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reportFeb 22, 2021

1. About a quarter of Republicans, Democrats consistently turned only to news outlets whose audiences aligned with them politically in 2020

At the outset of the election year, a Pew Research Center study found Democrats and Republicans increasingly relied on two divergent media ecosystems. During the course of the presidential campaign, the Americans News Pathways project reexamined these news habits multiple times, with a particular focus on partisans who got more news from outlets with audiences […]
short readsJul 24, 2020

A look at the Americans who believe there is some truth to the conspiracy theory that COVID-19 was planned

Most Americans (71%) have heard of a conspiracy theory that alleges that powerful people intentionally planned the coronavirus outbreak.
reportJun 30, 2020

Appendix

Categorization of battleground states in this report To identify battleground states for the November presidential election, researchers consulted several experts’ forecasts (including Larry Sabato’s Crystal Ball, the Cook Political Report, Inside Elections and Nate Cohn’s New York Times ratings) to come up with a categorization of each state as either likely to back the Democrat […]
short readsJul 14, 2020

As the U.S. copes with multiple crises, partisans disagree sharply on severity of problems facing the nation

Democrats are generally far more likely than Republicans to view several concerns, including COVID-19, as very big problems in the country.
reportSep 24, 2020

Economic Fallout From COVID-19 Continues To Hit Lower-Income Americans the Hardest

Half of adults who say they lost a job due to the coronavirus outbreak are still unemployed.
reportAug 6, 2020

1. Public assessments of the U.S. coronavirus outbreak

Three-quarters of Americans say that “not enough people following social distancing and mask-wearing guidelines” is a major reason the coronavirus outbreak has continued in the United States – the most commonly cited major reason among the six asked about in the survey. Roughly six-in-ten (58%) also say a major reason for the continued spread is […]
short readsJun 30, 2020

Unemployment rate is higher than officially recorded, more so for women and certain other groups

The official U.S. unemployment rate understated the situation for women, Asian Americans, immigrants and workers without a bachelor’s degree.
short readsJun 26, 2020

Views on why Black Americans face higher COVID-19 hospitalization rates vary by party, race and ethnicity

While the CDC has pointed to some possible factors that may be contributing to this pattern, the public is divided in its perceptions.
reportOct 9, 2020

5. Views of the state of the nation and the U.S. economy

As the election nears, voters continue to be more fearful than hopeful about the state of the country. Nearly two-thirds of registered voters (65%) say they feel fearful about the state of the U.S., while fewer than half (45%) say they are hopeful. These views have changed little since June. Voters who support or lean […]
short readsOct 21, 2020

Key facts about Black eligible voters in 2020 battleground states

More than one-third of Black eligible voters in the U.S. live in nine of the nation’s most competitive states.

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1. About a quarter of Republicans, Democrats consistently turned only to news outlets whose audiences aligned with them politically in 2020

A look at the Americans who believe there is some truth to the conspiracy theory that COVID-19 was planned

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As the U.S. copes with multiple crises, partisans disagree sharply on severity of problems facing the nation

1. Public assessments of the U.S. coronavirus outbreak

5. Views of the state of the nation and the U.S. economy

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