Trust in national and local news has risen since last year across parties and age groups, while trust in social media is virtually unchanged.

Overall, 80% of Americans express this view, up from 75% in September 2025. Another 16% say such criticism keeps political leaders from doing their job.

Political ads about data centers on Facebook and Instagram have turned increasingly critical, with 57% opposed and just 3% ...

Polls haven't gotten worse, but fake respondents, synthetic AI surveys and election unknowns make the 2026 midterms uniquely ...

Around one-in-ten eligible voters in this year's midterms are naturalized citizens. See where they live, where they're from ...

There is no clear evidence in the Center’s surveys that any birth cohort that can be tracked over time has become more ...

Men's employment grew faster than women's in occupations most exposed to AI, a gap driven largely by workers without a ...

The U.S. economy is the top issue for voters in the midterm elections, and the cost of gasoline in particular is on people’s minds. Nearly three-quarters of Americans (74%) say they’re very concerned ...

Most voters expect well-run 2026 midterms, but Republicans and Democrats differ on noncitizen voting safeguards and whether ...