Far more Americans say they’d like to live in the past than in the future
45% of U.S. adults say that if they could choose, they would live sometime in the past, while 14% say they’d live sometime in the future.
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Most Americans continue to rate the U.S. economy negatively as partisan gap widens
Nearly three-in-four U.S. adults (74%) say economic conditions are only fair or poor, up slightly from 72% in January 2024.
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Cultural Issues and the 2024 Election
Voters who support Biden and Trump have starkly different opinions on many issues, and these two groups are divided internally as well.
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18. Religion and views on immigration and diversity
Across religious groups, majorities see America’s openness to others as essential to national identity. But views on rising immigration are more mixed. Religious Landscape Study by Pew Research Center.
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Acknowledgments
This report was written by Luis Noe-Bustamante, research associate. Editorial guidance for the report and was provided by Mark Lopez, director, race and ethnicity research; Sahana Mukherjee, associate director, race and ethnicity research; Carroll Doherty, director, politics research; and Jocelyn Kiley, associate director, politics research. Methodological guidance was provided by Andrew Mercer, senior research methodologist, […]
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Refugee admissions to the U.S. are dropping sharply in Trump’s second term
U.S. refugee admissions have dropped sharply in Trump’s second term, with just over 10,000 so far in fiscal 2026, down from about 38,000 in fiscal 2025.
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What to know about federal grand juries
Federal grand juries indict tens of thousands of people per year in the United States.
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People who trust others tend to support international cooperation more than those who don’t
In many countries outside the U.S., those with higher levels of social trust are also more likely to view several international organizations positively.
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Americans view Walz more positively than Vance, but many aren’t familiar with either VP nominee
Americans are relatively divided in their views of Republican Sen. JD Vance of Ohio and Democratic Gov. Tim Walz of Minnesota.
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Unconventional Right
Conservative on immigration and culture, but they break from those to their right on some other key issues Unconventional Right are a Republican-oriented group with conservative values in many areas – but not across the board. Largely supportive of restrictions on immigration and concerned about its impact on the country, they are also skeptical of […]