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Do you feel like you don’t fit in as a ‘Democrat’ or a ‘Republican?’
Our new political typology shows this complexity, sorting the public into nine distinct groups based on their political and cultural values.
The result is a picture of American politics with far more than just red and blue.
ALT Chart of The 2026 Pew Research Center Political Typology.
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In our new survey, only 24% of voters say the phrase “mentally sharp” describes Biden; 58% say the same of Trump.
Meanwhile, about twice as many voters describe Trump as mean-spirited (64%) than say that about Biden (31%). pewrsr.ch/4bzF6zH
ALT Chart shows Only about a quarter of voters say Biden is ‘mentally sharp’; nearly two-thirds describe Trump as ‘mean-spirited’
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NEW A pair of candidates with some notable personal weaknesses:
Just 24% of voters - including 53% of his supporters- say Biden is "mentally sharp."
Just 36% describe Trump as honest.
64% - including 39% of his supporters - say Trump is "mean-spirited."
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NEW Among the many differences in the composition of the Rep and Dem parties, religious affiliation is among the most striking. GOP continues to be overwhelmingly made up of Christians. Dem Party is now 46% non-Christian, up from 25% in 2008.
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Younger Americans have a more favorable opinion of the Palestinian people than the Israeli people. Six-in-ten adults under age 30 have a positive view of the Palestinian people, compared with 46% who see the Israeli people positively. pewrsr.ch/3J42NnQ
ALT A dot plot showing that Americans’ views of Israelis, Palestinians differ by age.
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Trump is less vulnerable than other Republicans on abortion. He's neck-and-neck with Biden among the group of voters who want abortion to be "mostly legal." They want abortion to remain accessible but they care more about the economy. nytimes.com/2023/11/14/upsho…
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A lot happening in world of #Space🛰️. New @pewresearch takes stock of how Americans see:
▪️ Role for U.S.
▪️ NASA priorities
▪️ Commercial efforts
▪️ Future of space, including tourism and potential for conflict
@pewscience / Link ⬇️
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Does the public recognize good economic news? Yes: in June just 24% (equal %s of Reps & Dems) called unemployment a major problem. But 65% saw inflation as a big problem & while views were partisan it hit low income much more than high income folks.
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New @pewresearch on #ElectricVehicles:
▪️ 38% are likely to consider an #EV for their next 🚗purchase
▪️ Just 17% are highly confident U.S. will build needed charging infrastructure
▪️ Those optimistic on infrastructure, most likely to consider buying
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The new Pew validated voters study that showed higher turnout for Republicans than Democrats in 2022 overall and among key groups like women, Latino voters, and rural voters nytimes.com/2023/07/12/us/po…
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NEW Even in an era of high turnout elections, most Americans are not consistent voters.
37% of age 18+ citizens voted in 2018, 2020, 2022.
30% voted in none of the 3 elections.
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New report from our team with findings on climate, energy and extreme weather.
One example: 54% of Americans say limiting new construction in areas at high risk of extreme weather is a good idea. A much smaller share (29%) say requiring communities to relocate is a good idea.
More say it’s a good idea than a bad idea for the federal government to limit new construction in communities at high risk of extreme weather (54% to 19%). Another 27% say they are not sure of their views on this. pewrsr.ch/3Jwd1hd
ALT Bar chart showing majority of Americans say limiting construction in areas at risk of extreme weather is a good idea
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NEW Nearly a year after the Supreme Court overturned Roe, the impact is being felt - especially in states where abortion is banned.
71% in those states say it would be difficult to get an abortion in their local area; that compares w/ 50% 4 years ago.
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Americans far more likely to think the use of AI in the workplace will have a major impact on workers than on themselves (62% vs. 28%) pewrsr.ch/3LdPEKP @pewresearch
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The public polling landscape has drastically changed since 2000. Many pollsters are using different methods, and a growing share are using multiple methods - sometimes three or more! Read more here: pewresearch.org/methods/2023…
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Encourage your undergrads to apply to our internship program! Our internships are for our research teams AND our nonprofit admin, comms, and data journalism teams. They are not limited to those w/ quant experience. vimeo.com/783703222?ref=tw-s…
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A sign of how the GOP has changed: Share of Republicans saying banks and financial institutions have a positive effect on the country has declined 25 pts since 2019.
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New numbers are out from @pewresearch's recurring surveys on Americans' psychological distress levels during the pandemic: 41% of US adults, including 58% of those under 30, have experienced high distress at some point since COVID-19 began in March 2020. pewrsr.ch/3uKbtso
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NEW Sharp rise in share of GOP voters who say elections were run well, though they still lag Democrats. Republicans roughly 30 pts. more likely to say elections were run well than after Trump v Biden - 53% now, 21% in Nov. 2020.
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Michael Gerson, RIP. A good man and a beautiful writer whose support for PEPFAR contributed to some of the most actually-effective altruism ever carried out by the US government. Here he is writing on his cancer, ten years ago:
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