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    1. Confidence in accurate vote counts, election administration

    Most Americans say they are at least somewhat confident that in the elections this November, votes in their communities and across the United States will be counted as the voters intended. And there is broad confidence that elections – particularly those in their own communities – will be run and administered well. However, the public […]

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    4. Views of immigration policy

    When Hispanics in the U.S. were surveyed last year, shortly before the inauguration of Donald Trump, about half said they worried that they or someone they knew could be deported. In a new survey this year, that share rose to a majority of all Hispanics – and fully two-thirds of Hispanic immigrants. The new survey […]

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    Kim Parker

    Kim Parker is director of social trends research at the Pew Research Center. She oversees research on emerging social and demographic trends.

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    3. China’s power seen as rising more than other major nations

    There is a widespread sense in the countries surveyed that China plays a more important role in the world today than it did 10 years ago. In all but two nations, half or more say that China’s power has increased. Among the seven countries asked about in the survey, Russia stands out as the only […]

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    4. Countries’ views of Japan, Abe; Japanese views of China

    Japan’s image is quite favorable in most Asian-Pacific nations surveyed and the United States. Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe receives relatively positive marks in the countries surveyed. In 2018, 78% of Japanese have an unfavorable view of China.

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    Methodology

    This report is drawn from a survey conducted as part of the American Trends Panel (ATP), a nationally representative panel of randomly selected U.S. adults recruited from landline and cellphone random-digit-dial (RDD) surveys. Panelists participate via monthly self-administered web surveys. Panelists who do not have internet access are provided with a tablet and wireless internet […]

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    Methodology

    This report is drawn from a survey conducted as part of the American Trends Panel (ATP), a nationally representative panel of randomly selected U.S. adults recruited from landline and cellphone random-digit-dial (RDD) surveys. Panelists participate via monthly self-administered web surveys. Panelists who do not have internet access are provided with a tablet and wireless internet […]

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    2. Democrats have edge in 2018 midterm voting preferences

    With less than 50 days until the 2018 congressional elections, Democrats hold a 10-percentage-point advantage over Republicans on the generic ballot among all registered voters. Today, 52% of registered voters say they support or lean toward the Democratic candidate for Congress in their district, while 42% say they prefer the Republican candidate. The share of […]