videoJan 5, 2022 Trust in America: Do Americans trust the news media? The declining public trust in the news media and polarization of news audiences have profound effects on civic life.
short readsDec 1, 2020 Slim majorities have become more common in the U.S. Senate and House Regardless of how the runoff elections in Georgia go, the Senate will be closely divided next year. And that is part of a long-running trend.
short readsFeb 3, 2021 Single-party control in Washington is common at the beginning of a new presidency, but tends not to last long Unified government at the beginning of a president’s first term has been the norm, especially for Democratic presidents.
short readsJan 28, 2021 Racial, ethnic diversity increases yet again with the 117th Congress 124 lawmakers today identify as Black, Hispanic, Asian/Pacific Islander or Native American, a 97% increase over the 107th Congress of 2001-02.
short readsOct 5, 2020 Key facts about women’s suffrage around the world, a century after U.S. ratified 19th Amendment At least 20 nations preceded the U.S. in granting women the right to vote, according to an analysis of measures in 198 countries and territories.
short readsOct 26, 2020 What the 2020 electorate looks like by party, race and ethnicity, age, education and religion What does the 2020 electorate look like politically, demographically and religiously as the race enters its final days?
short readsMar 6, 2020 Fast facts on the challenges Americans see for female political candidates as Warren exits 2020 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.
short readsMar 4, 2020 Far more Americans see ‘very strong’ partisan conflicts now than in the last two presidential election years About nine-in-ten Americans say conflicts between Democrats and Republicans are strong or very strong; 71% say these conflicts are very strong.
reportSep 19, 2019 Why Americans Don’t Fully Trust Many Who Hold Positions of Power and Responsibility Members of Congress and technology leaders are rated lower in empathy, transparency and ethics; public gives higher scores to military leaders, public school principals and police officers
short readsDec 30, 2019 Our favorite Pew Research Center data visualizations of 2019 Our graphics team creates hundreds of charts, maps and other data visualizations every year. Here are some of our favorite graphics of 2019.