Youth Vote Undergoes Big Racial, Ethnic Changes
Just 58% of voters 18-29 identified as white non-Hispanics in 2012, compared to 74% in 2000.
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Just 58% of voters 18-29 identified as white non-Hispanics in 2012, compared to 74% in 2000.
The Pew Research Center recently released an instant reaction poll gauging public views about the outcome of the presidential election, conducted online with Google. Director of Survey Research Scott Keeter describes the project.
Fully 54% of women say abortion is a very important issue to their vote, compared with 36% of men — a gap of 18 points.
About eight-in-ten Egyptians said last spring that a fair judiciary was very important to their nation’s future.
In a survey conducted right after Barack Obama’s election in 2008, two-thirds of voters expected him to have a successful first term while 22% thought he would not.
Just as the White House and Congress faced a deadline for an agreement on raising the debt ceiling in 2011, they now must reach a deal to avoid a “fiscal cliff” before year-end. And, they have to do it against the backdrop of a public that’s divided on how to reduce the deficit.
As of late September, 88% of registered voters own a cell phone of some kind-and significant numbers of these voters are using their mobile devices to get information about the 2012 election, to interact with the campaigns, and to converse with other voters about political issues: 27% of registered voters who own a cell phone […]
A new slideshow highlights recent Pew Research Center data on voters’ views of the Mormon religion and Mormons’ opinions on their place in society.
In 2011, 45% of Americans favored and 50% opposed the legalization of marijuana.
Scott Keeter, Director of Survey Research, answers questions about the factors behind the growing partisan gap in American politics.
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