Biden’s job rating is similar to Trump’s but lower than that of other recent presidents
Joe Biden’s job rating is fairly comparable to Ronald Reagan’s (42%) and Bill Clinton’s (41%) at this stage of their presidencies.
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Joe Biden’s job rating is fairly comparable to Ronald Reagan’s (42%) and Bill Clinton’s (41%) at this stage of their presidencies.
Asked what more the government should do to support parents and children, Americans often mention forms of social or direct financial support.
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%).
Republicans are far more likely than Democrats to say increased attention to the history of slavery and racism is bad for the country.
The U.S. public’s views of banks and other financial institutions, as well as large corporations, have become much more negative recently.
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.
44% of the public says the Senate should definitely (24%) or probably (20%) confirm Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson to the Supreme Court.
Americans’ views of the economy remain negative; most say prices have gotten worse while job availability has improved.
Americans show more support than opposition for two infrastructure bills; majorities favor raising taxes on large businesses and high-income households.
About six-in-ten Americans (62%) say they favor raising the federal minimum wage to $15 an hour, including 40% who strongly back the idea.
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