Political Parties & Polarization

U.S. lawmakers have received roughly 2 million more love than anger reactions to posts in the first seven months of 2020.

Our analysis of verified voters examines what 2016 voters and nonvoters did in the 2018 midterm elections and offers a detailed portrait of the demographic composition and vote choices of the 2018 electorate.

Many social media users in the United States are exhausted by how much political content they see on these platforms.

Republicans are far more likely than Democrats to say major tech companies favor the views of liberals over conservatives. At the same time, partisans differ on whether social media companies should flag inaccurate information on their platforms.

In every U.S. presidential election dating back to 1984, women reported having turned out to vote at slightly higher rates than men.

Neither party nets an overall advantage from the 9% of voters who have switched since 2018.

54% of U.S. adults have expressed their opinion about gender or gender equality in conversations with family and friends.

A majority of Republicans now say that when thinking about the problems facing the country from the coronavirus, “the worst is behind us.” Just 23% of Democrats say the same.

Black adults were much more likely than whites and somewhat more likely than Hispanic adults to frequently discuss the pandemic with others.

Polling finds public trust in medical scientists has increased but only among Democrats – while optimism about a vaccine is broadly shared.