Pew Research Center Staff

Going into the first of three presidential debates on Oct. 3, the number of registered voters who regard Barack Obama favorably is 10 points higher than it is for Mitt Romney.

Nearly half (45%) of the nation’s Hispanic population lives in just 10 metropolitan areas.

As Egypt’s new president comes to New York to speak at the UN, few in his country say Obama has been fair in dealings with Israelis and Palestinians

Muslims in Egypt, Iraq, Jordan and Tunisia are unanimous in their belief in only one God and the Prophet Muhammad

Only 22% of registered voters could be classified as true swing voters as of mid-September, less than in previous presidential years

While most Democrats say upper-income people pay too little in federal taxes, just a third of Republicans agree

In 2006, two-thirds of French adults aware of the controversy over a Danish newspaper publishing cartoons of the Prophet Muhammad said Muslim intolerance was most to blame

When Barack Obama was inaugurated in January 2009, 62% had a favorable view of the Democratic Party, A little more than a year later, the party’s favorability rating had fallen to 38% in April 2010. Read More

Since 2006, the balance of opinion toward the Republican Party has generally been unfavorable. One of the few exceptions was February 2010 when as many viewed the GOP favorably as unfavorably. Not since December 2004, shortly after George W. Bush’s reelection, has a majority expressed a favorable opinion of the GOP. Read More