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.
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Most Cuban American voters identify as Republican in 2020
Nationwide, 58% of Cuban registered voters say they affiliate with or lean toward the Republican Party, while 38% identify as or lean Democratic.
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Confidence in Merkel is at all-time high in several countries during her last full year in office
A median of 75% across 14 surveyed countries say they have confidence in German Chancellor Angela Merkel to do the right thing regarding world affairs.
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Americans are more positive about the long-term rise in U.S. racial and ethnic diversity than in 2016
In 2019, 40% of Americans identified as a race and ethnicity other than non-Hispanic White. Their combined share is predicted to increase to over 50% by 2044.
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Americans prioritize being a world leader in scientific achievements more than other global publics
Nearly seven-in-ten Americans think it is very important for the United States to be a world leader in scientific achievements.
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Religiously unaffiliated people more likely than those with a religion to lean left, accept homosexuality
In most of the 18 countries analyzed, religiously unaffiliated adults were more likely to say homosexuality should be accepted by society.
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Few in U.S. owned stocks outside of 401(k)s in 2019, fewer said market had a big impact on their view of economy
Before COVID-19, wages, job availability and health care costs mattered more than the stock market in Americans’ views of how the economy was doing.
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Before Ginsburg’s death, a majority of Americans viewed the Supreme Court as ‘middle of the road’
Nearly two-thirds of Americans (65%) said in August that the U.S. Supreme Court has the right amount of power.
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The ways Hispanics describe their identity vary across immigrant generations
More than half of foreign-born Latinos describe themselves using the name of their origin country, versus 39% among U.S.-born adult children of immigrants.
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54% of Americans say social media companies shouldn’t allow any political ads
77% of adults think it’s not acceptable for social media sites to use data about users’ online activities to show them political campaign ads.
