Research Explainers

Pew Research Center’s political typology sorts Americans into cohesive, like-minded groups based on their values, beliefs, and views about politics and the political system. Use this tool to compare the groups on some key topics and their demographics.

Here are answers to some frequently asked questions about Pew Research Center’s report “Jewish Americans in 2020”

We thought it would be valuable to combine our study of news coverage itself with data on people’s views about, and exposure to, that coverage.

As news outlets morph and multiply, both surveys and passive data collection tools face challenges.

Our director of journalism studies explains how we determined what media outlets Americans turn to and trust for their political news.

In this Q&A and video, learn about the methods and data sources the Center used to estimate the number of unauthorized immigrants in Europe.

How many U.S. adults use the internet? There are a lot of sources with answers to this question. Yet these different sources can be tricky to reconcile.

Jeffrey S. Passel, senior demographer, on the research techniques used to derive the unauthorized immigrant population estimate in the U.S. and the challenges involved.

Evolution remains a contentious issue. When asked about it, highly religious Americans' responses can vary depending on how the question is asked.

Measuring public opinion on evolution has never been an easy task for survey researchers.