Young people contributed to the shift. “If you’re a young white male these days and you think of yourself as conservative, then being religious is a part of that.”

The number of Americans who identify as Christian has declined steadily for years, but that drop shows signs of slowing

The Pew survey paints a picture of America that is more secular, particularly among young people, but remains a place where religious views closely align with politics.

The decline in the number of people in the United States identifying as Christian has slowed down and might have leveled off, according to a new Pew Research Center poll published Wednesday.

The number of Americans who identify as Christian has declined steadily for years, but that drop shows signs of slowing, according to a new survey Wednesday from the Pew Research Center. The Religious Landscape Study finds 62% of U.

A new major study suggested that the yearslong decline of Christianity in the United States has ended. Since Pew Research Center began conducting its religious landscape study in 2007, Christianity in the U.