More than 80% of Americans believe elected officials don’t care what people like them think
More than 80% of Americans believe elected officials don’t care what people like them think.
Numbers, Facts and Trends Shaping Your World
More than 80% of Americans believe elected officials don’t care what people like them think.
A majority of U.S. adults say they’re bothered a lot by the feeling that some corporations (61%) and some wealthy people (60%) don’t pay their fair share.
Polls can’t predict the future. But they are the best tool to reveal the public’s priorities and values, and why people vote the way they do.
A median of 66% of adults in 14 countries express an unfavorable view of Russia, with majorities in 12 of the countries holding that view.
Immigration was one of the five topics most covered by 25 major news outlets in the first 60 days of the Biden administration.
Cooperating in a time of a crisis has taken on urgency as government leaders urge Americans to take steps to prevent the spread of COVID-19.
Overall, 29% of U.S. adults said they have had more advantages in life than others their age; 26% felt they have had fewer advantages.
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.
If one takeaway from the election is historic voter participation, another may be the political polarization that has come to define the U.S.
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.
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