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    6. Religious values and the 2024 election

    Voters who support Joe Biden and Donald Trump have starkly different views of the role religion should play in the U.S. government and politics. Across several measures, Trump supporters are much more likely than Biden supporters to favor an expansive government role in support of religion. At the same time, larger shares of Trump supporters […]

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    1. Job satisfaction

    Half of U.S. workers say they are extremely or very satisfied with their job overall. Another 38% say they are somewhat satisfied, and 12% are not too or not at all satisfied with their job. As was the case in 2023, self-employed workers (60%) are more likely than those who are not self-employed (49%) to […]

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    2. Partisanship by race, ethnicity and education

    As has long been the case, White voters are much more likely than those in other racial and ethnic groups to associate with the Republican Party. Hispanic and Asian voters tilt more Democratic. Black voters remain overwhelmingly Democratic. However, there have been some shifts toward the GOP in most groups in recent years. The Republican […]

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    4. Brazilians’ views of Lula and Bolsonaro

    Here are key takeaways about how Brazilians see their president and their country’s major opposition leader: Favorability of Lula Favorable views of Lula are about as common as unfavorable views (48% vs. 49%). This is largely unchanged from evaluations in early 2023. Brazilians ages 18 to 34 are more likely than their older counterparts to […]

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    2. Black Americans’ mistrust of the criminal justice system  

    Editorial note to readers A version of this study was originally published on June 10. We previously used the term “racial conspiracy theories” as an editorial shorthand to describe a complex and mixed set of findings. By using these words, our reporting distorted rather than clarified the point of the study. Changes to this version include: an […]

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    Left-Out Left

    Democratic-leaning, with a mix of liberal and moderate views and limited confidence in the parties and the political system Left-Out Left are a Democratic-oriented group marked by low expectations of the political system and a feeling that they are not well-represented. They largely doubt that political action will meaningfully improve their lives. And while they […]

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    Methodology

    Much of the data in this essay is drawn from the Religious Landscape Study (RLS). We also draw upon data collected from surveys conducted on Pew Research Center’s American Trends Panel (ATP) and data from the General Social Survey (GSS). We walk through the details of these data sources below. We also discuss how we […]