Third-party and independent candidates for president often fall short of early polling numbers
Given the number of third-party and independent candidates in the 2024, we examined how such candidates fared in past elections.
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About 3 in 10 Americans would seriously consider buying an electric vehicle
The share of Americans who say electric vehicles are better for the environment than gas vehicles has decreased 20 points since 2021, from 67%.
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Q&A: What is the American Trends Panel, and how has it changed?
Members of the American Trends Panel can now take our surveys online or over the phone with an interviewer.
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How do people in the U.S. take Pew Research Center surveys, anyway?
Here, we address some of the most common questions we receive about the nuts and bolts of taking a U.S.-focused Pew Research Center poll.
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Americans see little bipartisan common ground, but more on foreign policy than on abortion, guns
Across six issue areas, the share of adults who say there is at least some common ground between the parties has declined by an average of 12 points since 2023.
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Biden, Trump supporters both say the U.S. economic system unfairly favors powerful interests
Trump and Biden supporters share a fair amount of common ground when it comes to criticisms of the U.S. economic system.
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6 facts about presidential and vice presidential debates
More than 73 million people watched at least some of the first Trump-Biden debate in 2020, making it the third-largest debate audience ever.
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In the UK, dissatisfaction with economy, democracy is widespread ahead of election
None of the four major British political parties we asked about in our survey receive net positive ratings from the British public.
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Satisfaction with democracy has declined in recent years in high-income nations
Many worldwide are dissatisfied with how democracy is working. In several high-income democracies, dissatisfaction has been on the rise since 2021.
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6 facts about religion and spirituality in East Asian societies
Many people in the region – including the religiously unaffiliated – hold religious or spiritual beliefs and engage in traditional rituals.
