American Trends Panel

ReportDecember 12, 2019

An exploration of more than 50 Pew Research Center surveys confirms the overwhelming impact party identification has on Americans’ trust in the news media. And divides emerge within party – particularly the Republican Party – based on how strongly people approve of Trump.

Fact TankFebruary 28, 2019

Nick Bertoni, manager of the American Trends Panel, explains how the panel works and what its recent expansion means for our future survey work.

ReportFebruary 27, 2019

Pew Research Center’s American Trends Panel (ATP) is now the Center’s principal source of data for U.S. public opinion research.

ReportNovember 15, 2018

The public is generally positive about the outcome of last week’s midterm elections. Yet most Americans think that neither Democratic congressional leaders nor Donald Trump will be successful in getting their policies passed into law during the next two years.

ReportOctober 29, 2018

With a week to go before Election Day, Americans are confident their local election authorities are up to the essential tasks of making sure that elections are run smoothly and that votes are counted accurately.

ReportMarch 26, 2018

The American Trends Panel (ATP), created by the Pew Research Center, is a nationally representative panel of randomly selected U.S. adults recruited from landline and cell phone random digit dial surveys. Panelists participate via monthly self-administered Web surveys. Panelists who do not have internet access are provided with a tablet and wireless internet connection. The […]

VideoJanuary 4, 2018

Americans agree that certain behaviors – like direct personal threats – constitute online harassment. But they are more divided on others, such as sending unkind messages or publicly sharing a private conversation.

ReportJanuary 4, 2018

Americans agree that certain behaviors – like direct personal threats – constitute online harassment. But they are more divided on others, such as sending unkind messages or publicly sharing a private conversation.

ReportJuly 11, 2017

Roughly four-in-ten Americans have personally experienced online harassment, and 62% consider it a major problem.

ReportMay 10, 2017

Roughly nine-in-ten Democrats say news media criticism keeps leaders in line (sometimes called the news media’s “watchdog role”), while only about four-in-ten Republicans say the same.

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