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Americans' interest in purchasing electric and hybrid vehicles in 2025 | Pew Research Center

1 day ago | pewresearch.org | Brian Kennedy |Alec Tyson |Reem Nadeem |Emma Kikuchi

One-third of Americans say they would seriously consider purchasing an electric vehicle, while 53% say they are not likely to do so.
What the data says about Social Security

2 weeks ago | pewresearch.org | Drew DeSilver

Few if any programs of the U.S. government touch as many people as directly as Social Security. Nearly every working American pays Social Security taxes, and more than 55 million people receive retirement benefits through the program. Millions more also collect disability benefits or cash assistance through it. Social Security has long been one of the federal government’s most popular programs.
5 facts about food costs in America | Pew Research Center

3 weeks ago | pewresearch.org | Rebecca Leppert

About six-in-ten U.S. adults say food costs are extremely or very important to them when deciding what to buy.
Video: How common are spiritual beliefs in the U.S.?

3 weeks ago | pewresearch.org | Kim Arias |Justine Coleman |Becka Alper

The Religious Landscape Study (RLS) – conducted in 2007, 2014 and 2023-24 – surveys more than 35,000 Americans in all 50 states and the District of Columbia about their religious affiliations, beliefs and practices. In this video, we dive into the impact spirituality has on Americans and how it overlaps with and differs from religiousness. Learn more about the study at pewresearch.org/rls.
Do Americans know and trust their neighbors, and would they help them?

1 month ago | pewresearch.org | Laura Silver |Jenn Hatfield

Americans differ over what their ideal community looks like. But wherever they live, most have neighbors, whether they’re sharing a wall in an apartment building or living several miles down the road. In a March 2025 survey, we asked Americans a series of questions about their neighbors, including whether they know and trust the other people in their neighborhood and how similar they are to them demographically and politically.
Americans' Declining Trust in Each Other and Reasons Behind It

1 month ago | pewresearch.org | Laura Silver |Scott Keeter |stephanie kramer |Jordan Lippert

Levels of social trust do not vary much by whether people live in an urban, suburban or rural county. Based on a government system for classifying counties by population size and the presence or absence of a city in the metro area, trust levels vary from 31% in the two least urban groups of counties to 35% and 37% in the two most urban groups.
Views of Race, Policing and Black Lives Matter in the 5 Years Since George Floyd’s Killing

1 month ago | pewresearch.org | Juliana Menasce Horowitz |Kiana Cox |Shannon Greenwood

May 7, 2025May 25 marks five years since George Floyd, an unarmed Black man, was killed by a White police officer in Minneapolis. The officer, Derek Chauvin, was found guilty on charges of murder and manslaughter and sentenced to more than 20 years in prison. Floyd’s murder, just months after the killings of Ahmaud Arbery and Breonna Taylor, sparked nationwide protests.
Key facts about Asians in the U.S.

1 month ago | pewresearch.org | Abigail Geiger

The Asian population in the United States is diverse and growing quickly. It includes more than two dozen origin groups with roots in Central, East, South and Southeast Asia, each with unique history, cultures, languages and other characteristics. In 2023, the number of Asian Americans reached a new high of nearly 25 million, or 7% of the U.S. population.
2. The United States’ standing in the world

1 month ago | pewresearch.org | Richard Wike |Janell Fetterolf |Laura Clancy |Jordan Lippert

Americans generally see their country as respected and powerful on the world stage, but they think the United States’ global influence is waning. While 91% say it is important for the U.S. to be respected around the world, a much smaller share (56%) say it is respected. 52% of Americans say their country’s influence in the world is getting weaker, roughly the same share as in 2024.
3. Americans’ views of allies and threats

1 month ago | pewresearch.org | Richard Wike |Janakee Chavda |Janell Fetterolf |Laura Clancy |Jordan Lippert

When asked which country poses the greatest threat to the U.S., China remains at the top of Americans’ list. Since we last asked this question in 2023, however, the share who name China as the biggest threat has declined, while the share who name Russia has grown. Roughly four-in-ten Americans (37%) say they are unsure which country is the United States’ greatest ally. As in the past, the United Kingdom is mentioned more than any other nation.