Numbers, Facts and Trends Shaping Your World
Many questions in the 2023-24 Religious Landscape Study (RLS) previously were asked in the 2007 and 2014 landscape studies. Measuring change over time on these questions is one key goal of the new RLS. But the 2023-24 survey was conducted using different methods from the 2007 and 2014 surveys, and this “mode switch” complicates comparisons […]
Over three weeks studied, a majority of posts on current events or civic issues (55%) by news influencers were about government, politics or the election.
In states where abortion is prohibited, the share of people who say access to abortion should be easier has increased since August 2019. A majority of residents in those states say it would be difficult to get an abortion in the area where they live today, up 21 points from four years ago.
For our latest survey data about news influencers, read the “News Influencers Fact Sheet.” You are an AI assistant trained to look at social media posts and determine what the post is about. [IF POST IS FROM YOUTUBE:] You will receive two fields: the post title and a transcript of the first 3 minutes of the […]
A majority of Americans say medication abortion should be legal, but there is a stark divide by age, religion and party affiliation.
Half of Americans currently hold an unfavorable opinion of the Supreme Court, while roughly as many view the court favorably.
Democrats’ frustration with their own party is up sharply, as many say it hasn’t pushed back hard enough against Trump and the GOP. In contrast, 40% of Republicans say they are frustrated with their party.
Categorizing state abortion laws To create categories for state laws on abortion, researchers referenced tracking data from The New York Times. Data for each state is current as of April 14, 2023. States were classified based on current laws or pending legal challenges. See table below for more detail on state status.
Far more of the site’s news influencers explicitly identify with the political right than left, and two-thirds are men.
The economy was the most important issue for Trump voters this year; 93% of his supporters said it was very important to their vote.
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