Political Party Affiliation

Public Praises Science; Scientists Fault Public, Media

Scientific Achievements Less Prominent Than a Decade Ago

Section 4: Scientists, Politics and Religion

Independents Take Center Stage in Obama Era

Trends in Political Values and Core Attitudes: 1987-2009

Independents Take Center Stage in Obama Era

Trends in Political Values and Core Attitudes: 1987-2009

Section 1: Party Affiliation and Composition

GOP Party Identification Slips Nationwide and in Pennsylvania

No Indication of Further Democratic Gains

Bush and Public Opinion

Reviewing the Bush Years and the Public's Final Verdict

Young Voters in the 2008 Election

by Scott Keeter, Director Survey Research, Juliana Horowitz, Research Associate and Alec Tyson, Research Analyst, Pew Research Center for the People & the Press

Democrats Post Gains in Affiliation Across Age Cohorts

Democrats Hold Party ID Edge Across Political Battleground

A Closer Look at the Parties in 2008

Convention Backgrounder

More Americans Question Religion's Role In Politics

Section 2: The Campaign, Candidates and Bush

Likely Rise in Voter Turnout Bodes Well for Democrats

McCain's Enthusiasm Gap, Obama's Unity Gap

Section 6: Party Affiliation and Congressional Ballot

The Widening Gap

by Andrew Kohut, President, Pew Research Center
Special to the New York Times

Gen Dems: The Party’s Advantage Among Young Voters Widens

by Scott Keeter, Director Survey Research, Juliana Menasce Horowitz, Reasearch Associate and Alec Tyson, Research Assistant, Pew Research Center for the People & the Press

Fewer Voters Identify as Republicans

Democrats Now Have the Advantage in

A Year Ahead, Republicans Face Tough Political Terrain

Clinton Propelled by Support from Young Women in '08 Test

Section 4: Long-Term Political Trends

Money Walks

Republicans Are Losing Ground among the Affluent, Too
by Michael Dimock, Associate Director, Pew Research Center for the People & the Press

Trends in Political Values and Core Attitudes: 1987-2007

Political Landscape More Favorable To Democrats

The Real Message of the Midterms

by Andrew Kohut

Evangelicals and the GOP: An Update

Strongly Republican Group Not Immune to Party's Troubles
by Scott Keeter

Blue States Get Even More Democratic

Party ID: Red States Still Red, Swing States Deadlocked