CommentaryJuly 15, 2024
The GOP is Poised to Make Gains With Young Voters
Of the many ways that Donald Trump has scrambled the country’s political demography, none is more surprising than the way he changed the GOP’s relationship with young voters. Not all polling agrees, but many reputable polling outfits have found Trump neck-and-neck with Biden among young voters. But it’s not simply that Trump has suddenly become more appealing
CommentaryJune 20, 2024
The Surprising Issue That Could Help Biden With Young Voters
Young voters are less supportive of Biden than they were in 2020. Embracing immigration may be the key to reclaiming the youth vote.
Facts & FiguresJune 5, 2024
More Americans Favor Deporting Illegal Immigrants
Our latest survey finds that the public is divided over whether all immigrants living in the United States illegally should be deported. Fifty percent of the public supports this option and nearly as many (46 percent) oppose it. It marks a dramatic change in American attitudes. In the summer of 2016, roughly the same moment
Survey ReportsMay 28, 2024
An Unsettled Electorate: How Uncertainty and Apathy Are Shaping the 2024 Election
A survey of more than 6,500 US adults focused on the 2024 presidential election reveals a pessimistic and unsettled American electorate fractured by education, ideology, class, and gender.
Facts & FiguresMay 1, 2024
Young Men Distrust Both Parties
There are growing signs that young adults do not trust either political party. The share of young adults who have a negative view of the Democratic and Republican Parties has risen dramatically in recent years. Today, 31 percent of young adults have a negative view of both parties, far greater than among older Americans. But
Facts & FiguresMarch 25, 2024
White Union Members Grow More Republican
In the late 1960s, union households were Democratic households. Nearly half (46 percent) of Americans who lived in union households identified as Democrats. Over the ensuing decades, Democratic identification among white members of union households has slowly eroded, dipping consistently below four in 10 by 2002. Over that period, the proportion of white Americans in
CommentaryMarch 5, 2024
The Societal Cost of the Marriage Decline
Marriage is positively associated with greater community involvement across a range of different activities.
Facts & FiguresFebruary 15, 2024
Dating Difficulties
Most singles today do not enjoy dating, and many say dating has gotten worse. But for the most part, Americans believe dating is difficult for men and women alike. Overall, men tend to believe they have it tougher than women, while women say the opposite. Liberal women and conservative men stand out for feeling that
CommentaryFebruary 9, 2024
Gen Z’s Romance Gap: Why Nearly Half of Young Men Aren’t Dating
Until very recently, American culture has operated on the flawed notion that teenage dating and sex required little encouragement. Teenage romance was once seen as a natural part of American adolescence. This, it turns out, is completely wrong. Teenage dating is not inevitable and it’s a rapidly disappearing part of the American teenage experience. These
CommentaryJanuary 23, 2024
The War within Gen Z
Young men and women no longer agree on anything. What happened?