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short readsAug 10, 2023

How public attitudes toward Martin Luther King Jr. have changed since the 1960s

About eight-in-ten American adults (81%) say civil rights leader Martin Luther King Jr. has had a positive impact on the United States.
reportFeb 28, 2024

Representative Democracy Remains a Popular Ideal, but People Around the World Are Critical of How It’s Working

A 24-country survey finds a median of 59% are dissatisfied with how their democracy is functioning, and 74% think elected officials don’t care what people like them think.
reportJun 8, 2023

1. Demographic and partisan views about race and ethnicity in college admissions

Views about selective higher educational institutions taking race and ethnicity into account in their admissions decisions differ widely by race and ethnicity, age, educational attainment and partisan affiliation. Race and ethnicity Black adults stand out for expressing more support than opposition to these practices, with 47% approving and 29% disapproving. About a quarter of Black […]
short readsOct 12, 2023

What does friendship look like in America?

61% of U.S. adults say having close friends is extremely or very important for people to live a fulfilling life.
short readsJul 12, 2023

How the GOP won the turnout battle and a narrow victory in last year’s midterms

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.
reportSep 14, 2023

Public Has Mixed Views on the Modern American Family

Americans are more pessimistic than optimistic about the institution of marriage and the family. At the same time, the public is fairly accepting of diverse family arrangements, though some are seen as more acceptable than others.
short readsJun 16, 2023

Americans and affirmative action: How the public sees the consideration of race in college admissions, hiring

Here’s a closer look at what recent surveys have found about Americans’ views of affirmative action.
reportMar 13, 2024

Appendix A: Coding methodology

This Pew Research Center analysis on views of how to improve democracy uses data from nationally representative surveys conducted in 24 countries. For non-U.S. data, this analysis draws on nationally representative surveys of 27,285 adults conducted from Feb. 20 to May 22, 2023. Surveys were conducted over the phone with adults in Canada, France, Germany, […]
reportJun 28, 2023

1. What Americans think about an energy transition from fossil fuels to renewables

Most Americans think the U.S. should prioritize the development of renewable energy over fossil fuel sources. At the same time, most say they are not ready to stop using fossil fuel energy sources altogether. And a sizable share think the U.S. should never stop using fossil fuel sources. Renewable sources, such as wind and solar, […]
reportJul 12, 2023

2. Voting patterns in the 2022 elections

In the 2022 midterm elections, there were familiar patterns in voting preferences among subgroups. Younger voters, Black voters and those living in urban areas continued to support Democratic candidates while older, White and rural voters backed Republicans. But the GOP improved its performance in 2022 across most voting subgroups relative to 2018 – due almost […]

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Representative Democracy Remains a Popular Ideal, but People Around the World Are Critical of How It’s Working

1. Demographic and partisan views about race and ethnicity in college admissions

How the GOP won the turnout battle and a narrow victory in last year’s midterms

Appendix A: Coding methodology

1. What Americans think about an energy transition from fossil fuels to renewables

2. Voting patterns in the 2022 elections

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