Americans’ Party Affiliation Driven by Negative Views
A large number of Americans identify as Democrat or Republican because they think the other party is harmful to the country. According to a recent study by the Pew Research Center, 71 percent of Republicans and 63 percent of Democrats are negatively motivated because they think the other side’s policies are bad. That compares to […]
Americans Increasingly Divided by Political Values
Americans are increasingly divided along political lines, a new survey finds. According to the Pew Research Center survey of more than 5,000 American adults, division “reached record levels” during the Obama administration and have continued to grow during the first nine months of the Trump administration. Pew has been conducting the survey since 1994. […]
Support for Gay Marriage Grows Among Young US Evangelicals
Most Americans now back gay marriage, something that was almost unheard of just one generation ago, and that support is even growing among the most conservative young Americans–evangelical Christians. Among all Americans, 56 percent favor same-sex marriage while 32 percent remain opposed to it, according to the General Social Survey. An analysis of its findings on […]