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short readsNov 29, 2016

Hillary Clinton won Latino vote but fell below 2012 support for Obama

Hillary Clinton won 66% of Latino voters on Election Day, a level of Democratic support similar to 2008 but lower than 2012.
short readsFeb 8, 2017

A closer look at police officers who have fired their weapon on duty

About a quarter of all officers say they have ever fired their service weapon while on the job. Are some more likely than others to have fired their weapon in the line of duty?
reportSep 20, 2016

3. Greater digital readiness translates to higher level of use of technology in learning

Another way to understand digital readiness and its connection to use of tech tools in learning is to simply compare measures of digital readiness to the likelihood people use digital tools to pursue personal learning. This section does that by looking at: Whether people used the internet in the course of their personal learning in […]
reportFeb 16, 2017

1. Early public attitudes about Donald Trump

Overall, 39% say they approve of how Trump is handling his job as president, while 56% say they disapprove and 6% do not offer a view. Job ratings for Trump are more negative than for other recent presidents at similar points in their first terms. By margins of more than two-to-one, larger shares of the […]
reportSep 13, 2016

The Parties on the Eve of the 2016 Election: Two Coalitions, Moving Further Apart

Ahead of the presidential election, the demographic profiles of the Republican and Democratic parties are strikingly different.
reportFeb 8, 2017

Theme 3: Humanity and human judgment are lost when data and predictive modeling become paramount

Many respondents said that as people put too much faith in data, humanity can be lost. Some argued that because technology corporations and, sometimes, governments are most often the agencies behind the code, algorithms are written to optimize efficiency and profitability without much thought about the possible societal impacts of the data modeling and analysis. […]
reportNov 11, 2016

Methodology

The analysis in this report is based on a Pew Research Center survey conducted March 7-April 4, 2016, among a national sample of 1,520 adults, 18 years of age or older, living in all 50 U.S. states and the District of Columbia. Of these respondents, 381 were interviewed on a landline telephone, and 1,139 were […]
short readsDec 8, 2016

GOP gained ground in middle-class communities in 2016

Although many middle-class areas voted for Barack Obama in 2008, they overwhelmingly favored Donald Trump in 2016, a shift that was a key to his victory.
short readsNov 16, 2016

Despite Oregon governor’s win, candidates of different sexual orientations could face resistance in a presidential run

While a growing number of LGBT politicians have been elected to public office and attitudes toward the LGBT community have become much more favorable over the past decade, survey data suggest that being gay or lesbian remains an obstacle for candidates running for president.
reportApr 7, 2016

Libraries and Learning

Most Americans think that local libraries serve the educational needs of their communities and families well. But many do not know about key education services libraries provide.

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Hillary Clinton won Latino vote but fell below 2012 support for Obama

3. Greater digital readiness translates to higher level of use of technology in learning

1. Early public attitudes about Donald Trump

The Parties on the Eve of the 2016 Election: Two Coalitions, Moving Further Apart

Theme 3: Humanity and human judgment are lost when data and predictive modeling become paramount

Libraries and Learning