short readOct 10, 2023 Most U.S. presidents have been in their 50s at inauguration The median age for all U.S. presidents on the day of their first inauguration is 55 years old.
short readSep 21, 2021 Who doesn’t read books in America? Roughly a quarter of American adults (23%) say they haven’t read a book in whole or in part in the past year.
short readJul 5, 2022 10 facts about religion and government in the United States Here are key findings from our research on the relationship between religion and government in the U.S. and Americans’ views on the issue.
short readAug 26, 2022 Finding 60 votes in an evenly divided Senate? A high bar, but not an impossible one The current Senate has managed to clear the 60-vote hurdle to avoid a filibuster on several of its main legislative achievements.
short readOct 15, 2021 In historically Black Protestant churches, regular attenders more likely to have received COVID-19 shot 82% of members of the historically Black Protestant tradition who attend church regularly have received at least one dose of a COVID-19 vaccine.
short readApr 12, 2022 10 facts about today’s college graduates College graduates generally out-earn those who have not attended college, yet many say they can’t afford to get a four-year degree – or that they just don’t want to.
short readAug 13, 2021 Congress is off to a slow start in 2021, much as it has been in previous years The 117th Congress’ total legislative output stands at 36 laws – only 30 of which count, by our criteria, as substantive legislation.
short readJan 21, 2021 Nothing lame about this lame duck: 116th Congress had busiest post-election session in recent history No lame-duck session in the nearly 5 decades for which data is available has been as legislatively productive as that of the 116th Congress.
short readJan 20, 2021 Biden is only the second Catholic president, but nearly all have been Christians Although Catholicism has long been one of the largest U.S. religious groups, John F. Kennedy and Joe Biden are the only Catholic presidents.
short readFeb 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.