Political Polarization

Political polarization – the vast and growing gap between liberals and conservatives, Republicans and Democrats – is a defining feature of American politics today, and one the Pew Research Center has documented for many years.

America is exceptional in the nature of its political divide

The U.S. is not the only country wrestling with political fissures. But the pandemic has revealed how pervasive the divide in U.S. politics is.

2020 election reveals two broad voting coalitions fundamentally at odds

If one takeaway from the election is historic voter participation, another may be the political polarization that has come to define the U.S.

Both Republicans and Democrats cite masks as a negative effect of COVID-19, but for very different reasons

When asked to describe how the COVID-19 outbreak has affected them negatively, Democrats and Republicans are divided on the subject of masks.

Public opinion about coronavirus is more politically divided in U.S. than in other advanced economies

Across 13 countries, people’s assessments of how well their country had handled the coronavirus outbreak were closely tied to partisanship.

Americans are divided on whether colleges that brought students back to campus made the right decision

Half of U.S. adults say colleges and universities that brought students back to campus made the right decision, while 48% say they did not.

8 key findings about Catholics and abortion

Like U.S. adults overall, the majority of U.S. Catholics say abortion should be legal – at least in some cases.

Republicans who rely most on Trump for COVID-19 news see the outbreak differently from those who don’t

Among Republicans, opinions about the coronavirus outbreak in the U.S. differ considerably by source of news.

Voters’ views of McConnell and Schumer are negative and deeply divided by partisanship

U.S. voters express more negative than positive views of the Senate's top leaders, Republican Mitch McConnell and Democrat Chuck Schumer.

Partisans in the U.S. increasingly divided on whether offensive content online is taken seriously enough

Americans have grown more divided on whether offensive content online is taken seriously enough and on which is more important online, free speech or feeling safe.

Voters anxiously approach an unusual election – and its potentially uncertain aftermath

Many Americans are heading into the 2020 election with a sense of uncertainty that goes beyond their traditional concerns over who will win.

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