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    NEW: Most U.S. adults say the legacy of slavery continues to have an impact on the position of black people in American society today.

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  2. 7 hours ago

    Americans remain split over whether they'd prefer smaller govt providing fewer services (47%) or bigger govt providing more services (47%) Wide partisan divides on this are longstanding: 74% of Reps/Rep lean say smaller, 67% of Dem/Dem lean say bigger.

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  3. 6 hours ago

    Gender gap in preference for bigger/smaller government has grown a lot since Donald Trump's election. New analysis by

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  4. Majorities of blacks, Asians and Hispanics say they have been treated unfairly because of their race or ethnicity

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  5. 6 hours ago

    6 demographic trends shaping the US and the world in 2019. #5: The U.S. unauthorized immigrant population is at its lowest level in more than a decade

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  6. Veterans benefits and infrastructure continue to stand out as areas in which partisans generally agree on increasing spending

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  7. 4 hours ago

    Worth keeping in mind for 2020: Liberal Democrats twice as likely as conservative and moderate Dems to favor decreasing spending for military defense (42% vs. 21%).

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  8. Only 21% of Republicans say they trust the federal government, about as low as at any point during Bush’s presidency (the previous GOP administration). Just 14% of Democrats say the same, among the lowest levels dating back more than 60 years.

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  9. 6 hours ago

    NEW: An average of 31% of women have approved of Trump during his presidency, vs. 44% of men. This 13-point gender gap is wider than for any other recent POTUS.

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  11. Writing clear and neutral survey questions is much more difficult than it might seem. We spend 𝙖 𝙡𝙤𝙩 of time thinking about the phrasing and ordering of our survey questions. This video explains why: For more on methodology, follow 📊

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  12. Share of Americans who say they trust the government in Washington to the right thing: • Always or most of the time: 17% • Only some of the time: 71% • Never: 10% (volunteered response)

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  13. Only about a third of Americans favor increasing funding for aid to needy people around the world and assistance to the unemployed in the U.S.

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  14. Gender differences about the size and scope of government have widened in recent years. 58% of women say they prefer a bigger government providing more services to a smaller government providing fewer services while 59% of men prefer a smaller government

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  15. When Americans are asked to make up the budget for the federal government, they have little appetite for austerity measures.

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  16. Republicans and Democrats continue to have deep differences over increased government spending in most areas

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  17. From "6 demographic trends shaping the U.S. and the world in 2019": Hispanics are projected to be the largest racial or ethnic minority group in the U.S. electorate when voters cast their ballots next year.

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  18. Both Republicans and Democrats have grown more likely to favor higher spending for rebuilding roads, bridges and highways. Change since 2013: Republicans ⬆️ 24 percentage points (from 33% to 57%) Democrats ⬆️ 20 percentage points (from 44% to 64%)

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  19. 7 hours ago

    59% of Americans say they have not very much confidence (47%) or no confidence at all (12%) in the public’s political wisdom. This and more in today's report on views of government:

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  20. There has been a long-term rise in the share of Americans who say they would rather have a bigger government providing more services than a smaller government with fewer services.

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  21. 6 hours ago

    there are wider differences between men and women in views of Trump's job performance than for any president dating back to George H.W. Bush

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