A Year of U.S. Public Opinion on the Coronavirus Pandemic
The biggest takeaway may be the extent to which the decidedly nonpartisan virus met with an increasingly partisan response.
Numbers, Facts and Trends Shaping Your World
The biggest takeaway may be the extent to which the decidedly nonpartisan virus met with an increasingly partisan response.
What does the 2020 electorate look like politically, demographically and religiously as the race enters its final days?
A third of U.S. adults say they changed their Thanksgiving plans “a great deal,” while roughly a quarter changed their plans “some.”
The public is more likely to have heard “a lot” about ongoing confrontations between police and protesters than several other stories.
There’s broad concern among Democrats and Republicans about the influence that made-up news could have during the 2020 presidential election.
Many U.S. news organizations are covering the coronavirus pandemic while themselves facing financial pressure from the outbreak.
59% of Americans are following news about the 2020 candidates closely, but far fewer are following it very closely at this stage of the race.
31% of U.S. adults say they discuss the outbreak with other people most of the time; another 13% say they talk about it almost all of the time.
Our director of journalism studies explains how we determined what media outlets Americans turn to and trust for their political news.
Attitudes vary considerably by race on issues including crime, policing, the death penalty, parole decisions and voting rights.
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