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More than half of U.S. eligible voters voted in 2018, the highest midterm turnout rate in recent history. Increased turnout was particularly pronounced among Hispanics and Asians.

Blacks have long outnumbered whites in U.S. prisons. But a significant decline in the number of black prisoners has narrowed the gap.

Sizable majorities of adults in six European countries with a mandatory tax say they pay it and few say they are likely to opt out.

Dissatisfaction with democracy is correlated with views on economic conditions, whether key democratic norms are being respected and other issues.

In a new survey, the Center reassesses how it asks Americans about Israelis, Palestinians and their respective governments.

Our first study of Twitter behavior based on a representative sample of U.S. adult users explores Americans' use of the platform.

The U.S. is one of 23 countries where the military draft is authorized but not currently implemented. An additional 60 have some form of an active conscription program.

Majorities in many countries say global climate change is a major threat to their nation. Global concerns about climate change have risen since 2013.

A majority of rural Americans say local news media mostly cover an area other than the one where they live.

Millennials are the largest adult generation in the United States, and the American family continues to change.