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U.S. PoliticsMar 2, 2017
Checks and Balances, Right to Protest Seen as Very Important for Strong Democracy
Nearly nine-in-ten Americans say open and fair elections are important to democracy in the U.S., while large shares say the same about a system of checks and balances and the right to nonviolent protest.
HispanicFeb 23, 2017
Latinos and
the New Trump Administration
Hispanics are divided about their place in America after Trump’s election. A growing share say the situation of U.S. Latinos is worsening, and about half worry they or someone they know might be deported.
U.S. PoliticsFeb 22, 2017
In Trump Era, What Partisans Want From Their Congressional Leaders
Republicans are more inclined to trust the president over GOP leadership if the two disagree. Democrats are more concerned that their party will do too little, rather than too much, to oppose Trump.

U.S. PoliticsFeb 23, 2017

Partisan Conflict and Congressional Outreach

Fact TankFeb 14, 2017

African Immigrant Population in U.S. Climbs

Fact TankFeb 21, 2017

5 Facts About Crime in the U.S.

HispanicFeb 9, 2017

Most Unauthorized Immigrants Live in Just 20 Metro Areas

ScienceFeb 2, 2017

Most U.S. Adults Say Benefits of Vaccines Outweigh Risks

Fact TankFeb 6, 2017

Parents of Young Children Are More ‘Vaccine Hesitant’

U.S. PoliticsFeb 16, 2017

Views of Trump Are Already Strongly Felt, Deeply Polarized

Fact TankFeb 15, 2017

U.S. Academic Achievement Still Lags That of Other Countries

ScienceFeb 8, 2017

Pros and Cons of Algorithms

ReligionFeb 15, 2017

Americans Warm to Most Religious Groups

Media & NewsFeb 9, 2017

How Americans Encounter, Recall and Act Upon Digital News

Fact TankFeb 13, 2017

Americans Are Moving at Historically Low Rates

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Trump Administration

U.S. PoliticsFeb 22, 2017

In Trump Era, What Partisans Want From Their Congressional Leaders

U.S. PoliticsFeb 16, 2017

In First Month, Views of Trump Are Already Strongly Felt, Deeply Polarized

U.S. PoliticsJan 24, 2017

After Seismic Political Shift, Modest Changes in Public’s Policy Agenda

Science

ScienceFeb 2, 2017

Vast Majority of Americans Say Benefits of Childhood Vaccines Outweigh Risks

ScienceDec 1, 2016

The New Food Fights: U.S. Public Divides Over Food Science

ScienceOct 4, 2016

The Politics of Climate

Immigration

Fact TankFeb 24, 2017

More Than 1,800 Refugees From Affected Countries Have Entered U.S.

Fact TankFeb 9, 2017

20 Metro Areas Are Home to Six-in-Ten Unauthorized Immigrants in U.S.

HispanicNov 3, 2016

Size of U.S. Unauthorized Immigrant Workforce Stable After the Great Recession

Police in America

Social TrendsJan 11, 2017

Behind the Badge

Social TrendsJan 11, 2017

How Police View Their Jobs Amid Protests and Calls for Reform

Social TrendsJan 13, 2017

Republicans More Likely Than Democrats to Have Confidence in Police

Signature Reports

Social TrendsOct 6, 2016

The State of American Jobs

ScienceOct 4, 2016

The Politics of Climate

ScienceJul 26, 2016

U.S. Public Wary of Biomedical Technologies to ‘Enhance’ Human Abilities

Media & NewsJul 7, 2016

The Modern News Consumer

U.S. PoliticsJun 22, 2016

Partisanship and Political Animosity in 2016

Jan 26, 2016

The Next America: Boomers, Millennials and the Looming Generational Showdown

Social TrendsDec 9, 2015

The American Middle Class Is Losing Ground

Sep 28, 2015

Modern Immigration Wave Brings 59 Million to U.S.

ReligionMay 12, 2015

America’s Changing Religious Landscape