Americans overall are evenly divided on whether the U.S. has a responsibility to help Ukraine. While 63% of Democrats say the U.S. has this responsibility, 62% of Republicans say it does not.
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Across six issue areas, the share of adults who say there is at least some common ground between the parties has declined by an average of 12 points since 2023.
Most Biden supporters favor a bigger government with a strong social safety net. Trump backers generally take the opposing view.
Public trust in government remains low, as it has for much of the 21st century. Roughly two-in-ten Americans say they trust the government in Washington to do what is right “just about always” (2%) or “most of the time” (21%).
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.
None of the four major British political parties we asked about in our survey receive net positive ratings from the British public.
Many worldwide are dissatisfied with how democracy is working. In several high-income democracies, dissatisfaction has been on the rise since 2021.
Those who experienced racial discrimination are more likely to say these institutions intentionally or negligently harm Black people.
A quarter of Americans hold unfavorable views of both major party candidates – President Joe Biden and former President Donald Trump.
Across 34 nations polled, a 43% median have confidence in Biden’s handling of world affairs, while a 28% median have confidence in Trump.
Voters who support Biden and Trump have starkly different opinions on many issues, and these two groups are divided internally as well.
Amid shifts in demographics and partisan allegiances, registered voters are now evenly split between the Democratic Party and the GOP.
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.
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.
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.
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