About one-in-four Americans say they’ve had fewer advantages in life than others their age
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.
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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.
Like U.S. adults overall, the majority of U.S. Catholics say abortion should be legal – at least in some cases.
More than one-third of Black eligible voters in the U.S. live in nine of the nation’s most competitive states.
Amid the back-and-forth between Twitter and President Trump, here are facts about Americans’ attitudes toward social media companies.
Many who follow polls are asking how these errors could happen. Here, we’ll take a preliminary shot at answering that question.
Americans believe trust has declined in the U.S., whether it involves citizens’ faith in each other or their confidence in the government.
Americans say the public’s trust has been declining in both the federal government and in their fellow citizens. But most say this can be turned around.
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