Key facts about U.S. voter priorities ahead of the 2022 midterm elections
As Election Day approaches, here’s a look at voters’ issue priorities, based mainly on a Pew Research Center survey conducted Oct. 10-16.
Numbers, Facts and Trends Shaping Your World
As Election Day approaches, here’s a look at voters’ issue priorities, based mainly on a Pew Research Center survey conducted Oct. 10-16.
Immigration was one of the five topics most covered by 25 major news outlets in the first 60 days of the Biden administration.
Latinos agree that the U.S. immigration system needs an overhaul; large shares say it requires major changes or needs to be completely rebuilt.
At least 76 of the voting members of the 117th Congress are foreign born or have at least one parent born in another country.
Nearly six-in-ten U.S. adults (59%) see a great deal of difference between the two major political parties, up from 55% just two years ago.
67% of U.S. Catholics say Joe Biden should be allowed to receive Communion during Mass, while 29% say he should not be allowed to do this.
Pew Research Center’s political typology provides a roadmap to today’s fractured political landscape. It organizes the public into nine distinct groups, based on an analysis of their attitudes and values. Even in a polarized era, the 2021 survey reveals deep divisions in both partisan coalitions.
Americans’ views of the economy remain negative; most say prices have gotten worse while job availability has improved.
Majorities across demographic and political groups have neutral views about the changing racial makeup of the U.S. population.
More than one-third of Black eligible voters in the U.S. live in nine of the nation’s most competitive states.
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