Q&A: How Pew Research Center studied press coverage of the Biden administration’s early days
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Numbers, Facts and Trends Shaping Your World
We thought it would be valuable to combine our study of news coverage itself with data on people’s views about, and exposure to, that coverage.
Mail-in ballots accounted for just over half of this year’s primary votes cast in the 37 states (plus D.C.) for which data is available.
Democrats are more concerned than Republicans about the ease of voting and the broader integrity of the 2020 presidential election.
Most Americans (71%) have heard of a conspiracy theory that alleges that powerful people intentionally planned the coronavirus outbreak.
About six-in-ten Americans (62%) say they favor raising the federal minimum wage to $15 an hour, including 40% who strongly back the idea.
Democrats are generally far more likely than Republicans to view several concerns, including COVID-19, as very big problems in the country.
About eight-in-ten Latino registered voters and U.S. voters overall rate the economy as very important to their vote.
Here’s what our surveys have found about how Americans across the age spectrum have experienced the coronavirus pandemic.
For some governments, the debt incurred on COVID-19 relief will add to the considerable red ink already on their ledgers before the pandemic.
President Trump continues to be White Christians’ preferred candidate, but support among voters in three traditions has slipped since August.
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