Wide partisan divide on whether voting is a fundamental right or a privilege with responsibilities
57% of Americans view voting as “a fundamental right for every adult U.S. citizen and should not be restricted in any way.”
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57% of Americans view voting as “a fundamental right for every adult U.S. citizen and should not be restricted in any way.”
As Election Day approaches, here’s a look at voters’ issue priorities, based mainly on a Pew Research Center survey conducted Oct. 10-16.
A year later, here’s a look back at how Americans saw the events of Jan. 6 and how some partisan divisions grew wider over time.
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.
65% of Americans say the option to vote early or absentee should be available to any voter without requiring a documented reason.
A new analysis shows that relatively few people who voted in the 2018 midterms were persuaded to vote for a different party four years later.
About four-in-ten Republicans and Republican-leaning independents (41%) say Reagan has done the best job as president over the past 40 years, compared with 37% who say Trump.
Americans remain deeply divided about the events of Jan. 6, 2021, and the ongoing congressional investigation into what happened.
An 85% majority of Democrats say everything possible should be done to make voting easy; 28% of Republicans say this.
About a third of Republicans (32%) say they would not like Donald Trump to remain a national political figure for many years to come.
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