Topic: Gun ownership and regulation
Most Americans say the minimum age to buy a gun should be raised to 21, though Democrats are more likely to say this than Republicans.
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2. Importance of press freedom, free speech and freedom on the internet
Across 35 countries, most people rate press, speech and internet freedoms as important, but the shares who call these very important range somewhat.
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2. Factors seen as contributing to economic inequality
People around the world see various factors as contributing to economic inequality in their country: Rich people’s political influence A median of 60% across 36 countries say that rich people having too much political influence leads to economic inequality a great deal in their country. Majorities hold this opinion in 31 nations and in at […]
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Acknowledgments
Pew Research Center is a subsidiary of The Pew Charitable Trusts, its primary funder. This report is a collaborative effort based on the input and analysis of the following individuals. Find related reports online at pewresearch.org/religion. Primary researchers Patricia Tevington, Research AssociateGregory A. Smith, Senior Associate Director, Religion Research Research team Alan Cooperman, Director, Religion […]
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Topic: Prayer in schools
Americans’ views differ by party and age on whether public school teachers should be allowed to lead students in Christian prayers.
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Topic: Government aid to immigrants in the U.S. illegally
Majorities of Americans in both parties say immigrants in the country illegally should not receive state and local government aid.
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As Democrats’ anger spikes, Americans’ feelings about the federal government grow more polarized
Frustration is common across the political spectrum regardless of which party holds the presidency.
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Methodology
The American Trends Panel survey methodology Overview Most of the data in this report comes from Wave 162 of the American Trends Panel (ATP), Pew Research Center’s nationally representative panel of randomly selected U.S. adults. The survey was conducted from Feb. 3 to 9, 2025. A total of 9,544 panelists (including 1,787 Catholics) responded out […]
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Majority of Americans Continue to Back Expanded Early Voting, Voting by Mail, Voter ID
President Donald Trump’s recent pledge to end mail-in voting comes as a 58% majority of Americans favor allowing any voter to cast their ballot by mail.
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Dissatisfaction with democracy remains widespread in many nations
Across 12 high-income countries, a median of 64% of adults say they are dissatisfied with the way their democracy is working, while a median of 35% are satisfied.
