More than half of Americans are following election news closely, and many are already worn out
More than half of Americans (58%) say they are following news about candidates for the 2024 presidential election very or fairly closely.
Numbers, Facts and Trends Shaping Your World
More than half of Americans (58%) say they are following news about candidates for the 2024 presidential election very or fairly closely.
91% of Americans have unfavorable views of Russia and 83% have unfavorable views of China.
Younger women, women with a postgraduate degree and Democratic women are more likely to keep their last name after marriage.
Americans who hold less consistently liberal or conservative views tend to be less engaged in national politics.
72% of U.S. adults say that there should be limits on the amount of money individuals and organizations can spend on political campaigns.
Americans’ ratings of the Supreme Court are now as negative as – and more politically polarized than – at any point in more than three decades of polling. And nearly two-thirds of Democrats (64%) now say the Supreme Court has too much power, almost three times the share who said this in August 2020 (23%).
Majorities in most of the 27 places around the world surveyed in 2023 and 2024 say abortion should be legal in all or most cases.
32% of Republicans say they like a political leader who has no previous government experience, compared with just 10% of Democrats.
Americans express more confidence in Ukrainian President Zelenskyy than in any of the other six world leaders included in a new Pew Research Center survey.
The share of Americans who say climate scientists understand very well whether climate change is occurring decreased from 37% in 2021 to 32% this year.
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