Carroll Doherty

Pew Research Center’s political typology provides a roadmap to today’s fractured political landscape. It organizes the public into nine distinct groups, based on an analysis of their attitudes and values. Even in a polarized era, the 2021 survey reveals deep divisions in both partisan coalitions.

There is a wide partisan split on the fairness of the House committee’s probe.

Americans show more support than opposition for two infrastructure bills; majorities favor raising taxes on large businesses and high-income households.

Twenty years ago, Americans came together – bonded by sadness and patriotism – after the 9/11 terrorist attacks. But a review of public opinion in the two decades since finds that unity was fleeting. It also shows how support for the wars in Afghanistan and Iraq was strong initially but fell over time.

54% of U.S. adults say the decision to withdraw troops from Afghanistan was the right one, while 42% say it was wrong.

Republicans are far more likely than Democrats to say increased attention to the history of slavery and racism is bad for the country.

57% of Americans view voting as “a fundamental right for every adult U.S. citizen and should not be restricted in any way.”

Nearly eight-in-ten U.S. adults (78%) say there is some risk an innocent person will be put to death, and 63% say the death penalty does not deter people from committing serious crimes.

The share of adults who are “basically content” with the federal government has risen to the highest point since 2004, driven by Democrats.

Republican support for allowing undocumented immigrants to remain legally in the United States has declined.