According to a 2023 survey, young adults in the United States were divided when it came to important political issues such as border security, gun violence prevention, and addressing climate change. However, the majority of young Americans considered the cost of living and inflation a top political issue, regardless of their race and ethnicity.

Political attitudes and behaviors with regard to demographic change.

Topics: Assessment of the national economic situation (retrospective, current, prospective); concern regarding demographic change; anticipated problems caused by an aging society; perceived age limit of older and younger people; knowledge test: Proportion of the country´s population over 65; perception of commonalities in own age group; perceived frequency of media reports on generational conflicts; political interest; assessment of one´s own economic situation (retrospective, current, prospective); voter turnout (Sunday question); party preference (voters and non-voters); perceptions of social conflicts between selected social groups (people with and without children, politically left and right, young and old, poor and rich, employed and retired, Germans and foreigners, East Germans and West Germans); most important political goals (post-materialism, Inglehart indicators); opinion on selected statements about old and young (frequent abuse of social benefits in Germany, assessment of representation of younger people´s interests in politics, assessment of representation of older people in political positions, older people should organize their own party, older people should support younger people and younger people should support older people); perceived strength of general intergenerational support; financial support of a family member of another generation resp. frequency of self-received financial support (intergenerational transfers); frequency of support from a person in everyday life who belongs to another generation or frequency of self-received support; satisfaction with democracy; political trust (Bundestag, politicians, Federal Constitutional Court, federal government, media); opinion on selected statements about young and old (importance of contact with significantly younger persons, evaluation of the representation of the interests of older persons in politics, older persons live at the expense of the following generations, older persons have built up what the younger persons live on today, importance of contact with significantly older persons, evaluation of the representation of younger persons in political positions; political efficacy; electoral norm (voter turnout as a civic duty); sympathy scalometer of political parties (CDU/CSU, SPD, FDP, Greens, Die Linke); satisfaction with selected policy areas (reduction of unemployment, health, education, financial security for the elderly, family, care in old age); preferred level of government spending in the aforementioned areas; preferred government responsibility in the aforementioned areas; most competent party to solve the problems in the aforementioned areas (problem-solving competence); salience of the aforementioned policy areas; self-ranking on a left-right continuum; assessment of the representation of older people´s interests by political parties (CDU/CSU, SPD, FDP, Greens, Die Linke); assessment of the representation of younger people´s interests by political parties (CDU/CSU, SPD, FDP, Greens, Die Linke); recall Bundestag elections 2013 (voter turnout, voting decision); expected occurrence of various future scenarios (conflicts between older and younger people, refusal of younger people to pay for the pensions of older people, older people more likely to assert their political interests than younger people, increasing old-age poverty, refusal of younger people to pay for the medical care of older people, Germany will no longer be able to afford current pension levels, Elderly will no longer receive all available medical benefits); reliance most likely on state, family or self for own retirement; knowledge test: Year of phased introduction of retirement at 67; civic engagement; hours per week of volunteering; perception of social justice; general life satisfaction; party affiliation and strength of party identification; concerns regarding own retirement security (financial/medical) or feared unemployment; religious affiliation; religiosity; salience of selected life domains (family and friends, health, leisure, politics, income, education, work, and occupation); self-assessment of class affiliation; residence description.

Demography: age (grouped) and year of birth; sex; household size; number of persons under 18 in household; household composition (one, two, or three generations); number of children and grandchildren; regrets about own childlessness; partnership; living with partner; married to partner; German citizenship; German citizenship since birth or year of acquiring German citizenship; country of birth (in the old federal states (West Germany, in the new federal states (East Germany or former GDR) or abroad); highest school degree; university degree; current and former employment; current and former occupation.

Additionally coded were: Federal state; area; region West East; weighting factors; interview date.

According to a survey conducted in 2023, Gen Z teens were more likely than other generations to identify as independents in the United States, at 35 percent. A further 27 percent of Gen Z teens identified as Democratic while 22 percent identified as Republicans.

Members of different social groups often hold distinctive political attitudes. Research shows substantial divides based on characteristics like religion, race, gender, and sexuality, suggesting a straightforward “identity-to-politics” link. But making that link requires some knowledge and understanding of politics, which not everyone has. As a result, I show, political awareness often moderates the link between social identity and political views. Among the least engaged, identity is only weakly related to politics, and the differences between groups are muted. As awareness increases, the connection between group membership and political attitudes tightens, and the magnitude of identity gaps grows. The substantive impact of awareness varies across groups, and there are notable exceptions to these findings. In general though, the identity-to-politics link — and thus many of the divisions attributed to demographic characteristics — is conditional on political awareness.

This data file does not represent new content, but instead it is the result of merging data from the 2000 NES, the 2002 NES, and the 2004 ANES Panel Study. The 2000 ANES contains questions in areas such as values and predispositions, media exposure, social altruism, and social networks. Special-interest and topical content includes a sizable battery on the Clinton legacy and a smaller retrospective battery on former President George H.W. Bush, new social trust questions specific to neighborhood and workplace, expanded content on civic engagement, questions related to the debate about campaign finance reform, and the first ANES time series appearance of measures on cognitive style. The 2002 ANES contains questions in areas such as social trust and civic engagement. Special-interest and topical content includes questions on the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001, the war on terrorism, economic inequality, the 2000 Presidential election, recent corporate scandals, the 2001 tax cut, and proposed elimination of the estate tax. The 2004 phase of the panel study was given in large part to questions that capture the likely consequences of the election contest of 2000 and the terrorist attack of September 11th, as understood and interpreted by ordinary Americans. This included instrumentation on participation in political and civic life, satisfaction with democratic institutions, support for administration policy, and views on Afghanistan, Iraq, and homeland security. Demographic variables include sex, race, age, marital status, family income, education level, religious preference, political party affiliation, voter participation history, and registration status.

This special topic poll is part of a continuing series of monthly surveys that solicit public opinion on the presidency and a range of other political and social issues. The study was conducted in part to assess respondents' interest in and opinions about the 2002 elections in New Jersey. Residents of that state were asked to give their opinions of President George W. Bush and his handling of the presidency, as well as their views of United States Senators Jon Corzine and Robert Torricelli, New Jersey governor Jim McGreevey, and former United States Senator Frank Lautenberg. Those queried were asked whether they intended to vote in the November 5, 2002, elections, and for whom they would vote if the election for United States Senator were held that day, given a choice between Lautenberg (Democratic Party) and Douglas Forrester (Republican Party). Respondents were also asked if Lautenberg and Forrester had spent more time during the campaign attacking each other or explaining what they would do if elected, whether they found the Senate race interesting or dull, what they considered to be the most important issue in deciding how to vote, and whether they considered their vote as a vote for or against Bush. Those polled answered sets of questions comparing Lautenberg and Forrester as Senate candidates in terms of their experience, honesty, integrity, age, political orientation, position on Iraq, and their potential decisions on United States Supreme Court nominees. A series of questions addressed the withdrawal of Torricelli from the Senate race and Lautenberg's replacement of him: whether Torricelli did the right thing by withdrawing, whether it was fair that the Democrats replaced him on the ballot, whether the New Jersey Supreme Court made the right decision by allowing his replacement, and whether that decision had made a difference in how the respondent intended to vote. Respondents' views were sought on the use of tax dollars to pay for abortions for indigent women, increased restrictions on the sale of handguns, whether the sentence for a murder conviction should be the death penalty or life in prison without parole, whether companies responsible for major pollution problems should be held accountable for the clean-up costs, and whether the government should cover losses incurred by individuals who chose to invest their Social Security taxes in the stock market. Additional questions probed respondents' views on corruption in New Jersey politics, the importance of which political party controls the United States Congress, the influence of Lautenberg and Forrester campaign advertisements, and whether the respondent would vote for musician Bruce Springsteen if he were a candidate for United States Senator from New Jersey. Background information on respondents includes age, gender, political party, political orientation, voter registration and participation history, handgun ownership, education, religion, marital status, Hispanic descent, race, years in community, and household income.

This dataset covers ballots 273-76, and 278-79, spanning January, March, May, July, September, and November 1959. The dataset contains the data resulting from these polls in ASCII. The ballots are as follows: 273 - January This Gallup poll seeks to obtain the opinions of Canadians on several topics of interest to Canadians. The major subjects of the survey are politics, current events, labour, unions and strikes. Respondents were also asked questions so that they could be grouped according to social, geographic and demographic variables. Topics of interest include: the 4 day work week; the Canadian National Anthem; car ownership; Community Chest not meeting its objectives; Conservative party; federal election; home improvements; housework help; Liberal party; opinion of government; opposition party; whether respondents received a pay increase within the last year; public utilities strikes; religiousness of different generations; the state of the human race; whether titles should be given for outstanding service to Canada; Unemployment Insurance benefits; union membership; and voting behaviour. Basic demographics variables are also included. 274 - March This Gallup poll seeks the opinions of Canadians on a variety of topics. Some of the major subjects of discussion for this survey are religion and Christianity, politics and government, current events, and international relations. The respondents were also asked questions so that they could be grouped according to geographic, demographic and social variables. Topics of interest include: Canadian defence policy; car ownership; Christian groups uniting; curfews; defence funding; dew line military bases; discipline of children, federal elections; feelings towards people from other countries; reactions to a gold rush; John Diefenbaker's performance as Prime Minister; military power; the Pope's world conference for unity; preferred makes of cameras; preferred political parties; price predictions for six months from now; purchasing foreign goods; relations with Russia; spring fever symptoms; union membership; and voting behaviour. Basic demographics variables are also included. 275 - May This Gallup poll seeks to collect the opinions of Canadians on several issues of importance to the country as a whole. Included in this survey are discussions on religion, and several questions on foreign trade, including opinion and awareness questions. The specific countries discussed with respect to foreign trade and goods were Germany, Japan, France and Italy. Respondents were also asked questions so that they could be grouped according to geographic, demographic, and social variables. Topics of interest include: American investment in Canada; Canada supporting distressed countries; Canadian businesses; car ownership; Catholic principles which are hard to accept; church attendance; diseases which are most often thought about; diseases which kill the most people; federal elections; buying German goods; the government's overall performance; income tax levels; buying Italian goods; buying Japanese goods; purchasing and opinions of foreign goods; recognition of China's communist government; preferred political parties; Protestant principles which are hard to accept; provincial elections; union membership; voting behaviour; whether women are better looking now than in the past; and whether women should be able to work in the Ministry. Basic demographics variables are also included. 276 - July This Gallup poll aims to collect the opinions of Canadians on issues mostly of a political nature, of interest to the country and government. Included are questions about preferred political parties and leaders, the national budget, and voting habits and standards of living. Respondents were also asked questions so that they could be grouped according to geographic, demographic, and social variables. Topics of interest include: British Royalty; budget cutbacks; the budget deficit; the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation (CBC); car ownership; federal elections; immigration; a lottery to raise money for healthcare and welfare; major problems facing the government; the national budget; political party word association; preferred political parties; standard of living changes; union membership; opinions towards the United States; voting behaviour; and what it means to be Canadian. Basic demographics variables are also included. 278 - September This Gallup poll aims to seek the opinions of Canadians on a wide variety of topics, with the subjects ranging from compact cars and space exploration to mercy killing, Canadian titles for British Royalty, and the reading habits of Canadians. There are also multiple sections involving labour unions. The respondents were also asked questions so that they could be grouped according to geographic, demographic, and social variables. The topics of interest include: car ownership; Canadian and European compact cars; federal elections; fines for jay walking; grocery stamps; Khrushchev visiting America with good intentions; living in the scientific age; mercy killing; power of labour unions; preferred political parties; whether the Queen's baby should receive a Canadian title at the age of 21; railroad workers wage increase; reading books; space exploration; strike of railroad workers; union membership; voting behaviour; and world war predictions. Basic demographics variables are also included. 279 - November This Gallup poll aims to collect the views and opinions of the past decade (1950-1959), and the opinions and predictions for the future, of Canadians. The issues discussed focus mainly on current events both in Canada and around the world. The respondents were also asked questions so that they could be grouped according to geographic, demographic, and social variables. Topics of interest include: Canadians' improving attitudes; car ownership; family issues; the federal election; how happy the respondents' marriages are; peace with Russia; predictions for the future; union membership; the United Nations; urgent problems facing government; voting behaviour; and wishes for the next decade. Basic demographics variables are also included.The codebook for this dataset is available through the UBC Library catalogue, with call number HN110.Z9 P84.

This survey focuses on the attitudes and political preferences of the Black electorate during the 1984 and 1988 presidential elections. Questions regarding party identification, political interest, and preferences and choices for president were asked. In addition, respondents were asked about their feelings concerning Jesse Jackson's campaigns for the presidency in 1984 and 1988 and the effect his campaigns had on the elections. Information on race and gender issues, economic matters, quality of life, government spending, political participation, and religion and church politics is also included. Demographic information on respondents includes sex, age, education, marital status, income, and occupation and industry.

When and to what extent do crises and significant events induce changes in political attitudes? Theories of public opinion and policymaking predict that major events restructure public opinion and pry open new political opportunities. We examine the effect of major events on support for public policies in the context of the Sandy Hook Elementary School mass shooting in December 2012 using a nationally representative panel survey of U.S.\ adults. Across both cross-sectional and within-subject analyses, we find no evidence that Americans granted greater support for gun control after the Sandy Hook shooting. Our null findings persist across a range of political and demographic groups. We also find no evidence of attitude polarization as a result of Sandy Hook. Our results suggest that elite polarization in a particular issue area leads citizens to employ motivated reasoning when interpreting critical events, thereby reducing the capacity for attitude change. Our findings have important implications for identifying the conditions under which major events affect support for public policies and create political opportunities for policy change.

The data presented in this data project were collected in the context of two H2020 research projects: ‘Enhanced migration measures from a multidimensional perspective’(HumMingBird) and ‘Crises as opportunities: Towards a level telling field on migration and a new narrative of successful integration’(OPPORTUNITIES). The current survey was fielded to investigate the dynamic interplay between media representations of different migrant groups and the governmental and societal (re)actions to immigration. With these data, we provide more insight into these societal reactions by investigating attitudes rooted in values and worldviews. Through an online survey, we collected quantitative data on attitudes towards: Immigrants, Refugees, Muslims, Hispanics, Venezuelans News Media Consumption Trust in News Media and Societal Institutions Frequency and Valence of Intergroup Contact Realistic and Symbolic Intergroup Threat Right-wing Authoritarianism Social Dominance Orientation Political Efficacy Personality Characteristics Perceived COVID-threat, and Socio-demographic Characteristics For the adult population aged 25 to 65 in seven European countries: Austria Belgium Germany Hungary Italy Spain Sweden And for ages ranged from 18 to 65 for: United States of America Colombia The survey in the United States and Colombia was identical to the one in the European countries, although a few extra questions regarding COVID-19 and some region-specific migrant groups (e.g. Venezuelans) were added. We collected the data in cooperation with Bilendi, a Belgian polling agency, and selected the methodology for its cost-effectiveness in cross-country research. Respondents received an e-mail asking them to participate in a survey without specifying the subject matter, which was essential to avoid priming. Three weeks of fieldwork in May and June of 2021 resulted in a dataset of 13,645 respondents (a little over 1500 per country). Sample weights are included in the dataset and can be applied to ensure that the sample is representative for gender and age in each country. The cooperation rate ranged between 12% and 31%, in line with similar online data collections.

This dataset covers ballots 266-68, and 270, spanning March, June, and August 1958. The dataset contains the data resulting from these polls in ASCII. The ballots are as follows: 266 This Gallup poll is made up exclusively of political questions. The questions are about voting patterns and tendencies, government, and preferred political parties and leaders. The respondents were also asked questions so that they could be grouped according to geographic, democratic and social variables. Topics of interest include: who would make the best leader for the country; car ownership; federal election; John Diefenbaker; Lester Pearson; major problems facing Canada; union membership; and voting behaviour. Basic demographics variables are also included. 267 This Gallup poll aims to collect the opinions of Canadians, on such subjects as travelling in a satellite, family issues, politics, and voting habits. There are also a couple of questions regarding Canadians' opinions of Russia. The respondents were also asked questions so that they could be grouped according to geographic, demographic and social variables. Topics of interest include: car ownership; federal election; greatest problem facing families; husbands helping with housework; peace with Russia; preferred political parties; spending by families; travelling in a satellite; union membership; United Nations peacekeeping chances; and voting behaviour. Basic demographics variables are also included. 268 This Gallup poll aims to gather the opinions of Canadians on important topics, specifically political events and issues, international relations, and current events. Other topics, including capital punishment and savings, are also discussed. Respondents were also asked questions so that they could be grouped according to geographic, demographic, and social variables. Topics of interest include: American foreign policy; atom bomb testing; capital punishment; car ownership; distribution of seats in the House of Commons; federal elections; the future for the political parties; influential countries; John Diefenbaker's performance as Prime Minister; nuclear war; labour union criticisms; labour union priorities; preferred political parties; savings; two-party electoral systems; union membership; and voting behaviour. Basic demographics variables are also included. 270 This Gallup poll seeks to collect the opinions of Canadians. Some of the major topics of this survey are religion, politics, and lowering the voting age. Respondents were also asked questions so that they could be grouped according to geographic, demographic and social variables. Topics of interest include: car ownership; changing the Canadian flag; China getting a seat in the United Nations; Diefenbaker's performance; Dulles' performance; Eisenhower's performance; federal elections; what would impress Kruschev most about Canada; labour leaders taking outside orders; lowering the voting age; MacMillan's performance; ministers forced to testify; mixed religion marriages; peace with Russia as the solution to nuclear war; Princess Margaret as the Governor General; provincial elections; union membership; United Nations; and voting behaviour. Basic demographics variables are also included.The codebook for this dataset is available through the UBC Library catalogue, with call number HN110.Z9 P84.

This Gallup Poll aims to measure the opinions of Canadians on topics such as government ownership of assets, and the priorities of the government. It also collects information about voting patterns and preferred political parties, and measures this information across demographic, geographic and social groups. Topics of interest include: banks; Canadian Pacific Railway; car ownership; communism; education; the farm implements industry; freight rates; government ownership of assets; government priorities; immigration; income tax; the iron and steel industry; irrigation; the meat packing industry; political parties; trade; union membership; and voting behaviour. Basic demographic variables are also included.

Replication data for "Who Are These People?" Evaluating the Demographic Characteristics and Political Preferences of MTurk Respondents.

The Orange County Annual Survey begins in 1982 to monitor the demographic, economic, and political character of Orange County and the changes in this character over time. Areas of primary concentration are housing, mobility, growth, transportation, public services, politics and government, and demographics. The survey of 1983 builds on its predecessor in each of these areas with a view toward the implications of current trends for the future of Orange County. The sample size is 1,003 Orange County adult residents.

The 2008 Center for American Women and Politics (CAWP) Recruitment Studies are studies of United States state legislators' and mayors' pathways to office that were conducted by the Center for American Women and Politics (CAWP) at the Eagleton Institute of Politics at Rutgers University. Data about state legislators and mayors of big cities were gathered through survey instruments that consisted primarily of questions concerning the decision to seek office, previous political experience, and personal background. The studies, which were conducted by mail, web, and phone, were designed to replicate a 1981 CAWP study about gender and pathways to elective office. All women serving in the legislatures of the 50 states were surveyed, along with a random sample of men state legislators; men were randomly selected and sampled in proportion to the number of women serving in each chamber and state. All women mayors of cities with a population of 30,000 and above serving in 2008 were surveyed, along with a random sample of men mayors. Demographic variables include age, education, race, and marital status.

The purpose of this Gallup poll is to get the political views and opinions of Canadians before an election. Nearly all of the questions deal either directly with the election, voting, or the preferred parties and politicians of the respondent. The respondents were also asked questions so that they could be grouped according to geographic, demographic, and social variables. The topics of interest include: car ownership; Diefenbaker as Prime Minister; electoral ridings; the upcoming federal election; opinions towards what the greatest problem currently facing Canada is; whether respondents' names are on the electoral list; Pearson as the next Prime Minister; whether political debates should be on television; preferred political parties; union membership; and voting behaviour. Basic demographics variables are also included.

According to the survey results, a half of the people attending the protest action in Moscow were under 33 years old. The fact that several music bands popular among the young population performed at the protest could potentially give another incentive to this demographic group to attend the event. Men constituted 64 percent of the protesters.

The Latin American Public Opinion Project (LAPOP) is an academic institution hosted by Vanderbilt University that began with the study of democratic values in Costa Rica, but today carries out surveys in much of Latin America, Canada, the United States, and the Caribbean. In 2004, LAPOP established the AmericasBarometer as multi-country, regularly conducted survey of democratic values and behaviors in the Americas, and the first round included voting-age respondents from 11 countries. LAPOP collected opinions on major problems facing the country and community, threats to security, attitudes towards the country's political system, and trust in government institutions. Also measured were respondents' participation in community organizations, attitudes towards government critics, voting behavior, confidence in local government, and the prevalence of crime. Demographic information collected includes nationality, ethnicity, native language, age, gender, education level, occupation, religion, and whether the respondent lives in an urban or rural area.

This survey focuses on national politics. Issues addressed include approval of President Clinton, impeachment, opinions of parties involved in the impeachment. Other issues include opinion regarding Congress, Gingrich resignation, Iraq, computer use, Microsoft and Internet. Demographic data include religion, employment status, age, sex, education, race, party affiliation, political ideology, and income.

The Latin American Public Opinion Project (LAPOP) is an academic institution hosted by Vanderbilt University that began with the study of democratic values in Costa Rica, but today carries out surveys in much of Latin America, Canada, the United States, and the Caribbean. In 2004, LAPOP established the AmericasBarometer as multi-country, regularly conducted survey of democratic values and behaviors in the Americas, and the first round included voting-age respondents from 11 countries. LAPOP collected opinions on major problems facing the country and community, threats to security, attitudes towards the country's political system, and trust in government institutions. Also measured were respondents' participation in community organizations, attitudes towards government critics, voting behavior, confidence in local government, and the prevalence of crime. Demographic information collected includes nationality, ethnicity, native language, age, gender, education level, occupation, religion, and whether the respondent lives in an urban or rural area.