Pew Research Center Staff

Only 22% of registered voters could be classified as true swing voters as of mid-September, less than in previous presidential years

Muslims in Egypt, Iraq, Jordan and Tunisia are unanimous in their belief in only one God and the Prophet Muhammad

While most Democrats say upper-income people pay too little in federal taxes, just a third of Republicans agree

In 2006, two-thirds of French adults aware of the controversy over a Danish newspaper publishing cartoons of the Prophet Muhammad said Muslim intolerance was most to blame

With GOP support for the safety net dropping, the gap between the parties over whether the government should take care of those who cannot care for themselves stands at 35 points

Since 2006, the balance of opinion toward the Republican Party has generally been unfavorable. One of the few exceptions was February 2010 when as many viewed the GOP favorably as unfavorably. Not since December 2004, shortly after George W. Bush’s reelection, has a majority expressed a favorable opinion of the GOP. Read More

When Barack Obama was inaugurated in January 2009, 62% had a favorable view of the Democratic Party, A little more than a year later, the party’s favorability rating had fallen to 38% in April 2010. Read More

About six-in-ten in India say they are dissatisfied with their country's direction.

Republicans are 45 points more likely than Democrats to say recent economic news has been mostly bad

About eight-in-ten Egyptians have an unfavorable view of the United States