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    2. Americans are divided by party in the sources they turn to for political news

    To a large degree, the pattern of partisan polarization that emerges in attitudes about the credibility of news sources is also evident in the sources that Republicans and Democrats rely on for news about politics and the election. Overall, Republicans (and independents who lean Republican) get political and election news from a smaller group of […]

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    Methodology

    The data used in this report were collected from 12,256 members of Pew Research Center’s American Trends Panel (ATP) who participated in at least one of seven surveys conducted between February 2018 and July 2019. The specific survey waves and links to their detailed methodologies are listed in the table below. This report was made […]

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    5. Bogus respondents bias poll results, not merely add noise

    Respondents who consistently say they approve or favor whatever is asked are not the only ones introducing bias. Those flagged for other suspicious behaviors also answered political questions in ways that differ from other adults. In particular, those saying they currently live outside the U.S. or who give multiple non sequitur answers expressed much higher […]

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    Religion in India: Tolerance and Segregation

    Indians see religious tolerance as a central part of who they are as a nation. Across the major religious groups, most people say it is very important to respect all religions to be “truly Indian.”

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    1. Within both parties, approval of Trump is closely linked to trust in the news media

    Through an exploration of more than 50 different surveys and an analysis of well over 100 questions, Pew Research Center finds that Americans’ political party identification is overwhelmingly linked to how the public evaluates the news media. Overall, Republicans give the news media far lower ratings than Democrats. These findings are in line with previous […]

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    3. Concerns about democracy in the digital age

    About half of the experts responding to this canvassing said people’s uses of technology will mostly weaken core aspects of democracy and democratic representation, but even those who expressed optimism often voiced concerns. This section includes comments about problems that were made by all respondents regardless of their answer to the main question about the […]

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