A new survey from Washington, DC-based Public Religion Research Institute has found a new dividing line among US adults ahead of the 2026 midterm elections: empathy.
According to a PRRI report released Tuesday, Democrats (84 percent) and Independents (70 percent) are more likely than Republicans (53 percent) to see empathy as a benefit to society. Forty-three percent of Republicans see empathy as a danger if it leads society away from God.
The report, based on a survey of 5,200 US adults, also found that about two-thirds of people see President Trump as a potential threat to democracy, and some of the faith groups that supported the president in the 2024 elections are losing their faith in him.
