Harris Energizes Democrats in Transformed Presidential Race
The share of voters who strongly support Kamala Harris is nearly 20 points higher than the share who felt this way about Joe Biden in July.
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6 facts about presidential and vice presidential debates
More than 73 million people watched at least some of the first Trump-Biden debate in 2020, making it the third-largest debate audience ever.
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Biden, Trump are least-liked pair of major party presidential candidates in at least 3 decades
A quarter of Americans hold unfavorable views of both major party candidates – President Joe Biden and former President Donald Trump.
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As Biden and Trump seek reelection, who are the oldest – and youngest – current world leaders?
Though Biden is 81 years old, most global leaders are in their 50s and 60s, and the median age of current national leaders is 62.
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Women and Political Leadership Ahead of the 2024 Election
For the most part, Americans don’t think a woman president would do better or worse than a man when it comes to key leadership traits or the handling of various policy areas. At the same time, the public sees differences in the way men and women running for higher office are treated by the media.
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The Data on Women Leaders
Key trends and data on women in top U.S. political, business and higher education positions.
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Republicans view Reagan, Trump as best recent presidents
About four-in-ten Republicans and Republican-leaning independents (41%) say Reagan has done the best job as president over the past 40 years, compared with 37% who say Trump.
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Little change in Americans’ views of Trump over the past year
63% of Americans have an unfavorable opinion of Donald Trump, while 35% view him favorably. A year ago, Trump’s rating stood at 60% unfavorable.
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22 states have ever elected a Black woman to Congress
Overall, 57 Black women – among a total of 106 women of color – have ever been elected to the national legislature.
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Black Lives Matter tops list of groups that Black Americans see as helping them most in recent years
Around four-in-ten Black adults in the United States (39%) say Black Lives Matter has done the most to help Black people in recent years.
