Key findings about voter engagement in the 2020 election
53% of U.S. adults who voted in the general election say they engaged in at least 1 of 6 political activities over the past six months.
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53% of U.S. adults who voted in the general election say they engaged in at least 1 of 6 political activities over the past six months.
Asked what more the government should do to support parents and children, Americans often mention forms of social or direct financial support.
Amid the back-and-forth between Twitter and President Trump, here are facts about Americans’ attitudes toward social media companies.
73% of Americans express little or no confidence in tech companies to prevent the misuse of their platforms to influence the 2020 election.
We thought it would be valuable to combine our study of news coverage itself with data on people’s views about, and exposure to, that coverage.
The U.S. is not the only country wrestling with political fissures. But the pandemic has revealed how pervasive the divide in U.S. politics is.
White eligible voters were somewhat more likely to say they were contacted than Black, Hispanic or English-speaking Asian eligible voters.
Among the changes: Smartphones and social media became the norm, church attendance fell, and same-sex marriage and legalizing marijuana gained support.
A majority of voters said it is very or somewhat important to them to get messages from the presidential campaigns about important issues.
Americans have complicated views about the role social media companies should play in removing offensive content from their platforms.
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