Two-thirds of U.S. adults say they’ve seen their own news sources report facts meant to favor one side
59% of Americans say made-up information that is intended to mislead causes a “great deal” of confusion about the 2020 presidential election.
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59% of Americans say made-up information that is intended to mislead causes a “great deal” of confusion about the 2020 presidential election.
What does the 2020 electorate look like politically, demographically and religiously as the race enters its final days?
With Election Day six months away, 52% of Americans are paying fairly close or very close attention to news about the presidential candidates.
A majority of voters said it is very or somewhat important to them to get messages from the presidential campaigns about important issues.
Most Americans (71%) have heard of a conspiracy theory that alleges that powerful people intentionally planned the coronavirus outbreak.
Older adults tend to account for large shares of both poll workers and voters in general elections in the United States.
There’s broad concern among Democrats and Republicans about the influence that made-up news could have during the 2020 presidential election.
59% of Americans are following news about the 2020 candidates closely, but far fewer are following it very closely at this stage of the race.
In 2018, 59% of U.S. adults said there were too few women in high political offices, including 69% of women and 48% of men who said this.
There are differences among Democrats in perceptions of the front-runners’ political views by race and ethnicity, age, education and ideology.
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