State & Local Government

The more confident people are that members of powerful groups behave unethically, the less likely they are to have confidence in that group’s performance.

Most states in the U.S. allow children to be exempt from vaccinations due to religious concerns.

More than a third of the states that allow executions haven’t carried one out in at least 10 years or, in some cases, much longer.

At a time of growing stress on democracy around the world, Americans generally agree on democratic ideals and values that are important for the United States.

The U.S. has more foreign students enrolled in its colleges and universities than any other country in the world. Explore data about foreign students in the U.S. higher education system.

God or the divine is mentioned at least once in each of the 50 state constitutions and nearly 200 times overall.

The vast majority of the nation’s federal lawmakers (91%) describe themselves as Christians, compared with 71% of U.S. adults who say the same.

One hundred years after Jeannette Rankin became the first female member of the U.S. Congress, women remain underrepresented in political and business leadership.

Just five states – Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Missouri and Texas – accounted for all 20 executions in the U.S. in 2016.