As the 2026 Midterms Approach, Economy Is Front and Center
Americans are now almost evenly split over which party they most agree with on economic policies: 37% say the Democrats, while 36% say the GOP.
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Party Affiliation Fact Sheet (NPORS)
Explore trends in partisan identification among U.S. adults using data from Pew Research Center’s National Public Opinion Reference Survey (NPORS).
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About a third of U.S. Democrats like political leaders who identify as democratic socialists
Democrats’ views on democratic socialists also differ by race and ethnicity, age, education, income and political engagement.
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Republicans, Democrats continue to differ sharply on voting access
About six-in-ten Americans support no-excuse early or absentee voting, but partisan divides remain, with GOP support falling sharply since 2018.
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Beyond Red vs. Blue: The Political Typology
Our typology sorts the public into nine groups based on their political and cultural values, not their party – painting a picture of American politics with far more than two colors.
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Political Typology 2026
Take our quiz to find out which one of our nine political typology groups is your best match.
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10 facts about Americans and marijuana
Nearly nine-in-ten U.S. adults say marijuana should be legal either for medical or recreational use. Just 11% say the drug should not be legal at all.
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Americans See Health Care Costs, Deficit, Inflation as Big Problems Facing the Nation
Economic issues continue to dominate Americans’ ranking of the country’s top problems. Meanwhile, the share who say illegal immigration is a very big problem has dropped since the start of Trump’s second term.
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About half of Americans continue to say Trump administration is doing ‘too much’ on deportations
The share saying the administration is doing too little to deport immigrants living in the country illegally has risen slightly, mainly driven by Republicans.
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Trump Loses Ground on Several Personal Traits as Approval Rating Slips
A majority of Americans (56%) say the overall level of ethics and honesty in the federal government has fallen over the course of Trump’s term.
