Publications

Most American adults (82%) say Muslims are subject to at least some discrimination in the U.S. today, according to a Pew Research Center survey conducted in March – including a majority (56%) who say Muslims are discriminated against a lot.

Republicans who did not agree with the tea party during Obama era were somewhat less likely to remain affiliated with GOP years later. Republicans who had positive views of the tea party movement in 2014 or 2015 were among Trump’s most enthusiastic backers during the 2016 campaign.

Partisan divides in America are as wide as they’ve ever been in the modern political era. But what about those who identify as independents?

A majority of Americans (61%) favor allowing gays and lesbians to marry legally, while about half as many (31%) oppose same-sex marriage. Republicans and Democrats remain deeply divided over legal marriage for gays and lesbians – though support has increased significantly in both parties over the past 15 years.

In Pew Research Center polling in 2001, Americans opposed same-sex marriage by a margin of 57% to 35%. Since then, support for same-sex marriage has steadily grown.

As of the end of 2017, 57% of 167 countries with populations of at least 500,000 were democracies of some kind, and only 13% were autocracies.

Many social media users in 11 emerging countries report being regularly exposed to misinformation when using the platforms.

Many who use social media say they regularly see false or misleading content, but also view these platforms as offering new avenues for political engagement.

Overall, about two-in-ten Americans say they have ever spoken with or been interviewed by a local journalist.

when designing an online survey questionnaire, there is more than one way to ask a respondent to select which options in a series applies to them.