Charting Congress on Social Media in the 2016 and 2020 Elections
The 2020 election featured dramatic increases in lawmaker posts and audience engagement, but less overlap in the sources shared by members of each party.
Numbers, Facts and Trends Shaping Your World
The 2020 election featured dramatic increases in lawmaker posts and audience engagement, but less overlap in the sources shared by members of each party.
Half of U.S. adults say colleges and universities that brought students back to campus made the right decision, while 48% say they did not.
There are racial and ethnic differences in who takes on gig platform jobs and the negative experiences some of these workers say they face.
70% of Americans say the core strategies for containing COVID-19 are well understood, even though studies have yielded conflicting advice.
Black and Hispanic workers remain underrepresented in STEM jobs compared with their share of the U.S. workforce.
The pandemic and its effects on society became a pervasive part of the media narrative about Joe Biden’s first 60 days in office.
Republicans and Democrats have similar views on some aspects of the coronavirus outbreak, though areas of significant disagreement remain.
When asked to describe how the COVID-19 outbreak has affected them negatively, Democrats and Republicans are divided on the subject of masks.
During the first 60 days of the new administration, roughly half of stories about the Biden administration mentioned Donald Trump in some way.
11% of stories about Joe Biden’s early days as president cited an anonymous or unnamed source, and fewer than 1% relied solely on such sources.
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