… Back in 1970, only 11% of Americans 25-or-older had a bachelor’s degree. The number has risen every decade to roughly 38% in 2021, according to the data from the Census’s Current Population Survey. The jump since 2010 has been especially sharp and one of the big drivers of that […] Read more »
Democrats and Republicans Agree Men Are in Trouble. They Disagree on What to Do About It.
For decades, a gender gap has been slowly changing how Americans vote: Women are voting for Democrats more, and men are usually sticking with Republicans. But lately, Republicans have been increasingly explicit about claiming the mantle of the manlier party for themselves. … Democrats have been less eager to stake […] Read more »
The Post-Racial Republicans
… One of the core beliefs that binds the modern Republican coalition, particularly since the rise of Donald Trump, is rejection of the idea that racial minorities and women face structural bias in American society. Studies of the 2016 and 2020 presidential elections conducted by the Tufts political scientist Brian […] Read more »
How a Year Without Roe Shifted American Views on Abortion
… The New York Times reviewed polls from groups that have been asking Americans about abortion for decades, including Gallup, Public Religion Research Institute, Pew Research, Ipsos, KFF and other nonpartisan polling organizations. All pointed to the same general trends: growing public support for legalized abortion and dissatisfaction with new […] Read more »
CBS News poll finds most say Roe’s overturn has been bad for country, half say abortion has been more restricted than expected
How do people feel about what’s happened in the year since the landmark abortion law Roe v. Wade was overturned? When Roe v. Wade was struck down a year ago, most Americans disapproved, and today, most feel that decision turned out to be a bad thing for the country generally, […] Read more »
Most Say Fundamental Rights Under Threat
Most Americans are worried that their fundamental freedoms could be at risk according to the Monmouth University Poll. While both Republicans and Democrats express this concern, the rights they focus on are very different. Only 4 in 10 Americans feel our system of government is basically sound and few have […] Read more »