Biden Begins Presidency With Positive Ratings; Trump Departs With Lowest-Ever Job Mark
68% of the public does not want Donald Trump to remain a major political figure in the future.
68% of the public does not want Donald Trump to remain a major political figure in the future.
Democrats are far more willing to say the U.S. can learn from other countries on major policy issues than Republicans are.
Roughly four-in-ten Americans have experienced online harassment, with half of this group citing politics as the reason they think they were targeted. Growing shares face more severe online abuse such as sexual harassment or stalking
79% of Americans think social media companies are doing an only fair to poor job when it comes to addressing online harassment or bullying.
Donald Trump leaves the White House having appointed nearly as many appeals court judges in four years as Barack Obama appointed in eight.
In preelection tweets about the U.S., lawmakers abroad focused on how the election will affect bilateral ties and trade.
Black voters were more likely to say the 2020 election was administered very well both nationally and locally.
In studying voters' views of election fraud, we found these views varied by whether people got their news from the Trump campaign.
When it comes to religious affiliation, the 117th U.S. Congress looks similar to the previous Congress but quite different from Americans overall.
The number of Black registered voters in Georgia increased the most among all major racial and ethnic groups between 2016 and 2020.
Amid shifts in demographics and partisan allegiances, registered voters are now evenly split between the Democratic Party and the GOP.
Americans’ views of politics and elected officials are unrelentingly negative, with little hope of improvement on the horizon. 65% of Americans say they always or often feel exhausted when thinking about politics. By contrast, just 10% say they always or often feel hopeful about politics.
Pew Research Center’s political typology provides a roadmap to today’s fractured political landscape. It organizes the public into nine distinct groups, based on an analysis of their attitudes and values. Even in a polarized era, the 2021 survey reveals deep divisions in both partisan coalitions.
Partisanship remains the strongest factor dividing the American public. Yet there are substantial divisions within both parties on fundamental political values, views of current issues and the severity of the problems facing the nation.