Commentary

A Pew Global Attitudes Project commentary

Social Security Polling

A review of Pew Research Center for the People & the Press findings

A review of Pew Global Attitudes Project findings

Bush's Gains Broad-Based

Lessons From Campaign '04

A Closer Look at Key Groups

by Andrew Kohut in the New York Times

Debates More Important to Young Voters

Pew Research Center Commentary

During every presidential election, questions arise over the results of political polls and how those surveys are conducted. This year’s hot topic is the partisan composition of the leading national polls. Politicians and pundits alike now scrutinize a survey sample’s partisan split as closely as the horse-race results. Surveys that are deemed to have “too […]

Plurality Sees Islam as More Likely to Encourage Violence

The Democratic Party has achieved a small gain in party affiliation and holds a 33%-29% edge over the GOP in Pew surveys conducted in 2004. This represents a modest shift from the two year period following the Sept. 11, 2001 terrorist attacks, when the Republican Party had drawn virtually even with the Democrats. The current […]

Despite Sen. John Kerry’s military background and his campaign’s concerted efforts to court veterans, he runs no better among this group than Al Gore did four years ago. Based on surveys conducted March, May, June and July, men who have served in the armed forces favor Bush over Kerry by a 49% to 40% margin. […]

Lead Changes Contribute to Erroneous Perception

Pew Research Center Pollwatch

by Andrew Kohut in the New York Times

By Nicole Speulda and Mary McIntosh

by Andrew Kohut in The New York Times

Public divisions over access to abortion are long-standing, and have changed only slightly over the past two decades. Currently, 58% say they oppose making it more difficult for a woman to get an abortion, while 36% are in favor of further restrictions. This is virtually unchanged from polling conducted in the early 1990s. In 1987, […]