Numbers, Facts and Trends Shaping Your World
Illustrations by Christa Jarrold To better understand the U.S. media landscape, Pew Research Center has surveyed Americans over time about their news habits and attitudes. Time and time again, the youngest adults stand out from the crowd in their unique ways of consuming news and their views of the news media. This essay examines how […]
Data centers accounted for 4% of total U.S. electricity use in 2024. Their energy demand is expected to more than double by 2030.
Just over half of Americans see left-wing (53%) and right-wing (52%) extremism as major problems.
Between 2000 and 2024, the U.S. Latino population nearly doubled, rising from 35.3 million to 68 million.
Americans’ views of religion’s role in society have grown more positive in recent years. But many feel their religious beliefs conflict with the mainstream.
About six-in-ten U.S. adults now say they favor more nuclear power plants to generate electricity, up from 43% in 2020.
In 2023, over 1.8 million Americans divorced. Additionally, a third of Americans who have ever been married have also experienced divorce.
A growing share of Republicans say that those who call out others on social media for posts that might be considered offensive are mainly holding people accountable.
Nearly half of Americans (46%) say the news they get makes them feel informed extremely often or often.
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