Counting Race: How the Census Measures Identity and What Americans Think About It
How the U.S. government measures race has changed substantially since censuses began in 1790. Today, Americans differ on whether the government should ask about race.
Americans are somewhat divided over whether selective colleges and universities should factor race and ethnicity into admissions decisions.
The measurement of race and ethnicity in the U.S. has evolved over the centuries, alongside changes in Americans’ views about race and the way race has come to be incorporated into the nation’s laws and policies. Pew Research Center uses a two-question sequence that asks first about Hispanic origin and then about race. The race […]
The share of voters who strongly support Kamala Harris is nearly 20 points higher than the share who felt this way about Joe Biden in July.
Following Robert F. Kennedy’s recent exit from the presidential race, Vice President Kamala Harris and former President Donald Trump are tied among registered voters at 49% each. Harris and Trump also remain at near parity in strength of support, with about six-in-ten of each candidate’s supporters backing them strongly. Harris backers continue to support her […]
There are wide differences in support for Biden and Trump by voters’ gender, age, race and ethnicity, and education.