Both Republicans and Democrats cite masks as a negative effect of COVID-19, but for very different reasons
When asked to describe how the COVID-19 outbreak has affected them negatively, Democrats and Republicans are divided on the subject of masks.
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When asked to describe how the COVID-19 outbreak has affected them negatively, Democrats and Republicans are divided on the subject of masks.
A median of 62% of adults across the 14 countries surveyed this summer generally believe most people can be trusted.
Response to the pandemic has pushed the federal budget higher than it’s been in decades, but Americans are slightly less concerned about the deficit than in recent years.
Women make up just over a quarter of all members of the 117th Congress – the highest percentage in U.S. history.
We identified 261 U.S. jurisdictions that have adopted some voting method other than the winner-take-all system most American voters know.
Recent pandemic migrants are more likely than those who moved earlier in the outbreak to have relocated due to financial stress.
About half of U.S. adults who are currently unemployed and are looking for a job are pessimistic about their prospects for future employment.
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.
About a third of Americans register low levels of trust in other people, versus 29% who are “high trusters” and 32% who are “medium trusters.”
Distress levels changed little overall from March to April, but this concealed considerable change at the individual level over this period.
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