A majority of U.S. presidents and vice presidents have been relatively close in age
Of the 51 president-vice president pairs, a majority (59%) have been closer than 10 years in age.
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The Political Values of Harris and Trump Supporters
Among supporters of Kamala Harris and Donald Trump, there continue to be wide gaps on cultural issues, the role of government and America’s place in the world.
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As Robert F. Kennedy Jr. exits, a look at who supported him in the 2024 presidential race
Many of Kennedy’s July supporters decided to back Kamala Harris over Donald Trump by 2 to 1 after Biden withdrew from the race.
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Black voters support Harris over Trump and Kennedy by a wide margin
About three-quarters of Black voters (77%) say they would vote for or lean toward Harris if the 2024 presidential election were held today.
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Harris Energizes Democrats in Transformed Presidential Race
The share of voters who strongly support Kamala Harris is nearly 20 points higher than the share who felt this way about Joe Biden in July.
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Most U.S. vice presidents in recent decades have sought the presidency, but relatively few have won
Overall, 29 of the 49 people who have served as vice president since the country’s founding have gone on to formally seek a party’s presidential nomination.
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Joe Biden, Public Opinion and His Withdrawal From the 2024 Race
Here are some of the key public opinion dynamics around Joe Biden’s choice to not pursue the Democratic nomination for the 2024 presidential race.
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Amid Doubts About Biden’s Mental Sharpness, Trump Leads Presidential Race
Majorities of voters express dissatisfaction with the candidates. And 63% of voters describe both Biden and Trump as “embarrassing.”
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More people view the U.S. positively than China across 35 surveyed countries
A median of 54% of adults in these nations have a favorable view of the U.S., while a median of 35% see China favorably.
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6 facts about presidential and vice presidential debates
More than 73 million people watched at least some of the first Trump-Biden debate in 2020, making it the third-largest debate audience ever.
