Numbers, Facts and Trends Shaping Your World
The United States is one of the most religiously diverse countries in the world. Indeed, with adherents from all of the world’s major religions, the United States is truly a nation of religious minorities. Although Protestantism remains the dominant strain of Christianity in the United States, the Protestant tradition is divided into dozens of major […]
Energy policy is a very important issue for 77% of voters.
Democrats are more likely (by 20 points) to say jobs are difficult to find.
Only about four-in-ten U.S. adults now say they are better off today than they were five years ago — the most downbeat assessment of personal progress in more than four decades of polling on this question.
The vast majority of self-identified middle class workers (89% overall) are either completely or mostly satisfied with their job.
By a margin of 69-28, Americans agree that the rich are getting richer and the poor are getting poorer.
Fully 58% of Obama backers say they support Obama strongly; by comparison 39% of McCain’s backers describe themselves as strong supporters.
