Numbers, Facts and Trends Shaping Your World
Roughly seven-in-ten Americans (72%) say the “the role of money in politics” is a very big problem in the country today – the highest share of any of the 24 items asked about on the survey.
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Republicans are less likely than last year to say Russia is an enemy and to say the U.S. has a responsibility to help Ukraine defend itself.
As of September 2024, more than 700,000 veterans worked in various federal departments and agencies.
A slight majority of Americans (54%) say the Israel-Hamas war is either very or somewhat important to them personally.
Far fewer are hearing about the administration’s relationship with the media than was the case early in President Donald Trump’s first term.
Republicans are much more likely than Democrats to support ending federal funding for public media.
The share of Americans who perceive TikTok as a national security threat has also dipped – from 59% in 2023 to 49% now.
Democrats are overwhelmingly supportive of raising taxes on these groups, while Republicans are more divided.
The Education Department is the main conduit for federal aid to public K-12 schools and a major lender to college students.
About half of U.S. adults (51%) say it is extremely or very important for the U.S. to make English its official language.
In the Senate, two Black women are serving concurrently for the first time. And in the House, two states and one U.S. territory elected their first Black, Hispanic or Pacific Islander woman lawmaker.
Amid shifts in demographics and partisan allegiances, registered voters are now evenly split between the Democratic Party and the GOP.
Americans’ views of politics and elected officials are unrelentingly negative, with little hope of improvement on the horizon. 65% of Americans say they always or often feel exhausted when thinking about politics. By contrast, just 10% say they always or often feel hopeful about politics.
Pew Research Center’s political typology provides a roadmap to today’s fractured political landscape. It organizes the public into nine distinct groups, based on an analysis of their attitudes and values. Even in a polarized era, the 2021 survey reveals deep divisions in both partisan coalitions.
Partisanship remains the strongest factor dividing the American public. Yet there are substantial divisions within both parties on fundamental political values, views of current issues and the severity of the problems facing the nation.
