Fewer Americans now say Trump bears a lot of responsibility for the Jan. 6 riot
Americans remain deeply divided about the events of Jan. 6, 2021, and the ongoing congressional investigation into what happened.
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Americans remain deeply divided about the events of Jan. 6, 2021, and the ongoing congressional investigation into what happened.
Among White Americans, worship service attendance remains highly correlated with presidential vote choice.
A new analysis of 2020 validated voters examines change and continuity in the electorate, both of which contributed to Joe Biden’s victory. It looks at how new voters and voters who turned out in either 2016, 2018 or both voted in the 2020 presidential election, and offers a detailed portrait of the demographic composition of the 2020 electorate.
Here, we discuss the findings of a comprehensive report about the polling errors of 2020 and their implications for polling.
The 2020 election featured dramatic increases in lawmaker posts and audience engagement, but less overlap in the sources shared by members of each party.
As 2021 draws to a close, here are some of Pew Research Center’s most striking research findings from the past year.
Looking at final estimates of the outcome of the 2020 U.S. presidential race, 93% of national polls overstated the Democratic candidate’s support among voters, while nearly as many (88%) did so in 2016.
Polling organizations have taken close looks at how election surveys are designed, administered and analyzed. We are no exception.
Given the errors in 2016 and 2020 election polling, how much should we trust polls that attempt to measure opinions on issues?
Black voters were more likely to say the 2020 election was administered very well both nationally and locally.
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