More than 80% of Americans believe elected officials don’t care what people like them think
More than 80% of Americans believe elected officials don’t care what people like them think.
Numbers, Facts and Trends Shaping Your World
More than 80% of Americans believe elected officials don’t care what people like them think.
79% of Americans favor maximum age limits for elected officials in Washington, D.C. And 74% support such limits for Supreme Court justices.
65% of U.S. adults say the way the president is elected should be changed so that the winner of the popular vote nationwide wins the presidency.
A new analysis shows that relatively few people who voted in the 2018 midterms were persuaded to vote for a different party four years later.
72% of U.S. adults say that there should be limits on the amount of money individuals and organizations can spend on political campaigns.
26% of adults say having more political parties would make it easier to solve problems, while nearly as many (24%) say it would not.
As Election Day approaches, here’s a look at voters’ issue priorities, based mainly on a Pew Research Center survey conducted Oct. 10-16.
The complexity of the overall system, varying rules on how and when you can vote, and whether the candidate you support wins or loses all impact trust in the election process.
Americans remain deeply divided about the events of Jan. 6, 2021, and the ongoing congressional investigation into what happened.
About four-in-ten Republicans and Republican-leaning independents (41%) say Reagan has done the best job as president over the past 40 years, compared with 37% who say Trump.
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