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.
As Election Day approaches, here’s a look at voters’ issue priorities, based mainly on a Pew Research Center survey conducted Oct. 10-16.
72% of U.S. adults say that there should be limits on the amount of money individuals and organizations can spend on political campaigns.
For the most part, Americans don’t think a woman president would do better or worse than a man when it comes to key leadership traits or the handling of various policy areas. At the same time, the public sees differences in the way men and women running for higher office are treated by the media.
About a third of Republicans (32%) say they would not like Donald Trump to remain a national political figure for many years to come.
Polls can’t predict the future. But they are the best tool to reveal the public’s priorities and values, and why people vote the way they do.
Polling organizations have taken close looks at how election surveys are designed, administered and analyzed. We are no exception.
Here, we discuss the findings of a comprehensive report about the polling errors of 2020 and their implications for polling.
Hispanic registered voters in the U.S. express growing confidence in Joe Biden’s ability to handle key issues like the coronavirus outbreak.
In battleground states, Hispanics grew more than other racial or ethnic groups as a share of eligible voters.
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