Little is known about the religious makeup of the state prison population. Government agencies routinely report on the gender, racial and ethnic composition of inmates in state and federal prisons ...

Data centers accounted for 4% of total U.S. electricity use in 2024. Their energy demand is expected to more than double by 2030.

Americans see rhetoric from the ‘other side,’ polarization, lack of understanding among the main reasons for politically motivated violence in the U.S. 28% of Democrats specifically mention the ...

In 2023, over 1.8 million Americans divorced. Additionally, a third of Americans who have ever been married have also experienced divorce.

About six-in-ten U.S. adults now say they favor more nuclear power plants to generate electricity, up from 43% in 2020.

Most adults across 25 countries are aware of AI, and people are generally more concerned than excited about its effects on daily life.

A median of 34% of adults in 25 countries are mainly concerned about AI's growing use in daily life, while a median of 16% are mainly excited.

In both parties, the share that say the higher education system is going in the wrong direction has gone up by at least 10 percentage points since 2020.

A median of 34% of adults in 25 countries have heard a lot about AI, with frequent internet users and younger people among the likeliest to say so.

Meanwhile, roughly four-in-ten Americans say the news they get makes them feel angry (42%) or sad (38%) often or extremely often. And about a quarter say it makes them feel scared (27%) or confused ...

A growing share of Republicans say that those who call out others on social media for posts that might be considered offensive are mainly holding people accountable.

When considering the costs and benefits of increased trade with other countries, a 59% majority of Americans say the United States has lost more than it has gained, according to a Pew Research Center ...