Q&A: How Pew Research Center studied press coverage of the Biden administration’s early days
We thought it would be valuable to combine our study of news coverage itself with data on people’s views about, and exposure to, that coverage.
6 facts about Americans and marijuana
Here are six facts about Americans and marijuana from Pew Research Center surveys and other sources.
Most Americans support a $15 federal minimum wage
About six-in-ten Americans (62%) say they favor raising the federal minimum wage to $15 an hour, including 40% who strongly back the idea.
Republicans and Democrats Move Further Apart in Views of Voting Access
Among Republicans, support has declined for allowing early or absentee voting without an excuse and for automatically registering all eligible citizens to vote.
Amid a Series of Mass Shootings in the U.S., Gun Policy Remains Deeply Divisive
While a few proposals continue to garner bipartisan support, partisan divisions on others – including a ban on assault-style weapons – have grown wider.
Biden Nears 100-Day Mark With Strong Approval, Positive Rating for Vaccine Rollout
The share of Americans viewing illegal immigration as a ‘very big’ problem has increased.
Share of Republicans saying ‘everything possible’ should be done to make voting easy declines sharply
An 85% majority of Democrats say everything possible should be done to make voting easy; 28% of Republicans say this.
U.S. Catholics divided by party on whether Biden should be denied Communion over his abortion stance
67% of U.S. Catholics say Joe Biden should be allowed to receive Communion during Mass, while 29% say he should not be allowed to do this.
A partisan chasm in views of Trump’s legacy
Republicans and Democrats offer starkly different assessments of Donald Trump’s presidential legacy, a new survey finds.
Despite wide partisan gaps in views of many aspects of the pandemic, some common ground exists
In Americans' views of some aspects of the COVID-19 outbreak, there is little, or only modest, partisan difference.
