Overall, 88% of voters say that elections across the United States were run and administered at least somewhat well. More than nine-in-ten Trump voters (93%) say this about the 2024 elections, up from just 21% in 2020.
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Here’s a look back at 2024 through 14 of our most striking research findings.
Four states that Republican Donald Trump carried in this month’s presidential election also elected Democratic senators.
Republicans are far more likely than Democrats to say the United States is providing too much support to Ukraine (42% vs. 13%).
Among those who support mass deportations, 43% also say undocumented immigrants should have a way to stay in the country legally.
About half of workers (52%) now say focusing on increasing DEI at work is mainly a good thing, down from 56% in February 2023.
While 84% of Americans and 74% of Germans perceived U.S.-German relations as good, their views differed on some international issues.
Five races for U.S. Senate and two for governor feature a major-party nominee who, if elected, would be the first woman in their state to hold the office.
Among those who listed a main source of political news, six-in-ten say that their source is part of the “mainstream media.”
In 2020, 93% of districts were retained by the same party; only 18 of 435 districts (4%) flipped.
90% of Harris voters, versus 57% of Trump voters, are confident the 2024 election will be administered well.
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.
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