In search of libertarians
About one-in-ten Americans (11%) describe themselves as libertarian and know what the term means.
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About one-in-ten Americans (11%) describe themselves as libertarian and know what the term means.
For Pew Research’s 10-year anniversary, here’s a list of 10 big research questions we’ve answered over the years that speak to broad ways that America and the world is changing.
As Americans prepare to celebrate July 4th, 58% consider the U.S. to be one of the greatest countries in the world, but that number has declined 10 points since 2011.
A year ago today, the Pew Research Center launched Fact Tank, our very own data blog. Why? Because even though Pew Research publishes lots of reports, we still have a lot of data that are relevant to the things people are talking about in the news, online and with their friends, and we wanted to be […]
Looking at the two major U.S. political parties through the lens of our new political typology report shows that neither can rely solely on their staunchest supporters to win elections.
Do one’s political leanings blind people to the facts? Judging from decades of polling, the answer is sometimes yes—partisanship appears to lead some people to claim as facts things that aren’t particularly factual.
Few Americans know that Medicare is a sizable chunck of the federal government’s budget. Regardless, most oppose changing it to reduce the deficit.
Young adults struggle with questions about politics, such as who the next speaker of the House will be.
While most Americans know the deficit is larger now than it was in the 1990s, most are not familiar with where government money goes.
On a 12-question news quiz, Americans answered an average of 5.3 questions correctly.
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