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short readsAug 16, 2022

Republicans more likely than Democrats to see politicians without government experience positively

32% of Republicans say they like a political leader who has no previous government experience, compared with just 10% of Democrats.
short readsNov 15, 2022

About six-in-ten Americans say legalization of same-sex marriage is good for society

37% of Americans have a negative view of the impact of same-sex marriage being legal, with 19% saying it is very bad for society.
reportNov 9, 2021

10. Establishment Liberals

Note: For a new and fully revised version of Pew Research Center’s political typology (published June 2026), read “Beyond Red vs. Blue: The 2026 Political Typology.” Holding liberal positions on nearly all issues, Establishment Liberals are some of the strongest supporters of the current president and the Democratic Party of any political typology group. While deeply […]
short readsJan 23, 2023

Freedom Caucus likely to play a bigger role in new GOP-led House. So who are they?

In the U.S. House, Freedom Caucus members and allies have less seniority than other Republicans and are more likely to come from the South.
decodedJul 13, 2022

Analyzing text for distinctive terms using pointwise mutual information

PMI is a quick and easy way to identify words that distinguish one group of documents from another.
reportFeb 26, 2025

Appendix A: Comparing results across Religious Landscape Studies

Many questions in the 2023-24 Religious Landscape Study (RLS) previously were asked in the 2007 and 2014 landscape studies. Measuring change over time on these questions is one key goal of the new RLS. But the 2023-24 survey was conducted using different methods from the 2007 and 2014 surveys, and this “mode switch” complicates comparisons […]
reportSep 29, 2022

2. Hispanics’ views on key issues facing the nation

On some key national issues, views among Hispanics are diverse and varied, and sometimes distinct from other Americans’ attitudes. For example, most Hispanics say abortion should be legal in all or most cases, but views vary across religious and age groups. And on guns, Hispanics favor controlling gun ownership at higher rates than the general […]
reportAug 30, 2022

2. Black Americans’ views on political strategies, leadership and allyship for achieving equality

Protests for racial equality emerged throughout the nation in 2020 in response to George Floyd’s murder. The subsequent racial reckoning led to public condemnations of systemic racism by politicians, corporations and organizations. Similar to the 1960s civil rights movement, the events of 2020 captured the nation’s attention, with Americans from all backgrounds joining Black Americans […]
short readsJan 5, 2022

Americans at the ends of the ideological spectrum are the most active in national politics

Americans who hold less consistently liberal or conservative views tend to be less engaged in national politics.
reportMar 13, 2024

4. Citizen behavior and individual rights and equality

Democracy – which, even in its most minimal form, requires the selection of governments through elections – necessarily relies on the people. Citizens must vote for representatives or policies, and, some would argue, are responsible for being informed and for holding politicians accountable via elections or protests. But, across the 24 countries surveyed, citizen behavior […]

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Republicans more likely than Democrats to see politicians without government experience positively

About six-in-ten Americans say legalization of same-sex marriage is good for society

10. Establishment Liberals

Freedom Caucus likely to play a bigger role in new GOP-led House. So who are they?

Analyzing text for distinctive terms using pointwise mutual information

2. Hispanics’ views on key issues facing the nation

2. Black Americans’ views on political strategies, leadership and allyship for achieving equality

Americans at the ends of the ideological spectrum are the most active in national politics

4. Citizen behavior and individual rights and equality