Pew Research Center Staff

More than six-in-ten Americans say the U.S. should be less involved with changes in leadership in the Middle East.

In 2011, 45% of Americans favored and 50% opposed the legalization of marijuana.

In a pre-election poll, there was a 43 percentage point gap between Obama voters saying that taxes should be raised on the wealthy and the number of Romney supporters who agreed.

More than eight-in-ten veterans of the post-9/11 wars say the American public has little understanding of the problems those in the military face.

The Pew Research Center recently released an instant reaction poll gauging public views about the outcome of the presidential election, conducted online with Google. Director of Survey Research Scott Keeter describes the project.

Pew Research Center analyzes the electorate, voter turnout and the issues that affected President Obama's reelection win in 2012.

Two-thirds of Americans say they see China as a competitor to the U.S. and about as many say China can’t be trusted.

Half of all U.S. adults now have a mobile connection to the web through either a smartphone or tablet.

More than half of adults ages 36 to 40 say they are either “not too” or “not at all” confident that their incomes and assets will last through retirement.

About nine-in-ten registered voters say they will vote in this year’s election.