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short readsJul 19, 2024

U.S. adults under 30 have different foreign policy priorities than older adults

Americans’ views differ by age on whether measures like addressing climate change and preventing terrorist attacks should be top foreign policy priorities.
short readsOct 19, 2023

Support for more political parties in the U.S. is higher among adults under age 50

26% of adults say having more political parties would make it easier to solve problems, while nearly as many (24%) say it would not.
short readsOct 10, 2023

Most U.S. presidents have been in their 50s at inauguration

The median age for all U.S. presidents on the day of their first inauguration is 55 years old.
short readsOct 4, 2023

Most Americans favor maximum age limits for federal elected officials, Supreme Court justices

79% of Americans favor maximum age limits for elected officials in Washington, D.C. And 74% support such limits for Supreme Court justices.
reportJul 12, 2023

Republican Gains in 2022 Midterms Driven Mostly by Turnout Advantage

68% of U.S. adults who voted in the 2020 presidential election turned out to vote in the 2022 midterms. Former President Donald Trump’s voters turned out at a higher rate in 2022 (71%) than did President Joe Biden’s voters (67%).
short readsJul 6, 2023

About half of Americans say the best age for a U.S. president is in their 50s

When asked about the ideal age of a president, around half of Americans (49%) say they prefer someone in their 50s.
reportFeb 6, 2023

Economy Remains the Public’s Top Policy Priority; COVID-19 Concerns Decline Again

Americans now see reducing the budget deficit as a higher priority for the president and Congress to address than in recent years. But strengthening the economy continues to be the public’s top policy priority.
short readsJan 30, 2023

House gets younger, Senate gets older: A look at the age and generation of lawmakers in the 118th Congress

The median age of voting House lawmakers is 57.9 years, while the new Senate’s median age is 65.3 years.
reportJun 16, 2022

Politics on Twitter: One-Third of Tweets From U.S. Adults Are Political

Roughly one-quarter of American adults use Twitter. And when they share their views on the site, quite often they are doing so about politics and political issues.
short readsDec 7, 2021

Younger U.S. adults less likely to see big differences between the parties or to feel well represented by them

Nearly six-in-ten U.S. adults (59%) see a great deal of difference between the two major political parties, up from 55% just two years ago.

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