Republicans view Reagan, Trump as best recent presidents
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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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.
The 2020 election featured dramatic increases in lawmaker posts and audience engagement, but less overlap in the sources shared by members of each party.
About a third of Republicans (32%) say they would not like Donald Trump to remain a national political figure for many years to come.
A year later, here’s a look back at how Americans saw the events of Jan. 6 and how some partisan divisions grew wider over time.
A new analysis of 2020 validated voters examines change and continuity in the electorate, both of which contributed to Joe Biden’s victory. It looks at how new voters and voters who turned out in either 2016, 2018 or both voted in the 2020 presidential election, and offers a detailed portrait of the demographic composition of the 2020 electorate.
Only a small share of Americans have heard a lot about redistricting in their state and a majority are not sure how they feel.
Among Republicans, support has declined for allowing early or absentee voting without an excuse and for automatically registering all eligible citizens to vote.
An 85% majority of Democrats say everything possible should be done to make voting easy; 28% of Republicans say this.
Ahead of the 2020 U.S. election, here’s a look at how elections are run in the United States and other countries around the world.
Votes cast on Election Day have grown steadily less significant over the past several election cycles as a share of total votes cast.
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