Rebecca Leppert

Oct 24, 2024 | pewresearch.org | Rebecca Leppert

Millions of Americans are heading to the polls, entrusting their ballots with local poll workers. But what exactly these poll workers do – and the requirements they must meet to assume this role – varies widely by state and county. Overall, U.S. registered voters tend to trust poll workers. Nine-in-ten registered voters say in a new Pew Research Center survey that they are at least somewhat confident that poll workers in their community will do a good job during this year’s elections.

Sep 17, 2024 | pewresearch.org | Rebecca Leppert |Katerina Eva Matsa

A small but growing share of U.S. adults are regularly getting news on TikTok. In fact, since 2020, no social media platform we’ve studied has seen faster growth in the share of Americans who regularly turn to it for news, according to a new Pew Research Center analysis. In just four years, the share of adults who say they regularly get news from TikTok has grown about fivefold, from 3% in 2020 to 17% in 2024.

Jul 25, 2024 | pewresearch.org | Rebecca Leppert

As millions of Americans head to the polls this fall, they’ll entrust their ballots with local poll workers. But what exactly these poll workers do – and the requirements they must meet to assume this role – varies widely by state and county. Overall, U.S. registered voters tend to trust poll workers. About nine-in-ten registered voters said in an that they were at least somewhat confident that poll workers in their community would do a good job during that year’s midterm elections.

Jul 23, 2024 | omahadailyrecord.com | Rebecca Leppert

Most U.S. adults (86%) say small businesses have a positive effect on the way things are going in the country these days, according to a recent Pew Research Center survey. Small businesses, in fact, receive by far the most positive reviews of any of the nine U.S. institutions we asked about, outranking even the military and churches. Despite their name, small businesses loom large in the United States.

Dec 19, 2023 | pewresearch.org | Rebecca Leppert

It’s common for Americans to have friends of a different religion than their own. Overall, about four-in-ten U.S. adults (37%) say that all or most of their friends have the same religion they do. But about six-in-ten (61%) report having at least some friends whose religion differs from their own, according to a December 2022 Pew Research Center survey. That includes 43% who say only some of their friends have the same religion they do and another 18% who say hardly any or none of their friends do.