Most Americans say the declining share of White people in the U.S. is neither good nor bad for society
Majorities across demographic and political groups have neutral views about the changing racial makeup of the U.S. population.
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Majorities across demographic and political groups have neutral views about the changing racial makeup of the U.S. population.
Republicans are critical of how major institutions, from large corporations and tech companies to universities and K-12 public schools, are affecting the U.S.
Republicans are far more likely than Democrats to say increased attention to the history of slavery and racism is bad for the country.
Among all U.S. adults, 63% favor making tuition at public colleges free, including 37% who strongly favor the proposal.
U.S. gun owners have long favored more permissive gun policies while adults who do not own guns have tended to favor more restrictive ones.
A growing share of U.S. adults say it’s a bad thing for the country that some people have personal fortunes of a billion dollars or more.
57% of Americans view voting as “a fundamental right for every adult U.S. citizen and should not be restricted in any way.”
A new analysis of 2020 validated voters examines change and continuity in the electorate, both of which contributed to Joe Biden’s victory. It looks at how new voters and voters who turned out in either 2016, 2018 or both voted in the 2020 presidential election, and offers a detailed portrait of the demographic composition of the 2020 electorate.
A new study of posts on popular public Facebook pages about the early days of the Biden administration finds that the focus of these posts, as well as the assessments of the new president, differed widely by the ideological orientation of the pages.
The difference in support for the death penalty by survey mode has important consequences for understanding trends on the issue.
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