Carroll Doherty

Nov 13, 2024 | pewresearch.org | Carroll Doherty |Jocelyn Kiley |Claudia Deane

With Donald Trump’s decisive victory in the Nov. 5 presidential election, he is poised to make sweeping policy changes at home and abroad. What do the voters in Trump’s coalition want? How do they view the country and its challenges? Here’s what we know from Pew Research Center’s preelection surveys over the past year. Supporters saw Trump as a change candidate.

Aug 16, 2024 | pewresearch.org | Carroll Doherty

As the Democratic Party prepares to open its national convention in Chicago and nominate Vice President Kamala Harris for president, here are 10 key facts about the roughly half of registered voters who identify with or lean toward the Democratic Party, according to Pew Research Center data. This Pew Research Center analysis focuses on Democrats’ demographic characteristics and key political attitudes ahead of the 2024 Democratic National Convention.

Jul 23, 2024 | pewresearch.org | Jocelyn Kiley |Carroll Doherty

Joe Biden’s extraordinary decision to not pursue the Democratic nomination for president has upended the 2024 presidential race, with Vice President Kamala Harris emerging as a strong favorite for the Democratic nomination. Here are some of the key public opinion dynamics around Biden’s choice. Biden’s job approval ratings have been more negative than positive since late 2021. And only about a third of Americans have approved of his performance for the last year.

Jun 14, 2023 | pewresearch.org | Carroll Doherty

A majority of Americans think business owners should be able to refuse to provide services in situations where providing them may “suggest support for beliefs about lesbian, gay, bisexual or transgender (LGBT) issues” to which they have personal or religious objections, according to a new Pew Research Center survey. Pew Research Center conducted this analysis to provide insight into Americans’ views about a prominent issue currently before the U.S. Supreme Court.

Mar 16, 2023 | truthdig.com | Carroll Doherty |Jocelyn Kiley

Twenty years ago this month, the United States launched a major military invasion of Iraq, marking the second time it fought a war in that country in a little more than a decade. It was the start of an eight-year conflict that resulted in the deaths of more than 4,000 U.S. servicemembers and hundreds of thousands of Iraqis.