More Americans get news about government and politics than about any other topic

Americans tend to view international students positively, though some support limitations

Around the world, political leaders receive mixed assessments at best and get decidedly negative marks in a number of places. Across 25 countries, a median of 47% say few or none of their politicians are honest. www.pewresearch.org/...

Most Americans say it is important to be able to tell if pictures, videos, or text were made by AI or by humans, but 53% aren’t too confident they can detect AI-generated content. www.pewresearch.org/...

Many nations that had widespread support for economic change last year have a strong demand for political change now. For example, 94% of Nigerians wanted major changes or complete reform for their economic system in 2024, and 91% want this for their political system today. www.pewresearch.org/...

Americans see a role for AI in some areas of society but want more control over its use. About half say it’ll erode creative thinking.

42% of social media users say the sites are important for them getting involved with political, social issues

How spiritual is your state?

As New Mexico prepares to offer free child care for all families, here are 5 facts about child care costs in the U.S., from an October 2024 analysis:

How religious is your state? To find out, explore our interactive tool comparing all 50 states and D.C. on several measures of religiousness, including: 🙏 frequency of prayer 🛐 belief in God ❣️ importance of religion ⛪ religious attendance

From political speeches to songs, how would Americans react if they found out AI was involved?

In our charts, we sometimes illustrate the margin of error through error bars, also called confidence intervals. But what do they mean? How should they be interpreted? Here are some answers to common questions that might help you better understand charts with error bars.

What do Americans really think about AI? 🤖 🧵⬇️ Full report here:

People in regions across the globe are unhappy with their political systems and elected officials. However, many of those who want significant political change in their country are not confident it can happen.

How Americans view AI and its impact on people and society

Americans are far less likely to say religion shapes their vote than to say it shapes their morality and treatment of others. www.pewresearch.org/...

How people in 24 countries feel about their political parties

Slightly more White evangelicals say supporting Trump is essential to being a good Christian than say opposing Trump is essential (10% vs. 5%). Within every other large Christian tradition, this balance of opinion is reversed.

📊 84% of U.S. Catholics view #PopeLeoXIV favorably. This is on par with early ratings of Pope Francis. 🧵👇 & full analysis here: www.pewresearch.org/...

A recent survey reveals that a majority of U.S. adults believe God had no involvement in the last two presidential elections, with only a small percentage saying God chose the winners because of their policies.

Did God influence the 2024 Presidential election? Most Americans don't think so

Most adults across 24 countries are online at least several times a day

Do religiously unaffiliated adults believe in God? Solid majorities say they do in Brazil 🇧🇷 (92%), Colombia 🇨🇴 (86%), South Africa 🇿🇦 (77%) and Chile 🇨🇱 (69%). Meanwhile, religiously unaffiliated adults in Europe and Australia are much less inclined to say this.

In some countries, large shares of religiously unaffiliated adults say “there is something spiritual beyond the natural world, even if we cannot see it.” That includes 61% in Mexico and 65% in Brazil. 🇲🇽🇧🇷🌟

8 in 10 Israelis view United Nations unfavorably

About a fifth or more of religiously unaffiliated adults believe in life after death in all 22 countries we surveyed. And in seven of those countries, that figure jumps to 50% or more. 🕊️ www.pewresearch.org/...

Yesterday's RFK Jr. Senate hearing put the CDC's pandemic response back in the spotlight. Our surveys have tracked a sharp and long-running partisan divide in views on public health officials' pandemic performance. www.pewresearch.org/...

Democrats continue to be much more likely than Republicans to view the Federal Reserve favorably. www.pewresearch.org/...

Many religious ‘nones’ around the world hold spiritual beliefs

We asked Americans about 16 federal agencies. The National Park Service and National Weather Service were among the most favorable. www.pewresearch.org/...

86% of Americans say Supreme Court justices should not bring their own political views into their decisions, but only 14% say the justices are doing an excellent or good job in that respect. www.pewresearch.org/short-reads/...

Roughly seven-in-ten Republicans (72%) express a favorable view of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, while 21% see the agency unfavorably. In contrast, Democrats overwhelmingly rate ICE negatively (13% favorable, 78% unfavorable). www.pewresearch.org/...

Favorable views of Supreme Court remain near historic low

51% of Republicans who say they distrust national news organizations nevertheless say they trust Fox News. New @pewresearch.org analysis looks at the relationship between public trust in media generally vs. public trust in media specifically. ⬇️

Below is my new post about our Three Stages of Religious Decline paper (www.nature.com/articles/s41...). We argue that a similar process of decline affects countries on every populated continent, including countries in which Christianity, Islam, Buddhism or Hinduism is the largest religion. A🧵

Many Americans who generally distrust national news organizations still express trust in certain outlets

Last week @pewresearch.org looked at educational differences in the audiences of 30 major news outlets: pewresearch.org/short-reads/... New follow-up analysis looks at age differences in those same audiences: www.pewresearch.org/short-reads/...

How religion declines around the world

While 68% of Republicans – and just 26% of Democrats – now view the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) positively, last year Democrats were more likely than Republicans to rate DHS favorably. www.pewresearch.org/...

51% of Republicans now rate the Justice Department favorably, up 18 percentage points from last year. The trend is the opposite among Democrats, and the movement sharper: 28% of Democrats view the DOJ favorably, down 27 points from last year. www.pewresearch.org/...

Redistricting between censuses has been rare in the modern era

How the audiences of 30 major news sources differ by age

Our new analysis of Census Bureau data finds that, as of June 2025: - 51.9 million immigrants lived in the U.S. - 15.4% of all U.S. residents were immigrants, down from a recent historic high of 15.8%. - 19% of the U.S. labor force were immigrants, down from 20% in January.

Majorities of adults see decline of union membership as bad for the U.S. and working people

Americans who are lesbian, gay, bisexual or transgender (LGBT) tend to be less religious than those who are not LGBT. Roughly half of U.S. adults who are LGBT (48%) say they identify with a religion compared to 73% of non-LGBT Americans.

After more than 50 years of rapid growth, the nation’s immigrant population is now in decline. More findings about immigrants in the U.S. from our analysis of Census Bureau data:

In this Q&A, we speak with Senior Demographer Jeffrey S. Passel about how the Center estimates the number of unauthorized immigrants in the U.S.:

After more than 50 years of rapid growth, the nation’s immigrant population is now in decline.

When asked what they value in a news provider, large majorities of Americans say it’s important for the people they get news form to display honesty, intelligence and authenticity.

Six-in-ten adults across 25 nations surveyed say the spread of infectious diseases is a major threat to their country. Concern about this issue is generally higher in middle-income countries than high-income ones.