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economic conditionsFeb 20, 2025
[](https://www.pewresearch.org/politics/2025/02/20/americans-continue-to-view-several-economic-issues-as-top-national-problems/)
[Americans Continue to View Several Economic Issues as Top National Problems](https://www.pewresearch.org/politics/2025/02/20/americans-continue-to-view-several-economic-issues-as-top-national-problems/)
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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.
reportFeb 7, 2025
[](https://www.pewresearch.org/politics/2025/02/07/public-anticipates-changes-with-trump-but-is-split-over-whether-they-will-be-good-or-bad/)
[Public Anticipates Changes With Trump but Is Split Over Whether They Will Be Good or Bad](https://www.pewresearch.org/politics/2025/02/07/public-anticipates-changes-with-trump-but-is-split-over-whether-they-will-be-good-or-bad/)
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reportDec 4, 2024
[](https://www.pewresearch.org/politics/2024/12/04/voters-broadly-positive-about-how-elections-were-conducted-in-sharp-contrast-to-2020/)
[Voters Broadly Positive About How Elections Were Conducted, in Sharp Contrast to 2020](https://www.pewresearch.org/politics/2024/12/04/voters-broadly-positive-about-how-elections-were-conducted-in-sharp-contrast-to-2020/)
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short readNov 22, 2024
[](https://www.pewresearch.org/short-reads/2024/11/22/after-trumps-victory-democrats-are-more-pessimistic-about-their-partys-future/)
[After Trump’s victory, Democrats are more pessimistic about their party’s future](https://www.pewresearch.org/short-reads/2024/11/22/after-trumps-victory-democrats-are-more-pessimistic-about-their-partys-future/)
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* short readsMar 19, 2025
[](https://www.pewresearch.org/short-reads/2025/03/19/most-americans-continue-to-favor-raising-taxes-on-corporations-higher-income-households/)
[Most Americans continue to favor raising taxes on corporations, higher-income households](https://www.pewresearch.org/short-reads/2025/03/19/most-americans-continue-to-favor-raising-taxes-on-corporations-higher-income-households/)
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Democrats are overwhelmingly supportive of raising taxes on these groups, while Republicans are more divided.
* short readsMar 18, 2025
[](https://www.pewresearch.org/short-reads/2025/03/18/what-the-data-says-about-the-us-department-of-education/)
[What the data says about the U.S. Department of Education](https://www.pewresearch.org/short-reads/2025/03/18/what-the-data-says-about-the-us-department-of-education/)
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The Education Department is the main conduit for federal aid to public K-12 schools and a major lender to college students.
* short readsMar 17, 2025
[](https://www.pewresearch.org/short-reads/2025/03/17/how-americans-feel-about-making-english-the-official-language-of-the-us/)
[How Americans feel about making English the official language of the U.S.](https://www.pewresearch.org/short-reads/2025/03/17/how-americans-feel-about-making-english-the-official-language-of-the-us/)
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About half of U.S. adults (51%) say it is extremely or very important for the U.S. to make English its official language.
* short readsMar 10, 2025
[](https://www.pewresearch.org/short-reads/2025/03/10/119th-congress-brings-firsts-for-women-of-color/)
[119th Congress brings firsts for women of color](https://www.pewresearch.org/short-reads/2025/03/10/119th-congress-brings-firsts-for-women-of-color/)
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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.
* short readsMar 5, 2025
[](https://www.pewresearch.org/short-reads/2025/03/05/what-the-data-says-about-gun-deaths-in-the-us/)
[What the data says about gun deaths in the U.S.](https://www.pewresearch.org/short-reads/2025/03/05/what-the-data-says-about-gun-deaths-in-the-us/)
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While the number of gun deaths in the U.S. fell for the second consecutive year in 2023, it remained among the highest annual totals on record.
* short readsMar 3, 2025
[](https://www.pewresearch.org/short-reads/2025/03/03/where-americans-stand-on-the-economy-immigration-and-other-issues-as-trump-addresses-congress/)
[Where Americans stand on the economy, immigration and other issues as Trump addresses Congress](https://www.pewresearch.org/short-reads/2025/03/03/where-americans-stand-on-the-economy-immigration-and-other-issues-as-trump-addresses-congress/)
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Ahead of President Donald Trump’s address to Congress, here’s a look at U.S. public opinion on key policy issues.
* short readsMar 3, 2025
[](https://www.pewresearch.org/short-reads/2025/03/03/the-changing-face-of-congress-in-7-charts/)
[The changing face of Congress in 7 charts](https://www.pewresearch.org/short-reads/2025/03/03/the-changing-face-of-congress-in-7-charts/)
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The 119th Congress is the most racially and ethnically diverse in history, and it includes the nation’s first openly transgender legislator at the federal level.
* short readsFeb 28, 2025
[](https://www.pewresearch.org/short-reads/2025/02/28/americans-expect-corporations-the-wealthy-white-people-and-other-groups-to-gain-influence-under-trump/)
[Americans expect corporations, the wealthy, White people and other groups to gain influence under Trump](https://www.pewresearch.org/short-reads/2025/02/28/americans-expect-corporations-the-wealthy-white-people-and-other-groups-to-gain-influence-under-trump/)
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Overwhelming majorities expect transgender people (84%) and gay and lesbian people (76%) to lose influence under Trump.
* short readsFeb 27, 2025
[](https://www.pewresearch.org/short-reads/2025/02/27/immigrants-and-children-of-immigrants-make-up-at-least-15-of-119th-congress/)
[Immigrants and children of immigrants make up at least 15% of 119th Congress](https://www.pewresearch.org/short-reads/2025/02/27/immigrants-and-children-of-immigrants-make-up-at-least-15-of-119th-congress/)
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In total, at least 80 lawmakers are foreign born or have at least one parent who was born in another country, including 61 in the House and 19 in the Senate.
* short readsFeb 26, 2025
[](https://www.pewresearch.org/short-reads/2025/02/26/americans-have-grown-more-supportive-of-restrictions-for-trans-people-in-recent-years/)
[Americans have grown more supportive of restrictions for trans people in recent years](https://www.pewresearch.org/short-reads/2025/02/26/americans-have-grown-more-supportive-of-restrictions-for-trans-people-in-recent-years/)
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Two-thirds of U.S. adults favor laws and policies that require trans athletes to compete on teams that match their sex assigned at birth.
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reportApr 9, 2024
[](https://www.pewresearch.org/politics/2024/04/09/changing-partisan-coalitions-in-a-politically-divided-nation/)
[Changing Partisan Coalitions in a Politically Divided Nation](https://www.pewresearch.org/politics/2024/04/09/changing-partisan-coalitions-in-a-politically-divided-nation/)
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Amid shifts in demographics and partisan allegiances, registered voters are now evenly split between the Democratic Party and the GOP.
reportSep 19, 2023
[](https://www.pewresearch.org/politics/2023/09/19/americans-dismal-views-of-the-nations-politics/)
[Americans’ Dismal Views of the Nation’s Politics](https://www.pewresearch.org/politics/2023/09/19/americans-dismal-views-of-the-nations-politics/)
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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.
reportNov 9, 2021
[](https://www.pewresearch.org/politics/2021/11/09/beyond-red-vs-blue-the-political-typology-2/)
[Beyond Red vs. Blue: The Political Typology](https://www.pewresearch.org/politics/2021/11/09/beyond-red-vs-blue-the-political-typology-2/)
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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.
reportDec 17, 2019
[](https://www.pewresearch.org/politics/2019/12/17/in-a-politically-polarized-era-sharp-divides-in-both-partisan-coalitions/)
[In a Politically Polarized Era, Sharp Divides in Both Partisan Coalitions](https://www.pewresearch.org/politics/2019/12/17/in-a-politically-polarized-era-sharp-divides-in-both-partisan-coalitions/)
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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.
Features
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featureOct 30, 2019
[](https://www.pewresearch.org/politics/feature/across-the-table-would-you-share-your-views-of-donald-trump-over-dinner/)
### [Across the Table: Would you share your views of Donald Trump over dinner?](https://www.pewresearch.org/politics/feature/across-the-table-would-you-share-your-views-of-donald-trump-over-dinner/)
reportJan 9, 2024
[](https://www.pewresearch.org/politics/2024/01/09/tuning-out-americans-on-the-edge-of-politics/)
### [Tuning Out: Americans on the Edge of Politics](https://www.pewresearch.org/politics/2024/01/09/tuning-out-americans-on-the-edge-of-politics/)
data essayDec 17, 2020
[](https://www.pewresearch.org/politics/2020/12/17/voters-say-those-on-the-other-side-dont-get-them-heres-what-they-want-them-to-know/)
### [Voters Say Those on the Other Side ‘Don’t Get’ Them. Here’s What They Want Them to Know.](https://www.pewresearch.org/politics/2020/12/17/voters-say-those-on-the-other-side-dont-get-them-heres-what-they-want-them-to-know/)
quizNov 9, 2021
[](https://www.pewresearch.org/politics/quiz/political-typology/)
### [Political Typology Quiz](https://www.pewresearch.org/politics/quiz/political-typology/)
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