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This report was written by Sahana Mukherjee, associate director, race and ethnicity research, and Jens Manuel Krogstad, senior writer/editor. Editorial guidance for the report was provided by Mark Hugo Lopez, director, race and ethnicity research. Jeffrey Passel, senior demographer; Juliana Horowitz, senior associate director, social trends research; Jocelyn Kiley, senior associate director, political research; John […]
Over three weeks studied, a majority of posts on current events or civic issues (55%) by news influencers were about government, politics or the election.
Most Americans (78%) say elected officials should avoid using heated or aggressive language because it could encourage some people to take violent action.
Nearly half of U.S. teens (46%) say they’re on the internet almost constantly. YouTube, TikTok, Instagram and Snapchat remain widely used by teens.
This report presents estimates of the number of unauthorized immigrants in the United States as of July 2023 and for earlier years. As noted earlier in this report, the estimates presented here supersede all previously published Pew Research Center estimates. The principal survey data used to produce the estimates and modifications made to the underlying […]
As part of a survey aimed at understanding how Americans are thinking about and experiencing aging, we asked people if they have ever done or would consider doing each of the following to look younger than they are: Key takeaways: It’s important to note that we asked specifically if people have done or would consider […]
About three-quarters of Americans (76%) say all citizens who want to vote this fall will be able to.
Most say they’re following election news closely, with the most interest in candidates’ stances on issues. But this type of news isn’t seen most often.
The American Trends Panel survey methodology Overview Data in this report comes from Wave 174 of the American Trends Panel (ATP), Pew Research Center’s nationally representative panel of randomly selected U.S. adults. The survey was conducted June 16-29, 2025. A total of 6,871 panelists responded out of 12,032 who were sampled, for a survey-level response […]
Half of U.S. adults say people born in the United States to parents who immigrated illegally should have U.S. citizenship, while 49% say they should not.
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