The State of the 2012 Election — Mobile Politics
Registered voters on both sides of the political spectrum are using their cell phones to get campaign news, share their views about the candidates and interact with others about political issues
“Nones” on the Rise: New Report Finds One-in-Five Adults Have No Religious Affiliation
A Third of Adults Under 30 Are Unaffiliated; U.S. Protestant Population Dips Below 50% Washington, D.C. – A new report from the Pew Research Center’s Forum on Religion & Public Life shows that the number of Americans who do not identify with any religion is growing at a rapid pace. About one-fifth of the […]
“Nones” on the Rise
The number of Americans who do not identify with any religion continues to grow at a rapid pace. One-fifth of the U.S. public – and a third of adults under 30 – are religiously unaffiliated today, the highest percentages ever in Pew Research Center polling.
Romney’s Strong Debate Performance Erases Obama’s Lead
Overview 2012 Election Voter Preference Trends Track voter preferences for Obama vs. Romney overall and by demographic group among registered voters. Mitt Romney no longer trails Barack Obama in the Pew Research Center’s presidential election polling. By about three-to-one, voters say Romney did a better job than Obama in the Oct. 3 debate, and the […]
October 4-7, 2012 Weekly Survey
Early October 2012 Political Survey
Social Networking Sites Grow as a Source of News
The number of Americans saying they saw news or news headlines on social networking sites the previous day increased from 9% in 2010 to 19%
Americans Concerned about Size of U.S. Debt Owed to China
Nearly eight-in-ten adults (78%) say the large amount of American debt that is held by China is a very serious problem for the U.S.
Tablet News Users Say Their Consumption of News Has Increased
More than four-in-ten (43%) tablet news users say the news they get on their devices is adding to the overall news they consume
Social Media Debate Sentiment Less Critical of Obama than Polls and Press Are
The reaction to the first presidential debate was better for Barack Obama in social media than in the traditional press, where the consensus was that Mitt Romney had won handily. But the sentiment differed by social media platform and generally criticism was more plentiful than praise.
