Friends, family and neighbors are Americans’ most common source of local news
About three-quarters of Americans (73%) say they often or sometimes get local news from friends, family and neighbors.
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About three-quarters of Americans (73%) say they often or sometimes get local news from friends, family and neighbors.
Half of U.S. adults say people born in the United States to parents who immigrated illegally should have U.S. citizenship, while 49% say they should not.
About four-in-ten Black Americans (39%) say they extremely or fairly often see or hear news coverage about Black people that is racist or racially insensitive.
53% of Republicans have at least some trust in information from national news outlets in 2025, up from 40% in 2024.
In 2022, single women without children had a median wealth of $87,200, while the typical single man had $82,100.
38% of U.S. adults say they would support the U.S. government banning TikTok, compared with 18% of U.S. teens ages 13 to 17.
In an open-ended question, we asked U.S. adults who say they regularly get news from news influencers to name the first one who comes to mind for them.
Veteran voters have long been more likely to align themselves with the Republican Party than the Democratic Party.
About half of all U.S. adults who use TikTok have never posted a video themselves. And the top 25% of U.S. adults on the site by posting volume produce 98% of all publicly accessible videos from this group. Users who have posted videos are generally more active on the platform than non-posters.
More than 80% of Americans believe elected officials don’t care what people like them think.
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