{"id":284161,"date":"2026-01-15T09:55:50","date_gmt":"2026-01-15T14:55:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/?p=284161"},"modified":"2026-01-15T09:56:00","modified_gmt":"2026-01-15T14:56:00","slug":"americans-views-on-the-impact-of-science-on-society","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/science\/2026\/01\/15\/americans-views-on-the-impact-of-science-on-society\/","title":{"rendered":"Americans\u2019 views on the impact of science on society"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"key-takeaways\"><strong>Key Takeaways:<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>61% of Americans say science has had a mostly positive effect on society, up slightly from 57% in 2023. This is still lower than the 73% of U.S. adults who said this in 2019, prior to the start of the COVID-19 pandemic.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Democrats continue to be more likely than Republicans to say science has had a mostly positive effect on society (76% vs. 51%). Prior to the COVID-19 pandemic, this difference between Democrats and Republicans was far more modest.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h3 data-is-section=\"true\" data-wp-context=\"{&quot;id&quot;:&quot;Views-on-the-impact-of-science-on-society-over-time&quot;}\" data-wp-interactive=\"{&quot;namespace&quot;:&quot;prc-block\\\/table-of-contents&quot;}\" class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"Views-on-the-impact-of-science-on-society-over-time\">Views on the impact of science on society over time<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Pew Research Center has had a longstanding interest in studying Americans\u2019 views of the impact of science.<strong> A majority of Americans (61%) say science has had a mostly positive effect on society.<\/strong> This is up slightly from 57% in 2023, but still 12 percentage points lower than the 73% of Americans who said this in 2019 prior to the coronavirus pandemic.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Americans\u2019 confidence in scientists to act in the best interests of the public is also lower than it was prior to the COVID-19 pandemic. <em>For more, <a href=\"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/science\/2026\/01\/15\/americans-confidence-in-scientists\/\">refer to Americans\u2019 confidence in scientists<\/a>.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Democrats and those who lean to the Democratic party are much more likely than Republicans and GOP leaners to say science has had a mostly positive impact on society (76% vs. 51%).<\/strong> This gap has been at least 20 percentage points wide in every Center survey since 2021. In Center surveys prior to the COVID-19 pandemic, the difference between Republicans and Democrats on this question was no more than seven points.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Republican views on the effect of science on society have turned less positive since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic. Republicans are now 19 points less likely to say science has had a mostly positive effect on society than in 2019.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Among Democrats, the share saying science has had a mostly positive effect on society declined slightly between 2021 and 2023 and then rebounded in the new October 2025 survey. Democrats are seven points more likely than two years ago to say science has had a mostly positive effect on society.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-640-wide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/?attachment_id=284266\"><img data-dominant-color=\"c4cdd5\" data-has-transparency=\"false\" style=\"--dominant-color: #c4cdd5;\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" height=\"501\" width=\"640\" src=\"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2026\/01\/PS_2026.1.15-trust-in-science_2-01.png?w=640\" alt=\"Chart shows Democrats view the impact of science on society more positively than Republicans\" class=\"wp-image-284266 not-transparent\" srcset=\"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2026\/01\/PS_2026.1.15-trust-in-science_2-01.png 1280w, https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2026\/01\/PS_2026.1.15-trust-in-science_2-01.png?resize=300,235 300w, https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2026\/01\/PS_2026.1.15-trust-in-science_2-01.png?resize=768,601 768w, https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2026\/01\/PS_2026.1.15-trust-in-science_2-01.png?resize=1024,802 1024w, https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2026\/01\/PS_2026.1.15-trust-in-science_2-01.png?resize=517,405 517w, https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2026\/01\/PS_2026.1.15-trust-in-science_2-01.png?resize=200,157 200w, https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2026\/01\/PS_2026.1.15-trust-in-science_2-01.png?resize=260,204 260w, https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2026\/01\/PS_2026.1.15-trust-in-science_2-01.png?resize=310,243 310w, https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2026\/01\/PS_2026.1.15-trust-in-science_2-01.png?resize=420,329 420w, https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2026\/01\/PS_2026.1.15-trust-in-science_2-01.png?resize=640,501 640w, https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2026\/01\/PS_2026.1.15-trust-in-science_2-01.png?resize=740,579 740w, https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2026\/01\/PS_2026.1.15-trust-in-science_2-01.png?resize=160,125 160w, https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2026\/01\/PS_2026.1.15-trust-in-science_2-01.png?resize=320,251 320w\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h3 data-is-section=\"true\" data-wp-context=\"{&quot;id&quot;:&quot;views-by-race-ethnicity-gender-and-party&quot;}\" data-wp-interactive=\"{&quot;namespace&quot;:&quot;prc-block\\\/table-of-contents&quot;}\" class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"views-by-race-ethnicity-gender-and-party\">Views by race, ethnicity, gender and party<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Asian and White adults continue to be more likely to view the impact of science on society more positively than Hispanic and Black adults.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image alignright size-420-wide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/?attachment_id=284267\"><img data-dominant-color=\"d0d6db\" data-has-transparency=\"false\" style=\"--dominant-color: #d0d6db;\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 420px) 100vw, 420px\" height=\"629\" width=\"420\" src=\"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2026\/01\/PS_2026.1.15-trust-in-science_2-02.png?w=420\" alt=\"Chart shows Black and Hispanic adults are less likely than White and Asian adults to say science has had a mostly positive impact on society\" class=\"wp-image-284267 not-transparent\" srcset=\"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2026\/01\/PS_2026.1.15-trust-in-science_2-02.png 840w, https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2026\/01\/PS_2026.1.15-trust-in-science_2-02.png?resize=200,300 200w, https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2026\/01\/PS_2026.1.15-trust-in-science_2-02.png?resize=768,1150 768w, https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2026\/01\/PS_2026.1.15-trust-in-science_2-02.png?resize=684,1024 684w, https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2026\/01\/PS_2026.1.15-trust-in-science_2-02.png?resize=270,405 270w, https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2026\/01\/PS_2026.1.15-trust-in-science_2-02.png?resize=260,389 260w, https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2026\/01\/PS_2026.1.15-trust-in-science_2-02.png?resize=310,464 310w, https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2026\/01\/PS_2026.1.15-trust-in-science_2-02.png?resize=420,629 420w, https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2026\/01\/PS_2026.1.15-trust-in-science_2-02.png?resize=640,958 640w, https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2026\/01\/PS_2026.1.15-trust-in-science_2-02.png?resize=740,1108 740w, https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2026\/01\/PS_2026.1.15-trust-in-science_2-02.png?resize=160,240 160w, https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2026\/01\/PS_2026.1.15-trust-in-science_2-02.png?resize=320,479 320w\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Among Democrats, these differences are at least as big or bigger. About eight-in-ten or more White and Asian Democrats see science\u2019s impact as mostly positive. Black Democrats are far less likely to say the same (51%). Hispanic Democrats sit in the middle with 66% offering a positive rating of the effect of science on society.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Men continue to be more likely than women to say science has had a positive effect on society (67% vs. 56%) and this gender difference exists among Republicans and Democrats.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The share of White Republicans and Black Democrats who say science has had a mostly positive effect on society is lower than it was in 2019.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image alignright size-420-wide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/?attachment_id=284268\"><img data-dominant-color=\"f1f1f1\" data-has-transparency=\"false\" style=\"--dominant-color: #f1f1f1;\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 420px) 100vw, 420px\" height=\"441\" width=\"420\" src=\"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2026\/01\/PS_2026.1.15-trust-in-science_2-03.png?w=420\" alt=\"Chart shows White Republicans and Black Democrats are less likely to say science has had a positive effect on society now than in 2019\" class=\"wp-image-284268 not-transparent\" srcset=\"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2026\/01\/PS_2026.1.15-trust-in-science_2-03.png 840w, https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2026\/01\/PS_2026.1.15-trust-in-science_2-03.png?resize=286,300 286w, https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2026\/01\/PS_2026.1.15-trust-in-science_2-03.png?resize=768,806 768w, https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2026\/01\/PS_2026.1.15-trust-in-science_2-03.png?resize=386,405 386w, https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2026\/01\/PS_2026.1.15-trust-in-science_2-03.png?resize=200,210 200w, https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2026\/01\/PS_2026.1.15-trust-in-science_2-03.png?resize=260,273 260w, https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2026\/01\/PS_2026.1.15-trust-in-science_2-03.png?resize=310,326 310w, https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2026\/01\/PS_2026.1.15-trust-in-science_2-03.png?resize=420,441 420w, https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2026\/01\/PS_2026.1.15-trust-in-science_2-03.png?resize=640,672 640w, https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2026\/01\/PS_2026.1.15-trust-in-science_2-03.png?resize=740,777 740w, https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2026\/01\/PS_2026.1.15-trust-in-science_2-03.png?resize=160,168 160w, https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2026\/01\/PS_2026.1.15-trust-in-science_2-03.png?resize=320,336 320w\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">About half of White Republicans say science has had a mostly positive effect, down from the 70% of White Republicans who said this six years ago.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">About half of Black Democrats also say science has had a positive effect on society. In 2019, 62% of Black Democrats said this.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The share of Hispanic Democrats who say science has had a mostly positive effect declined between 2021 and 2023 and then rebounded in the new survey. (66% of Hispanic Democrats say science has had a mostly positive effect on society, about identical to the share who said this in 2021.)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 data-is-section=\"true\" data-wp-context=\"{&quot;id&quot;:&quot;views-by-education&quot;}\" data-wp-interactive=\"{&quot;namespace&quot;:&quot;prc-block\\\/table-of-contents&quot;}\" class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"views-by-education\">Views by education<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Americans with higher levels of education are much more likely than those with less education to say science has had a positive effect on society. A vast majority of those with a postgraduate degree (82%) and a bachelor\u2019s degree (75%) say the impact of science has been mostly positive.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image alignright size-420-wide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/?attachment_id=284269\"><img data-dominant-color=\"d4d9de\" data-has-transparency=\"false\" style=\"--dominant-color: #d4d9de;\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 420px) 100vw, 420px\" height=\"365\" width=\"420\" src=\"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2026\/01\/PS_2026.1.15-trust-in-science_2-04.png?w=420\" alt=\"Chart shows Education is closely related to how Americans view the effect of science on society\" class=\"wp-image-284269 not-transparent\" srcset=\"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2026\/01\/PS_2026.1.15-trust-in-science_2-04.png 840w, https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2026\/01\/PS_2026.1.15-trust-in-science_2-04.png?resize=300,261 300w, https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2026\/01\/PS_2026.1.15-trust-in-science_2-04.png?resize=768,667 768w, https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2026\/01\/PS_2026.1.15-trust-in-science_2-04.png?resize=466,405 466w, https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2026\/01\/PS_2026.1.15-trust-in-science_2-04.png?resize=200,174 200w, https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2026\/01\/PS_2026.1.15-trust-in-science_2-04.png?resize=260,226 260w, https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2026\/01\/PS_2026.1.15-trust-in-science_2-04.png?resize=310,269 310w, https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2026\/01\/PS_2026.1.15-trust-in-science_2-04.png?resize=420,365 420w, https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2026\/01\/PS_2026.1.15-trust-in-science_2-04.png?resize=640,556 640w, https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2026\/01\/PS_2026.1.15-trust-in-science_2-04.png?resize=740,643 740w, https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2026\/01\/PS_2026.1.15-trust-in-science_2-04.png?resize=160,139 160w, https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2026\/01\/PS_2026.1.15-trust-in-science_2-04.png?resize=320,278 320w\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In contrast, less than half of adults with a high school diploma or less education (46%) say science has had a mostly positive effect on society.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Across both parties, adults with more education give more positive ratings of the impact of science on society than those with less education (unlike <a href=\"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/science\/2026\/01\/15\/americans-confidence-in-scientists\/#views-by-education\">confidence in scientists<\/a>, in which there are education differences among Democrats but not Republicans).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>92% of Democrats with a postgraduate degree view the effect of science on society positively, compared to 63% of Democrats with a high school education or less.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>69% of Republicans with a postgraduate degree view the effect of science on society positively, compared to 37% of Republicans with a high school education or less. Half of Republicans with a high school diploma or less education say the effect of science on society has been equally positive and negative.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Key Takeaways: Views on the impact of science on society over time Pew Research Center has had a longstanding interest in studying Americans\u2019 views of the impact of science. A majority of Americans (61%) say science has had a mostly positive effect on society. This is up slightly from 57% in 2023, but still 12 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