How Republicans view their party and key issues facing the country as the 118th Congress begins
Republicans now hold a narrow majority in the U.S. House of Representatives. Here’s a look at their views on key issues and the GOP’s future.
Numbers, Facts and Trends Shaping Your World
Republicans now hold a narrow majority in the U.S. House of Representatives. Here’s a look at their views on key issues and the GOP’s future.
Republicans are far more likely than Democrats to say increased attention to the history of slavery and racism is bad for the country.
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.
Republicans and Democrats differ substantially over several sources of meaning in life, including faith, freedom, health and hobbies.
A majority of U.S. registered voters say climate change will be a very or somewhat important issue when casting their vote for president.
If one takeaway from the election is historic voter participation, another may be the political polarization that has come to define the U.S.
About eight-in-ten Latino registered voters and U.S. voters overall rate the economy as very important to their vote.
Donald Trump’s four-year tenure in the White House revealed extraordinary fissures in American society but left little doubt that he is a figure unlike any other in the nation’s history.
More than one-third of Black eligible voters in the U.S. live in nine of the nation’s most competitive states.
Overall, 29% of U.S. adults said they have had more advantages in life than others their age; 26% felt they have had fewer advantages.
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