Majorities of adults see decline of union membership as bad for the U.S. and working people
The share of U.S. workers who belonged to a union in 2023 stood at 10%, down from 1983 when 20.1% of American workers were union members.
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The share of U.S. workers who belonged to a union in 2023 stood at 10%, down from 1983 when 20.1% of American workers were union members.
61% of adults now say that the feeling that some corporations don’t pay their fair share bothers them a lot. 60% say this about some wealthy people.
The share of adults who say their side is losing more often than winning is up 15 percentage points since early 2020.
65% of U.S. adults say the way the president is elected should be changed so that the winner of the popular vote nationwide wins the presidency.
The U.S. public’s views of banks and other financial institutions, as well as large corporations, have become much more negative recently.
57% of Americans say they would prefer to live in a community where houses are larger and farther away from amenities — compared to 42% who say the opposite.
A majority of Americans say medication abortion should be legal, but there is a stark divide by age, religion and party affiliation.
There are sizable ideological differences over the most pressing priorities for the U.S. immigration system within each partisan coalition.
The share of Americans with a favorable opinion of the U.S. Supreme Court has declined to its lowest point in public opinion surveys dating to 1987.
32% of Republicans say they like a political leader who has no previous government experience, compared with just 10% of Democrats.
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