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John Gramlich

Associate Director, Short Reads

John Gramlich is an associate director at Pew Research Center, where he
oversees the organization’s data journalism blog. His research and writing focuses on criminal justice, legal affairs, immigration and other issues. Before joining the Center, he was a researcher at The Pew Charitable Trusts, where he focused on the U.S. correctional system. Earlier in his career, he was a journalist at news organizations including CQ Roll Call, Stateline.org and The Baltimore Sun, covering criminal justice and other subjects. He has a master’s degree in journalism and public affairs from American University and a bachelor’s degree in English from Pennsylvania State University.

Publications

short readsSep 6, 2019

Republicans have confidence in presidential appointees, Democrats trust career government employees

Partisans have different levels of confidence when it comes to the type of personnel who hold government jobs – presidential appointees or career employees.
short readsAug 6, 2019

Young Americans are less trusting of other people – and key institutions – than their elders

Americans believe trust has declined in the U.S., whether it involves citizens’ faith in each other or their confidence in the government.
short readsJul 10, 2019

For World Population Day, a look at the countries with the biggest projected gains – and losses – by 2100

Four of the 10 most populous countries will no longer be among the top 10 in 2100 – and all four will be supplanted by rapidly growing African nations.
short readsJul 2, 2019

What makes a good citizen? Voting, paying taxes, following the law top list

Majorities of Americans say voting in elections, paying taxes and following the law are very important to good citizenship, according to a 2018 survey.
short readsJun 11, 2019

Only 2% of federal criminal defendants went to trial in 2018, and most who did were found guilty

Trials are rare in the federal criminal justice system: Just 2% of criminal defendants went to trial in fiscal 2018. Acquittals are even rarer.
short readsMay 21, 2019

From police to parole, black and white Americans differ widely in their views of criminal justice system

Attitudes vary considerably by race on issues including crime, policing, the death penalty, parole decisions and voting rights.
short readsApr 30, 2019

The gap between the number of blacks and whites in prison is shrinking

Blacks have long outnumbered whites in U.S. prisons. But a significant decline in the number of black prisoners has narrowed the gap.
short readsMar 26, 2019

Q&A: What Pew Research Center’s new survey says about local news in the U.S.

Amy Mitchell, director of journalism research at Pew Research Center, discusses the findings of a new study on America’s local news landscape.
short readsMar 21, 2019

Looking ahead to 2050, Americans are pessimistic about many aspects of life in U.S.

Majorities of Americans foresee widening income gaps, tougher financial times for older Americans and intensifying political divisions.
short readsMar 14, 2019

California is one of 11 states that have the death penalty but haven’t used it in more than a decade

More than a third of the states that allow executions haven’t carried one out in at least 10 years or, in some cases, much longer.