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 […]
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 […]
Record Number of Americans Call Themselves ‘Liberals’ But Conservatives Still Outnumber Them
They still trail their conservative-minded counterparts but a record number of Americans now consider themselves to be liberals. Conservatives outnumber liberals–38 percent to 24 percent–but, according to Gallup, the 14 percent gap between the two is the smallest it’s been since 1992. The percentage of U.S. adults who consider themselves liberal rose one percentage point […]