Better or Worse Since the 1950s? Trump and Clinton Supporters at Odds over the Past and Future of the Country

Two weeks before the presidential election, a new national survey finds that supporters of each presidential candidate view cultural changes in America since 1950 very differently. About seven in ten (72 percent) Donald Trump likely voters say American culture and way of life has changed for the worse since the 1950s, while roughly as many (70 percent) Hillary Clinton likely voters say things have changed for the better since that time.

The nonpartisan research organization PRRI conducted the 2016 American Values Survey among a sample of 2,010 Americans between September 1 and 27, 2016. The seventh annual American Values Survey focuses on Americans’ concerns about public safety and security, confidence in the electoral system, views about political correctness, support for a rule-breaking leader, and the public’s growing alienation from both political parties. The survey also gauges the importance of such key election issues as trade and immigration. CONT.

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