{"id":574871,"date":"2026-09-28T14:00:58","date_gmt":"2026-09-28T18:00:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/?post_type=chart&#038;p=574871"},"modified":"2026-09-28T14:00:58","modified_gmt":"2026-09-28T18:00:58","slug":"americans-in-urban-suburban-and-rural-communities-engage-in-society-in-slightly-different-ways","status":"publish","type":"chart","link":"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/chart\/americans-in-urban-suburban-and-rural-communities-engage-in-society-in-slightly-different-ways\/","title":{"rendered":"Americans in urban, suburban, and rural communities engage in society in slightly different ways"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure class=\"wp-chart-builder\">\t\t<div style=\"max-width:420px\" class=\"wp-chart-builder-wrapper alignnone wp-block-prc-chart-builder-controller\" id=\"0e508fae-2e84-4d08-90a2-6b5362d0e99a\" data-wp-interactive=\"prc-chart-builder\/controller\" data-wp-context=\"{&quot;id&quot;:&quot;0e508fae-2e84-4d08-90a2-6b5362d0e99a&quot;,&quot;postId&quot;:574871,&quot;postUrl&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/alpha.pewresearch.org\\\/pewresearch-org\\\/chart\\\/americans-in-urban-suburban-and-rural-communities-engage-in-society-in-slightly-different-ways\\\/&quot;,&quot;chartPostUrl&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/alpha.pewresearch.org\\\/pewresearch-org\\\/chart\\\/americans-in-urban-suburban-and-rural-communities-engage-in-society-in-slightly-different-ways\\\/&quot;,&quot;postPubDate&quot;:&quot;2026-09-28&quot;,&quot;rootUrl&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/alpha.pewresearch.org\\\/pewresearch-org&quot;,&quot;featuredImageId&quot;:578702,&quot;featuredImageUrl&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/alpha.pewresearch.org\\\/pewresearch-org\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/sites\\\/20\\\/2026\\\/09\\\/americans_in_urban_suburban_and_rural_communities_engage_in_society_in_slightly_different_ways-574871-1790618485.png&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;Americans in urban, suburban, and rural communities engage in society in slightly different ways&quot;,&quot;subtitle&quot;:&quot;% of U.S. adults in each engagement group, by community type&quot;,&quot;note&quot;:&quot;Note: We sorted Americans into four \\u201cengagement groups\\u201d based on their responses to 19 questions about political activity, civic involvement, religious attendance and attention to news. 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