Trust moves slightly higher but remains lower than before the pandemic Pew Research Center conducted this study to understand how Americans view scientists and their role in making public policy. For this analysis, we surveyed 9,593 U.S. adults from Oct. 21 to 27, 2024. Everyone who took part in the survey is a member of the Center’s American Trends Panel (ATP), a group of people recruited through national, random sampling of residential addresses who have agreed to take surveys regularly. This kind of recruitment gives nearly all U.S. adults a chance of selection. Surveys were conducted either online or by…
Author: Reem Nadeem
Just 20% of voters are highly confident the Supreme Court would be politically neutral if it rules on legal issues in 2024 election A voter drops off their mail-in ballot in a collection box on Oct. 15, 2024, in Doylestown, Pennsylvania. (Hannah Beier/Getty Images) Pew Research Center conducted this study to understand Americans’ views of voting and their expectations around the 2024 presidential election. For this analysis, we surveyed 5,110 U.S. adults – including 4,025 registered voters – from Sept. 30 to Oct. 6, 2024. Everyone who took part in this survey is a member of the Center’s American Trends…
Most voters say that the 2024 election will be run and administered well, both in their community and across the U.S. And while confidence in election administration across the country is up since 2020, it remains lower than it was before the 2018 midterms. 92% of registered voters say that elections in their community will be run and administered at least somewhat well, including 50% who say they will be run very well. These shares are comparable to each of the last three general elections. 73% of voters say that elections across the U.S. will be run and administered at…
Ahead of the November election, voters overwhelmingly express the importance of several items related to voting access and the outcome of the election. Wide majorities of voters say it is very or somewhat important that: People who are qualified to vote are able to cast a ballot (98%) and that people who try to intimidate or threaten voters at polling places are stopped (96%). People who are not legally qualified to vote are prevented from doing so (89%). It is clear who won after all votes are counted (98%) and that the outcome of the presidential race is known within…
A majority of registered voters (62%) say they will or already have cast their ballot in person in the 2024 general election, with 38% planning to vote on Election Day and 24% planning to vote at an early voting location (or already having done so). Meanwhile, 28% of voters say that they expect to cast their vote by absentee or mail-in ballot (or already have). Trump supporters are more likely than Harris supporters to plan to vote in person, while Harris supporters are more than twice as likely as Trump supporters to plan to vote by mail. 74% of Trump…
Pew Research Center conducted this study to understand Americans’ views of men and masculinity at a time when these topics are at the forefront of national conversations. For this analysis, we surveyed 6,204 adults from Sept. 3 to 15, 2024. Most of the respondents who took part in this survey are members of the Center’s American Trends Panel (ATP), a group of people recruited through national, random sampling of residential addresses who have agreed to take surveys regularly. The survey also included an oversample of Black, Hispanic and Asian adults from the SSRS Opinion Panel, another probability-based online survey web…
Our survey asked a few questions to understand how Americans think society views men who are “manly or masculine.” We also asked people whether they think certain traits are valued in men too much or too little. Perceptions of how manly or masculine men are viewed in the U.S. More Americans say people in the U.S. have mostly positive views of men who are manly or masculine (43%) than say people have mostly negative views (25%). About three-in-ten (31%) say most people have neither positive nor negative views of these men. Of those who say people in the U.S. have…
When it comes to how Americans view certain behaviors in men, most say they personally think it’s not too or not at all acceptable for men to: Join in when other men are talking about women in a sexual way (75%) Have many different sexual partners rather than commit to one relationship (69%) Drink a lot of alcohol when out with friends (63%) Throw a punch if provoked (62%) Four-in-ten also think it’s unacceptable for men to play video games on a regular basis. Another 22% say this is extremely or very acceptable, and 37% find it somewhat acceptable. Of…
Women in recent decades have made significant progress in higher education and in the workplace. But they continue to lag behind men when it comes to wages and to representation in top leadership roles. At the same time, certain groups of men have struggled in the labor force and seen little or no growth in their wages. We asked Americans how they think men and women are doing today compared with 20 years ago across a range of areas – from education and work to their relationships and physical health. Overall, the public is more likely to see progress for…
We asked Americans a series of questions about changing gender roles for men and women. First, we asked if society is too accepting or not accepting enough of men and women who take on roles typically associated with the other gender. On balance, the public thinks society is not accepting enough of men and women who do this. Overall, 43% of adults say society is not accepting enough of men who take on roles typically associated with women, 19% say society is too accepting of these men and 37% say acceptance is about right. When we asked about women who…