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Hannah Hartig

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Hannah Hartig is a senior researcher at Pew Research Center, where she primarily studies U.S. political attitudes and voting behavior. She has authored analyses on topics including domestic opinions of the U.S., voter turnout in 2020 and views of abortion. Prior to joining the Center, she was director of research at the Penn Program on Opinion Research and Election Studies at the University of Pennsylvania. She regularly discusses the Center’s political research with the news media and has served as an election night exit poll analyst for NBC News since 2014. Hartig received her bachelor’s in foreign affairs from the University of Virginia and master’s degree in quantitative politics from the University of Pennsylvania.

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decodedSep 30, 2021

Validating 2020 voters in Pew Research Center’s survey data

Surveys that ask about voting can be made more accurate by validating respondents’ self-reported turnout with official voting records.
reportSep 28, 2021

Declining Share of Republicans Say It Is Important To Prosecute Jan. 6 Rioters

There is a wide partisan split on the fairness of the House committee’s probe.
reportSep 23, 2021

Biden Loses Ground With the Public on Issues, Personal Traits and Job Approval

Americans show more support than opposition for two infrastructure bills; majorities favor raising taxes on large businesses and high-income households.
data essaySep 2, 2021

Two Decades Later, the Enduring Legacy of 9/11

Twenty years ago, Americans came together – bonded by sadness and patriotism – after the 9/11 terrorist attacks. But a review of public opinion in the two decades since finds that unity was fleeting. It also shows how support for the wars in Afghanistan and Iraq was strong initially but fell over time.
reportAug 12, 2021

Deep Divisions in Americans’ Views of Nation’s Racial History – and How To Address It

Republicans are far more likely than Democrats to say increased attention to the history of slavery and racism is bad for the country.
short readsAug 11, 2021

Democrats overwhelmingly favor free college tuition, while Republicans are divided by age, education

Among all U.S. adults, 63% favor making tuition at public colleges free, including 37% who strongly favor the proposal.
reportJun 30, 2021

Behind Biden’s 2020 Victory

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.
reportJun 2, 2021

Most Americans Favor the Death Penalty Despite Concerns About Its Administration

Nearly eight-in-ten U.S. adults (78%) say there is some risk an innocent person will be put to death, and 63% say the death penalty does not deter people from committing serious crimes.
reportMay 17, 2021

Americans See Broad Responsibilities for Government; Little Change Since 2019

The share of adults who are “basically content” with the federal government has risen to the highest point since 2004, driven by Democrats.
short readsMay 6, 2021

About six-in-ten Americans say abortion should be legal in all or most cases

While public support for legal abortion has fluctuated some in two decades of polling, it has remained relatively stable over the past five years. Currently, 59% say abortion should be legal in all or most cases, while 39% say it should be illegal in all or most cases.