Wide differences over cultural issues, role of government and foreign policy (All photos via Getty Images) This spring, Pew Research Center conducted a major study of American political values. This survey examined the public’s views of topics including immigration, race and ethnicity, government, family, gender identity, religious values, and foreign policy. Reports released earlier this year looked at these attitudes among supporters of President Joe Biden and former President Donald Trump – then the likely major-party nominees for president. Because the Pew Research Center interviews the same adults over time using the online American Trends Panel, for this analysis we…
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Strong support for Harris is nearly 20 points higher than for Biden last month Vice President Kamala Harris and former President Donald Trump at campaign rallies in late July. (Elijah Nouvelage/AFP and Brandon Bell, both via Getty images) Pew Research Center conducted this study to understand Americans’ views of the 2024 presidential race and the candidates running. For this analysis, we surveyed 9,201 adults – including 7,569 registered voters – from Aug. 5 to 11, 2024. Everyone who took part in this survey is a member of the Center’s American Trends Panel (ATP), a group of people recruited through national,…
Nationally, Vice President Kamala Harris and former President Donald Trump are essentially tied among registered voters in the current snapshot of the presidential race: 46% prefer Harris, 45% prefer Trump and 7% prefer Robert F. Kennedy Jr. Following Biden’s exit from the race, Trump’s support among voters has remained largely steady (44% backed him in July against Biden, while 45% back him against Harris today). However, Harris’ support is 6 percentage points higher than Biden’s was in July. In addition to holding on to the support of those who backed Biden in July, Harris’ bump has largely come from those…
Kamala Harris is viewed much more favorably today than in May, before Joe Biden withdrew from the presidential race and Harris became the Democratic nominee. Overall, 44% of U.S. adults have a favorable view of Harris, 8 percentage points higher than in May. Donald Trump’s favorability rating also has improved since May, though the increase has been more modest than Harris’. Currently, 42% have a positive opinion of the former president, up from 39% three months ago. The improvement in Trump’s and Harris’ favorability ratings has occurred almost entirely among those in their own party. For both candidates, positive…