious\u00a0attitudes and behaviors<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-full is-resized\"><img data-dominant-color=\"cacaca\" data-has-transparency=\"false\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"240\" height=\"100\"  srcset=\"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2021\/04\/political_party-2.png?resize=240,100 240w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 480px) 480px, (max-width: 782px) 782px, 640px\" src=\"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/methods\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2021\/04\/political_party-2.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-7423 not-transparent\" style=\"--dominant-color: #cacaca; width:120px;height:auto\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 data-is-section=\"true\" data-wp-context=\"{&quot;id&quot;:&quot;political-party-affiliation&quot;}\" data-wp-interactive=\"{&quot;namespace&quot;:&quot;prc-block\\\/table-of-contents&quot;}\" id=\"political-party-affiliation\" class=\"wp-block-heading\">Political party affiliation<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The latest NPORS estimates are shown below. The Center also provides a companion fact sheet on\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/politics\/fact-sheet\/party-affiliation-fact-sheet-npors\/\">trends\u00a0in political party affiliation<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-chart-builder\">\t\t<div style=\"max-width:640px\" class=\"wp-chart-builder-wrapper alignnone wp-block-prc-chart-builder-controller\" id=\"801ae767-d805-4404-87eb-cb6c2d68297a\" data-wp-interactive=\"prc-chart-builder\/controller\" data-wp-context=\"{&quot;id&quot;:&quot;801ae767-d805-4404-87eb-cb6c2d68297a&quot;,&quot;postId&quot;:7332,&quot;postUrl&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/alpha.pewresearch.org\\\/pewresearch-org\\\/methods\\\/fact-sheet\\\/national-public-opinion-reference-survey-npors\\\/&quot;,&quot;chartPostUrl&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/alpha.pewresearch.org\\\/pewresearch-org\\\/chart\\\/political-party-affiliation\\\/&quot;,&quot;postPubDate&quot;:&quot;2026-07-14&quot;,&quot;rootUrl&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/alpha.pewresearch.org\\\/pewresearch-org&quot;,&quot;featuredImageId&quot;:338749,&quot;featuredImageUrl&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/alpha.pewresearch.org\\\/pewresearch-org\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/sites\\\/20\\\/2026\\\/07\\\/political_party_affiliation-328870-1784051703.png&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;subtitle&quot;:&quot;% of U.S. adults who identify politically as \\u2026&quot;,&quot;note&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;source&quot;:&quot;Source: NPORS conducted Jan. 30-June 18, 2026.&quot;,&quot;tag&quot;:&quot;PEW RESEARCH CENTER&quot;,&quot;tableData&quot;:{&quot;header&quot;:[&quot;Political party&quot;,&quot;Affiliation&quot;],&quot;rows&quot;:[[&quot;Republican\\\/Lean Republican&quot;,&quot;43%&quot;],[&quot;Democrat\\\/Lean Democrat&quot;,&quot;47%&quot;],[&quot;Refused to lean&quot;,&quot;10%&quot;]],&quot;footer&quot;:[]},&quot;isFreeformChart&quot;:false}\" data-wp-init--detect-web-share-support=\"callbacks.detectWebShareSupport\" data-wp-init--sync-table-height=\"callbacks.syncTableHeight\" data-wp-init--watch-chart=\"callbacks.watchChart\" data-wp-init--reset-tab-on-navigation=\"callbacks.resetTabOnNavigation\" data-png-url=\"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2026\/07\/political_party_affiliation-328870-1784051703.png\" data-has-csv=\"true\" data-allow-data-download=\"true\" data-post-url=\"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/methods\/fact-sheet\/national-public-opinion-reference-survey-npors\/\" data-chart-url=\"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/chart\/political-party-affiliation\/\" data-chart-title=\"\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"wp-chart-builder-chart\" data-chart-view=\"chart\" data-allow-overlay=\"true\" data-wp-class--active=\"state.isActive\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wp-chart-builder-inner wp-block-prc-chart-builder-chart\" id=\"chart-block-2\" data-wp-key=\"801ae767-d805-4404-87eb-cb6c2d68297a-chart\" data-wp-interactive=\"prc-chart-builder\/chart\" data-prc-chart-id=\"801ae767-d805-4404-87eb-cb6c2d68297a-chart\" data-wp-context=\"{&quot;id&quot;:&quot;801ae767-d805-4404-87eb-cb6c2d68297a-chart&quot;}\" data-wp-watch--init-render=\"callbacks.watchForRender\" data-wp-watch--sync-navigation=\"callbacks.syncOnNavigation\" data-wp-on-window--resize=\"callbacks.watchForResize\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"cb__text-wrapper\" style=\"max-width:640px;width:100%;margin-left:auto;margin-right:auto;\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<hr class=\"cb__hr\" style=\"margin: 0 0 10px; max-width:640px;\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"cb__title\" data-meta-field=\"title\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"cb__subtitle\" data-meta-field=\"subtitle\">% of U.S. adults who identify politically as \u2026<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"801ae767-d805-4404-87eb-cb6c2d68297a-chart\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2026\/07\/political_party_affiliation-328870-1784051703.png\" alt=\"Chart\" class=\"chart-fallback chart-fallback--png\" style=\"width:640px;height:auto;\" \/><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"cb__note cb__note--note\" data-meta-field=\"note\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"cb__note cb__note--source\" data-meta-field=\"source\">Source: NPORS conducted Jan. 30-June 18, 2026.<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"cb__tag\" data-meta-field=\"tag\">PEW RESEARCH CENTER<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<hr class=\"cb__hr\" style=\"margin: 10px 0 0; max-width:640px;\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\t\t\t<!-- register a callback on this div to see if the native share is supported -->\n\t\t\t<div\n\t\t\t\tclass=\"share-modal__overlay\"\n\t\t\t\tid=\"share-modal__overlay-801ae767-d805-4404-87eb-cb6c2d68297a\"\n\t\t\t\tdata-wp-class--active=\"state.isActive\"\n\t\t\t\tdata-wp-class--web-share-supported=\"state.webShareSupported\"\n\t\t\t\tdata-wp-on--click=\"actions.hideModal\"\n\t\t\t\tdata-wp-on--keydown=\"actions.hideModal\"\n\t\t\t\tdata-chart-view=\"share\"\n\t\t\t><\/div>\n\t\t\t<!-- TODO: I would like to be able to use the social share block here. Need to modify it to work with the share modal. -->\n\t\t\t<div\n\t\t\t\tclass=\"share-modal\" id=\"share-modal-801ae767-d805-4404-87eb-cb6c2d68297a\"\n\t\t\t\tdata-wp-class--active=\"state.isActive\"\n\t\t\t\tdata-wp-class--web-share-supported=\"state.webShareSupported\"\n\t\t\t\tdata-chart-view=\"share\"\n\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"share-modal__inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"share-modal__header\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"share-modal__title\">Share this chart<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<button class=\"share-modal__close\" aria-label=\"Close Share Modal\" data-wp-on--click=\"actions.hideModal\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"dashicons dashicons-no-alt\"><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/button>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"share-modal__body\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<button\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\ttype=\"button\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tclass=\"share-modal__button share-modal__button--twitter\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tdata-wp-on--click=\"actions.shareTwitter\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tdata-wp-on--keydown=\"actions.shareTwitter\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span>Share on X<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/button>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<button\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\ttype=\"button\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tclass=\"share-modal__button share-modal__button--facebook\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tdata-wp-on--click=\"actions.shareFacebook\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tdata-wp-on--keydown=\"actions.shareFacebook\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span>Share on Facebook<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/button>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div><div class=\"wp-chart-builder-table\" data-chart-view=\"table\" data-wp-class--active=\"state.isActive\" id=\"801ae767-d805-4404-87eb-cb6c2d68297a-table\" style=\"max-width:640px;\">\t\t\t<hr style=\"margin: 0px 0px 10px; max-width: 640px;\">\n\t\t\t<div data-wp-interactive=\"prc-chart-builder\/chart\" data-wp-context=\"{&quot;id&quot;:&quot;801ae767-d805-4404-87eb-cb6c2d68297a-chart&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"cb__title\" data-meta-field=\"title\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"cb__subtitle\" data-meta-field=\"subtitle\">% of U.S. adults who identify politically as \u2026<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"wp-chart-builder-table__inner\" style=\"max-width: 640px !important; margin-bottom: 0; overflow: auto;\">\n\t\t\t\t\n<figure class=\"wp-block-prc-block-table is-scroll-on-pc is-scroll-on-mobile chart-builder-data-table has-sans-serif-font-family has-small-font-size\"><table class=\"has-fixed-layout is-sticky-first-column\"><thead><tr><th>Political party<\/th><th>Affiliation<\/th><\/tr><\/thead><tbody><tr><td data-prc-v-col=\"0\">Republican\/Lean Republican<\/td><td data-prc-v-col=\"1\">43%<\/td><\/tr><tr><td data-prc-v-col=\"0\">Democrat\/Lean Democrat<\/td><td data-prc-v-col=\"1\">47%<\/td><\/tr><tr><td data-prc-v-col=\"0\">Refused to lean<\/td><td data-prc-v-col=\"1\">10%<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<hr class=\"cb__download-data-button-hr\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"cb__download-data-button\">\n\t\t\t\t<a\n\t\t\t\t\tdata-wp-on--click=\"actions.downloadData\"\n\t\t\t\t\tdata-wp-on--keydown=\"actions.downloadData\"\n\t\t\t\t\ttabindex=\"0\"\n\t\t\t\t\trole=\"button\"\n\t\t\t\t\tclass=\"has-sans-serif-font-family\"\n\t\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t\tDownload data as .csv\n\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div data-wp-interactive=\"prc-chart-builder\/chart\" data-wp-context=\"{&quot;id&quot;:&quot;801ae767-d805-4404-87eb-cb6c2d68297a-chart&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"cb__note cb__note--note\" data-meta-field=\"note\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"cb__note cb__note--source\" data-meta-field=\"source\">Source: NPORS conducted Jan. 30-June 18, 2026.<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"cb__tag\" data-meta-field=\"tag\">PEW RESEARCH CENTER<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<hr style=\"margin: 10px 0px 0px; 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width:60px;height:auto\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 data-is-section=\"true\" data-wp-context=\"{&quot;id&quot;:&quot;religious-affiliation&quot;}\" data-wp-interactive=\"{&quot;namespace&quot;:&quot;prc-block\\\/table-of-contents&quot;}\" id=\"religious-affiliation\" class=\"wp-block-heading wp-block-prc-block-chapter\">Religious affiliation<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The latest NPORS estimates are shown below. The Center also provides in-depth analysis of\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/religion\/2025\/02\/26\/decline-of-christianity-in-the-us-has-slowed-may-have-leveled-off\/\">trends<\/a>\u00a0in religious affiliation as well as analysis of the\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/religious-landscape-study\/\">size\u00a0and\u00a0attitudes<\/a>\u00a0of many religious faiths in the U.S.<\/p>\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-chart-builder\">\t\t<div style=\"max-width:640px\" class=\"wp-chart-builder-wrapper alignnone wp-block-prc-chart-builder-controller\" id=\"e240287b-69ce-4bbf-8ebe-e904de557467\" data-wp-interactive=\"prc-chart-builder\/controller\" data-wp-context=\"{&quot;id&quot;:&quot;e240287b-69ce-4bbf-8ebe-e904de557467&quot;,&quot;postId&quot;:7332,&quot;postUrl&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/alpha.pewresearch.org\\\/pewresearch-org\\\/methods\\\/fact-sheet\\\/national-public-opinion-reference-survey-npors\\\/&quot;,&quot;chartPostUrl&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/alpha.pewresearch.org\\\/pewresearch-org\\\/chart\\\/religious-affiliation-2\\\/&quot;,&quot;postPubDate&quot;:&quot;2026-07-14&quot;,&quot;rootUrl&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/alpha.pewresearch.org\\\/pewresearch-org&quot;,&quot;featuredImageId&quot;:338750,&quot;featuredImageUrl&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/alpha.pewresearch.org\\\/pewresearch-org\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/sites\\\/20\\\/2026\\\/07\\\/religious_affiliation-329084-1784051712.png&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;subtitle&quot;:&quot;% of U.S. adults who identify religiously as \\u2026&quot;,&quot;note&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;source&quot;:&quot;Source: NPORS conducted Jan. 30-June 18, 2026.&quot;,&quot;tag&quot;:&quot;PEW RESEARCH CENTER&quot;,&quot;tableData&quot;:{&quot;header&quot;:[&quot;Religion&quot;,&quot;% who identify&quot;],&quot;rows&quot;:[[&quot;Protestant&quot;,&quot;40%&quot;],[&quot;Catholic&quot;,&quot;21%&quot;],[&quot;Other faith&quot;,&quot;9%&quot;],[&quot;Religiously unaffiliated&quot;,&quot;28%&quot;],[&quot;No answer&quot;,&quot;2%&quot;]],&quot;footer&quot;:[]},&quot;isFreeformChart&quot;:false}\" data-wp-init--detect-web-share-support=\"callbacks.detectWebShareSupport\" data-wp-init--sync-table-height=\"callbacks.syncTableHeight\" data-wp-init--watch-chart=\"callbacks.watchChart\" data-wp-init--reset-tab-on-navigation=\"callbacks.resetTabOnNavigation\" data-png-url=\"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2026\/07\/religious_affiliation-329084-1784051712.png\" data-has-csv=\"true\" data-allow-data-download=\"true\" data-post-url=\"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/methods\/fact-sheet\/national-public-opinion-reference-survey-npors\/\" data-chart-url=\"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/chart\/religious-affiliation-2\/\" data-chart-title=\"\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"wp-chart-builder-chart\" data-chart-view=\"chart\" data-allow-overlay=\"true\" data-wp-class--active=\"state.isActive\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wp-chart-builder-inner wp-block-prc-chart-builder-chart\" id=\"chart-block-4\" data-wp-key=\"e240287b-69ce-4bbf-8ebe-e904de557467-chart\" data-wp-interactive=\"prc-chart-builder\/chart\" data-prc-chart-id=\"e240287b-69ce-4bbf-8ebe-e904de557467-chart\" data-wp-context=\"{&quot;id&quot;:&quot;e240287b-69ce-4bbf-8ebe-e904de557467-chart&quot;}\" data-wp-watch--init-render=\"callbacks.watchForRender\" data-wp-watch--sync-navigation=\"callbacks.syncOnNavigation\" data-wp-on-window--resize=\"callbacks.watchForResize\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"cb__text-wrapper\" style=\"max-width:640px;width:100%;margin-left:auto;margin-right:auto;\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<hr class=\"cb__hr\" style=\"margin: 0 0 10px; max-width:640px;\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"cb__title\" data-meta-field=\"title\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"cb__subtitle\" data-meta-field=\"subtitle\">% of U.S. adults who identify religiously as \u2026<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"e240287b-69ce-4bbf-8ebe-e904de557467-chart\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2026\/07\/religious_affiliation-329084-1784051712.png\" alt=\"Chart\" class=\"chart-fallback chart-fallback--png\" style=\"width:640px;height:auto;\" \/><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"cb__note cb__note--note\" data-meta-field=\"note\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"cb__note cb__note--source\" data-meta-field=\"source\">Source: NPORS conducted Jan. 30-June 18, 2026.<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"cb__tag\" data-meta-field=\"tag\">PEW RESEARCH CENTER<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<hr class=\"cb__hr\" style=\"margin: 10px 0 0; max-width:640px;\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\t\t\t<!-- register a callback on this div to see if the native share is supported -->\n\t\t\t<div\n\t\t\t\tclass=\"share-modal__overlay\"\n\t\t\t\tid=\"share-modal__overlay-e240287b-69ce-4bbf-8ebe-e904de557467\"\n\t\t\t\tdata-wp-class--active=\"state.isActive\"\n\t\t\t\tdata-wp-class--web-share-supported=\"state.webShareSupported\"\n\t\t\t\tdata-wp-on--click=\"actions.hideModal\"\n\t\t\t\tdata-wp-on--keydown=\"actions.hideModal\"\n\t\t\t\tdata-chart-view=\"share\"\n\t\t\t><\/div>\n\t\t\t<!-- TODO: I would like to be able to use the social share block here. Need to modify it to work with the share modal. -->\n\t\t\t<div\n\t\t\t\tclass=\"share-modal\" id=\"share-modal-e240287b-69ce-4bbf-8ebe-e904de557467\"\n\t\t\t\tdata-wp-class--active=\"state.isActive\"\n\t\t\t\tdata-wp-class--web-share-supported=\"state.webShareSupported\"\n\t\t\t\tdata-chart-view=\"share\"\n\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"share-modal__inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"share-modal__header\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"share-modal__title\">Share this chart<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<button class=\"share-modal__close\" aria-label=\"Close Share Modal\" data-wp-on--click=\"actions.hideModal\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"dashicons dashicons-no-alt\"><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/button>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"share-modal__body\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<button\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\ttype=\"button\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tclass=\"share-modal__button share-modal__button--twitter\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tdata-wp-on--click=\"actions.shareTwitter\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tdata-wp-on--keydown=\"actions.shareTwitter\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span>Share on X<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/button>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<button\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\ttype=\"button\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tclass=\"share-modal__button share-modal__button--facebook\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tdata-wp-on--click=\"actions.shareFacebook\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tdata-wp-on--keydown=\"actions.shareFacebook\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span>Share on Facebook<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/button>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div><div class=\"wp-chart-builder-table\" data-chart-view=\"table\" data-wp-class--active=\"state.isActive\" id=\"e240287b-69ce-4bbf-8ebe-e904de557467-table\" style=\"max-width:640px;\">\t\t\t<hr style=\"margin: 0px 0px 10px; max-width: 640px;\">\n\t\t\t<div data-wp-interactive=\"prc-chart-builder\/chart\" data-wp-context=\"{&quot;id&quot;:&quot;e240287b-69ce-4bbf-8ebe-e904de557467-chart&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"cb__title\" data-meta-field=\"title\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"cb__subtitle\" data-meta-field=\"subtitle\">% of U.S. adults who identify religiously as \u2026<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"wp-chart-builder-table__inner\" style=\"max-width: 640px !important; margin-bottom: 0; overflow: auto;\">\n\t\t\t\t\n<figure class=\"wp-block-prc-block-table is-scroll-on-pc is-scroll-on-mobile chart-builder-data-table has-sans-serif-font-family has-small-font-size\"><table class=\"has-fixed-layout is-sticky-first-column\"><thead><tr><th>Religion<\/th><th>% who identify<\/th><\/tr><\/thead><tbody><tr><td data-prc-v-col=\"0\">Protestant<\/td><td data-prc-v-col=\"1\">40%<\/td><\/tr><tr><td data-prc-v-col=\"0\">Catholic<\/td><td data-prc-v-col=\"1\">21%<\/td><\/tr><tr><td data-prc-v-col=\"0\">Other faith<\/td><td data-prc-v-col=\"1\">9%<\/td><\/tr><tr><td data-prc-v-col=\"0\">Religiously unaffiliated<\/td><td data-prc-v-col=\"1\">28%<\/td><\/tr><tr><td data-prc-v-col=\"0\">No answer<\/td><td data-prc-v-col=\"1\">2%<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<hr class=\"cb__download-data-button-hr\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"cb__download-data-button\">\n\t\t\t\t<a\n\t\t\t\t\tdata-wp-on--click=\"actions.downloadData\"\n\t\t\t\t\tdata-wp-on--keydown=\"actions.downloadData\"\n\t\t\t\t\ttabindex=\"0\"\n\t\t\t\t\trole=\"button\"\n\t\t\t\t\tclass=\"has-sans-serif-font-family\"\n\t\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t\tDownload data as .csv\n\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div data-wp-interactive=\"prc-chart-builder\/chart\" data-wp-context=\"{&quot;id&quot;:&quot;e240287b-69ce-4bbf-8ebe-e904de557467-chart&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"cb__note cb__note--note\" data-meta-field=\"note\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"cb__note cb__note--source\" data-meta-field=\"source\">Source: NPORS conducted Jan. 30-June 18, 2026.<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"cb__tag\" data-meta-field=\"tag\">PEW RESEARCH CENTER<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<hr style=\"margin: 10px 0px 0px; max-width: 640px;\">\n\t\t\t<\/div><div class=\"wp-chart-builder-view-buttons\" style=\"max-width:640px;\"><div class=\"wp-chart-builder-view-buttons__tabs\"><button class=\"view-button view-button--chart\" data-chart-view=\"chart\" data-chart-id=\"e240287b-69ce-4bbf-8ebe-e904de557467\" data-wp-on--click=\"actions.setActiveTab\" data-wp-class--active=\"state.isActive\">Chart<\/button><button class=\"view-button view-button--table\" data-chart-view=\"table\" data-chart-id=\"e240287b-69ce-4bbf-8ebe-e904de557467\" data-wp-on--click=\"actions.setActiveTab\" data-wp-class--active=\"state.isActive\">Data<\/button><\/div><div class=\"wp-chart-builder-view-buttons__actions\"><button class=\"view-button view-button--download-image\" data-chart-id=\"e240287b-69ce-4bbf-8ebe-e904de557467\" data-wp-on--click=\"actions.downloadImage\">Download Image<\/button><button class=\"view-button view-button--share\" data-chart-view=\"share\" data-chart-id=\"e240287b-69ce-4bbf-8ebe-e904de557467\" data-wp-on--click=\"actions.setActiveTab\" data-wp-class--active=\"state.isActive\">Share<\/button><\/div><\/div>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/figure>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-large is-resized\"><img data-dominant-color=\"bfbfbf\" data-has-transparency=\"false\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"116\" height=\"100\"  sizes=\"(max-width: 480px) 480px, (max-width: 782px) 782px, 640px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2021\/04\/internet-2.png?resize=116,100 116w\" src=\"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/methods\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2021\/04\/internet-2.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-7409 not-transparent\" style=\"--dominant-color: #bfbfbf; width:60px;height:auto\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 data-is-section=\"true\" data-wp-context=\"{&quot;id&quot;:&quot;frequency-of-internet-use&quot;}\" data-wp-interactive=\"{&quot;namespace&quot;:&quot;prc-block\\\/table-of-contents&quot;}\" id=\"frequency-of-internet-use\" class=\"wp-block-heading wp-block-prc-block-chapter\">Frequency of internet use<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The latest NPORS estimates are shown below. The Center also provides trend data on\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/internet\/fact-sheets\/social-media\/\">social media<\/a>,\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/internet\/fact-sheets\/mobile\/\">mobile phone use<\/a> and\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/internet\/fact-sheet\/internet-broadband\/\">internet\/broadband<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-chart-builder\">\t\t<div style=\"max-width:640px\" class=\"wp-chart-builder-wrapper alignnone wp-block-prc-chart-builder-controller\" id=\"6e33b4fa-ed96-4f8a-a9ce-8b929f813457\" data-wp-interactive=\"prc-chart-builder\/controller\" data-wp-context=\"{&quot;id&quot;:&quot;6e33b4fa-ed96-4f8a-a9ce-8b929f813457&quot;,&quot;postId&quot;:7332,&quot;postUrl&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/alpha.pewresearch.org\\\/pewresearch-org\\\/methods\\\/fact-sheet\\\/national-public-opinion-reference-survey-npors\\\/&quot;,&quot;chartPostUrl&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/alpha.pewresearch.org\\\/pewresearch-org\\\/chart\\\/frequency-of-internet-use\\\/&quot;,&quot;postPubDate&quot;:&quot;2026-07-14&quot;,&quot;rootUrl&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/alpha.pewresearch.org\\\/pewresearch-org&quot;,&quot;featuredImageId&quot;:352409,&quot;featuredImageUrl&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/alpha.pewresearch.org\\\/pewresearch-org\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/sites\\\/20\\\/2026\\\/07\\\/frequency_of_internet_use-329095-1786915936.png&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;subtitle&quot;:&quot;% of U.S. adults who say they use the internet \\u2026&quot;,&quot;note&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;source&quot;:&quot;Source: NPORS conducted Jan. 30-June 18, 2026.&quot;,&quot;tag&quot;:&quot;PEW RESEARCH CENTER&quot;,&quot;tableData&quot;:{&quot;header&quot;:[&quot;Internet use&quot;,&quot;Frequency&quot;],&quot;rows&quot;:[[&quot;Almost constantly&quot;,&quot;44%&quot;],[&quot;Several times a day&quot;,&quot;41%&quot;],[&quot;Daily or several times a week&quot;,&quot;9%&quot;],[&quot;Less often or does not use the internet&quot;,&quot;5%&quot;],[&quot;No answer&quot;,&quot;1%&quot;]],&quot;footer&quot;:[]},&quot;isFreeformChart&quot;:false}\" data-wp-init--detect-web-share-support=\"callbacks.detectWebShareSupport\" data-wp-init--sync-table-height=\"callbacks.syncTableHeight\" data-wp-init--watch-chart=\"callbacks.watchChart\" data-wp-init--reset-tab-on-navigation=\"callbacks.resetTabOnNavigation\" data-png-url=\"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2026\/07\/frequency_of_internet_use-329095-1786915936.png\" data-has-csv=\"true\" data-allow-data-download=\"true\" data-post-url=\"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/methods\/fact-sheet\/national-public-opinion-reference-survey-npors\/\" data-chart-url=\"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/chart\/frequency-of-internet-use\/\" data-chart-title=\"\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"wp-chart-builder-chart\" data-chart-view=\"chart\" data-allow-overlay=\"true\" data-wp-class--active=\"state.isActive\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wp-chart-builder-inner wp-block-prc-chart-builder-chart\" id=\"chart-block-6\" data-wp-key=\"6e33b4fa-ed96-4f8a-a9ce-8b929f813457-chart\" data-wp-interactive=\"prc-chart-builder\/chart\" data-prc-chart-id=\"6e33b4fa-ed96-4f8a-a9ce-8b929f813457-chart\" data-wp-context=\"{&quot;id&quot;:&quot;6e33b4fa-ed96-4f8a-a9ce-8b929f813457-chart&quot;}\" data-wp-watch--init-render=\"callbacks.watchForRender\" data-wp-watch--sync-navigation=\"callbacks.syncOnNavigation\" data-wp-on-window--resize=\"callbacks.watchForResize\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"cb__text-wrapper\" style=\"max-width:640px;width:100%;margin-left:auto;margin-right:auto;\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<hr class=\"cb__hr\" style=\"margin: 0 0 10px; max-width:640px;\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"cb__title\" data-meta-field=\"title\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"cb__subtitle\" data-meta-field=\"subtitle\">% of U.S. adults who say they use the internet \u2026<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"6e33b4fa-ed96-4f8a-a9ce-8b929f813457-chart\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2026\/07\/frequency_of_internet_use-329095-1786915936.png\" alt=\"Chart\" class=\"chart-fallback chart-fallback--png\" style=\"width:640px;height:auto;\" \/><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"cb__note cb__note--note\" data-meta-field=\"note\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"cb__note cb__note--source\" data-meta-field=\"source\">Source: NPORS conducted Jan. 30-June 18, 2026.<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"cb__tag\" data-meta-field=\"tag\">PEW RESEARCH CENTER<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<hr class=\"cb__hr\" style=\"margin: 10px 0 0; max-width:640px;\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\t\t\t<!-- register a callback on this div to see if the native share is supported -->\n\t\t\t<div\n\t\t\t\tclass=\"share-modal__overlay\"\n\t\t\t\tid=\"share-modal__overlay-6e33b4fa-ed96-4f8a-a9ce-8b929f813457\"\n\t\t\t\tdata-wp-class--active=\"state.isActive\"\n\t\t\t\tdata-wp-class--web-share-supported=\"state.webShareSupported\"\n\t\t\t\tdata-wp-on--click=\"actions.hideModal\"\n\t\t\t\tdata-wp-on--keydown=\"actions.hideModal\"\n\t\t\t\tdata-chart-view=\"share\"\n\t\t\t><\/div>\n\t\t\t<!-- TODO: I would like to be able to use the social share block here. 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data-wp-context=\"{&quot;id&quot;:&quot;6e33b4fa-ed96-4f8a-a9ce-8b929f813457-chart&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"cb__title\" data-meta-field=\"title\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"cb__subtitle\" data-meta-field=\"subtitle\">% of U.S. adults who say they use the internet \u2026<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"wp-chart-builder-table__inner\" style=\"max-width: 640px !important; margin-bottom: 0; overflow: auto;\">\n\t\t\t\t\n<figure class=\"wp-block-prc-block-table is-scroll-on-pc is-scroll-on-mobile chart-builder-data-table has-sans-serif-font-family has-small-font-size\"><table class=\"has-fixed-layout is-sticky-first-column\"><colgroup><col\/><col\/><\/colgroup><thead><tr><th>Internet use<\/th><th>Frequency<\/th><\/tr><\/thead><tbody><tr><td data-prc-v-col=\"0\">Almost constantly<\/td><td data-prc-v-col=\"1\">44%<\/td><\/tr><tr><td data-prc-v-col=\"0\">Several times a day<\/td><td data-prc-v-col=\"1\">41%<\/td><\/tr><tr><td data-prc-v-col=\"0\">Daily or several times a 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