{"id":312688,"date":"2026-07-16T08:31:21","date_gmt":"2026-07-16T12:31:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/?post_type=chart&#038;p=312688"},"modified":"2026-07-16T08:43:51","modified_gmt":"2026-07-16T12:43:51","slug":"americans-varying-levels-of-engagement-in-society","status":"publish","type":"chart","link":"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/chart\/americans-varying-levels-of-engagement-in-society\/","title":{"rendered":"Americans\u2019 varying levels of engagement in society"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure class=\"wp-chart-builder\">\t\t<div style=\"max-width:200px\" class=\"wp-chart-builder-wrapper alignnone wp-block-prc-chart-builder-controller--freeform wp-block-prc-chart-builder-controller\" id=\"fb6840f1-3282-49ec-bce2-cb940b05738f\" data-wp-interactive=\"prc-chart-builder\/controller\" data-wp-context=\"{&quot;id&quot;:&quot;fb6840f1-3282-49ec-bce2-cb940b05738f&quot;,&quot;postId&quot;:312688,&quot;postUrl&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/alpha.pewresearch.org\\\/pewresearch-org\\\/chart\\\/americans-varying-levels-of-engagement-in-society\\\/&quot;,&quot;chartPostUrl&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/alpha.pewresearch.org\\\/pewresearch-org\\\/chart\\\/americans-varying-levels-of-engagement-in-society\\\/&quot;,&quot;postPubDate&quot;:&quot;2026-07-16&quot;,&quot;rootUrl&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/alpha.pewresearch.org\\\/pewresearch-org&quot;,&quot;featuredImageId&quot;:339862,&quot;featuredImageUrl&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/alpha.pewresearch.org\\\/pewresearch-org\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/sites\\\/20\\\/2026\\\/07\\\/americans_varying_levels_of_engagement_in_society-312688-1784205850.png&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;Americans\\u2019 varying levels of engagement in society &quot;,&quot;subtitle&quot;:&quot;% of U.S. adults who are categorized into each engagement group&quot;,&quot;note&quot;:&quot;Note: Engagement groups are based on a cluster analysis that sorted Americans into four groups based on their responses to 19 questions about political activity, civic involvement, religious attendance and attention to news.  Respondents who were not categorized into an engagement group are not shown. &quot;,&quot;source&quot;:&quot;Source: Pew Research Center survey of U.S. adults conducted July 9-Dec. 5, 2025.&lt;br&gt;\\u201cHow Americans Are Engaged With News, Politics, Religion and Civic Life\\u201d&quot;,&quot;tag&quot;:&quot;PEW-KNIGHT INITIATIVE &quot;,&quot;tableData&quot;:{&quot;header&quot;:[&quot;Group&quot;,&quot;Percentage&quot;],&quot;rows&quot;:[[&quot;Mobilizers&quot;,&quot;9&quot;],[&quot;Connectors&quot;,&quot;28&quot;],[&quot;Spectators&quot;,&quot;31&quot;],[&quot;Outsiders&quot;,&quot;31&quot;]],&quot;footer&quot;:[]},&quot;isFreeformChart&quot;:true}\" data-wp-init---detect-web-share-support=\"callbacks.detectWebShareSupport\" data-wp-init---sync-table-height=\"callbacks.syncTableHeight\" data-wp-init---watch-chart=\"callbacks.watchChart\" data-wp-init---reset-tab-on-navigation=\"callbacks.resetTabOnNavigation\" data-png-url=\"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2026\/07\/americans_varying_levels_of_engagement_in_society-312688-1784205850.png\" data-has-csv=\"true\" data-allow-data-download=\"true\" data-post-url=\"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/chart\/americans-varying-levels-of-engagement-in-society\/\" data-chart-url=\"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/chart\/americans-varying-levels-of-engagement-in-society\/\" data-chart-title=\"Americans\u2019 varying levels of engagement in society \">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"wp-chart-builder-chart\" data-chart-view=\"chart\" data-allow-overlay=\"true\" data-wp-class--active=\"state.isActive\">\t\t\t\t<div class=\"cb__text-wrapper\" style=\"max-width:200px;width:100%;margin-left:auto;margin-right:auto;\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<hr class=\"cb__hr\" style=\"margin: 0 0 10px; max-width:200px;\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t<div data-wp-interactive=\"prc-chart-builder\/chart\" data-wp-context=\"{&quot;id&quot;:&quot;fb6840f1-3282-49ec-bce2-cb940b05738f-chart&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"cb__title\" data-meta-field=\"title\">Americans\u2019 varying levels of engagement in society <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"cb__subtitle\" data-meta-field=\"subtitle\">% of U.S. adults who are categorized into each engagement group<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\n<div class=\"wp-block-group wp-chart-builder-freeform-chart has-global-padding is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img data-dominant-color=\"413921\" data-has-transparency=\"true\" style=\"--dominant-color: #413921;\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"417\" height=\"845\"  srcset=\"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2026\/07\/Lede-Engage.png?resize=417,845 417w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 480px) 480px, (max-width: 782px) 782px, 640px\" src=\"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2026\/07\/Lede-Engage.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-326848 has-transparency\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div data-wp-interactive=\"prc-chart-builder\/chart\" data-wp-context=\"{&quot;id&quot;:&quot;fb6840f1-3282-49ec-bce2-cb940b05738f-chart&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"cb__note cb__note--note\" data-meta-field=\"note\">Note: Engagement groups are based on a cluster analysis that sorted Americans into four groups based on their responses to 19 questions about political activity, civic involvement, religious attendance and attention to news.  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