Carroll Doherty

Director, Political Research

Carroll Doherty is director of political research at Pew Research Center. He plays a leading role in developing the Center’s research agenda and overseeing editorial content about long-term trends in political values, U.S. views on policy issues and priorities, and political knowledge and news interest. Doherty regularly provides analysis of public opinion and politics for domestic and international news outlets, including NPR, CNBC and the BBC. He also speaks to government, academic and business groups on these topics. Before joining Pew Research Center in 2000, he was a journalist for many years, covering congressional leadership, politics and foreign affairs as a senior writer for Congressional Quarterly and serving as an off-air investigative reporter for CBS News on foreign affairs. Doherty holds a master’s degree from the Paul H. Nitze School of Advanced International Studies at Johns Hopkins University and a bachelor’s degree in political science from Loyola University Maryland.

Publications

Pew Research CenterOctober 30, 2019

Trump has evoked strong feelings as president – both positive and negative. How would you feel discussing him at a dinner party with a group of people who have opposing views from your own? In this interactive, see how your views compare with those of other Americans.

Pew Research CenterJuly 29, 2019

Negative views of technology companies’ impact on the country have nearly doubled since 2015, from 17% to 33%.

Pew Research CenterJuly 17, 2019

Today, 57% of Republicans say that if the U.S. is too open to people from around the world, “we risk losing our identity as a nation.”

Pew Research CenterApril 24, 2019

In a new survey, the Center reassesses how it asks Americans about Israelis, Palestinians and their respective governments.

For Democratic voters, as many say their congressional vote was in opposition to GOP as in support of Democrats

U.S. PoliticsNovember 29, 2018

Partisan loyalty and dislike of the opposing party and its candidates were major factors for voters’ choices in this month’s midterms.

U.S. PoliticsOctober 22, 2018

In the nearly two years since the 2016 presidential election, Americans’ views of the seriousness of several national problems have changed, with concerns about drug addiction, college affordability, sexism and racism on the rise.

Pew Research CenterJune 18, 2018

Nearly three-quarters of Americans favor granting permanent legal status to immigrants brought to the U.S. illegally when they were children.

Pew Research CenterApril 26, 2018

How do Americans feel about their own democracy? Read key findings from our recent report on Americans' views of democracy in America.

U.S. PoliticsOctober 5, 2017

Our surveys conducted in June and July found little common ground among Republicans and Democrats on fundamental values. Here are eight takeaways.

Only about a quarter of Democrats say this year will be better than last

U.S. PoliticsJanuary 20, 2017

It has been a tumultuous 10 weeks since Donald Trump's stunning victory. Here are six key findings from our U.S. political surveys since the election.

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