Americans are divided on whether colleges that brought students back to campus made the right decision
Half of U.S. adults say colleges and universities that brought students back to campus made the right decision, while 48% say they did not.
Half of U.S. adults say colleges and universities that brought students back to campus made the right decision, while 48% say they did not.
What does the 2020 electorate look like politically, demographically and religiously as the race enters its final days?
International relations experts' assessment of the current crises facing the world are often at odds with those of the U.S. general public.
We developed this explainer to help people understand how, and why, the complex U.S. electoral process is even more so this time around.
More than one-third of Black eligible voters in the U.S. live in nine of the nation’s most competitive states.
Just 4% of registered voters support Trump or Biden and a Senate candidate from the opposing party.
Supporters of Donald Trump and Joe Biden differ widely on the issues that are "very important" to their vote.
More Floridians have registered to vote as Republicans than Democrats since the 2016 presidential elections.
Like U.S. adults overall, the majority of U.S. Catholics say abortion should be legal – at least in some cases.
The number of Hispanic registered voters in Florida grew by 364,000 between 2012 and 2016 and by 305,000 between 2008 and 2012.
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.