Politics & Policy

While views of and experiences with police vary substantially across demographic groups, there is support for a number of police reforms.

Amid rising inequality, many Americans feel that the U.S. economic system is unfair and generally favors powerful special interests.

Public confidence in scientists has increased during the pandemic, though not among all Americans. We discuss the impact of trust on views of COVID-19 vaccines.

The complexity of the overall system, varying rules on how and when you can vote, and whether the candidate you support wins or loses all impact trust in the election process.

A year later, here’s a look back at how Americans saw the events of Jan. 6 and how some partisan divisions grew wider over time.

Highly religious Americans are much more likely to see society in those terms, while nonreligious people tend to see more ambiguity.

As 2021 draws to a close, here are some of Pew Research Center’s most striking research findings from the past year.

Young people in the United States express far more skeptical views of America’s global standing than older adults.

Nearly half of U.S. adults say the pandemic has driven people in their community apart. Many see a long road to recovery: About one-in-five say life in their community will never get back to the way it was before COVID-19.

In 2018-19, 79% of White elementary and secondary public school students went to schools where at least half of their peers were also White.