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    4. Joe Biden’s approval ratings

    Today, 35% of Americans approve of Biden’s job performance, while 62% disapprove. These views have remained largely stable over the last year.

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    7. Partisanship in rural, suburban and urban communities

    Voters’ partisanship has long varied by the type of community they live in. Those in urban counties mostly align with the Democratic Party, while the reverse is true among those in rural counties. In suburbs, where a majority of Americans live, voters’ partisanship is fairly evenly divided. There have been only modest changes in these […]

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    2. Immigration attitudes and the 2024 election

    Voters who are backing Joe Biden this fall and those who back Donald Trump express sharply contrasting views about immigration. In part, this reflects long-standing gaps between Republicans and Democrats over how much of a problem illegal immigration is for the country, and recent differences in views about the situation at the U.S.-Mexico border. Trump […]

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    3. How wealth and wealth gaps vary by income

    The wealth of a household depends in part on its income. Here, we look at the wealth of lower-, middle- and upper-income households in the United States and examine whether wealth gaps across racial and ethnic groups are different within each income tier. We find that: The wealth of U.S. households by income tier There […]

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    3. Americans’ trust in federal government and attitudes toward it

    Americans’ trust in the federal government, which has hovered at or near record lows for nearly 20 years, has modestly increased over the last year. Still, only about two-in-ten Americans say they trust the government in Washington to do what is right. Frustration also remains the dominant feeling among the public, as it has for […]

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    3. What teens want to learn in school about race and LGBTQ issues

    A separate survey of U.S. teens asked how they feel when topics related to racism or racial inequality and sexual orientation or gender identity come up in the classroom. Among teens who are not homeschooled and who say topics related to racism or racial inequality have come up in their classes, more say they feel […]

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    4. The assets households own and the debts they carry

    Most households own a combination of physical and financial assets. Physical assets include items such as a home, a car or jewelry. Financial assets include checking and savings accounts, retirement accounts, and stocks, among others. Our focus in this chapter is on the importance of the various assets to household portfolios and the debt households […]

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    2. Wealth gaps across racial and ethnic groups

    The increase in the wealth of U.S. households from 2019 to 2021 was spread widely across racial and ethnic groups. Despite improved fortunes, Black, Hispanic and multiracial households trailed White and Asian households by large margins from the following perspectives, both before and after the pandemic: How wealth varies by race and ethnicity Asian households […]