Numbers, Facts and Trends Shaping Your World
Former Research Assistant
Vianney Gómez is a former research assistant focusing on U.S. politics and policy at Pew Research Center.
Demographic characteristics and other factors, such as the devices that respondents use to take surveys, are tied to Americans’ willingness to engage with open-ended questions.
Seven-in-ten Americans view inflation as a very big problem for the country, followed by the affordability of health care and violent crime.
More than nine-in-ten Americans (93%) say high school grades should be at least a minor factor in admissions decisions.
Today, 54% of U.S. adults say they have a favorable opinion of the Supreme Court, while 44% have an unfavorable view. And 84% say justices should not bring their political views into decisions.
About nine-in-ten U.S. adults (91%) say they have heard little (46%) or nothing at all (45%) about the diplomatic boycott of the Olympics.
Americans’ views of the economy remain negative; most say prices have gotten worse while job availability has improved.
Nearly six-in-ten U.S. adults (59%) see a great deal of difference between the two major political parties, up from 55% just two years ago.
Pew Research Center’s political typology provides a roadmap to today’s fractured political landscape. It organizes the public into nine distinct groups, based on an analysis of their attitudes and values. Even in a polarized era, the 2021 survey reveals deep divisions in both partisan coalitions.
There is a wide partisan split on the fairness of the House committee’s probe.
Americans show more support than opposition for two infrastructure bills; majorities favor raising taxes on large businesses and high-income households.
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