Partisans differ sharply about how religious Biden is

Plus, views of Trump's legacy April 3, 2021 Weekly Roundup The latest findings from Pew Research Center · Subscribe ↗ Most Democrats and Republicans know Biden is Catholic, but they differ sharply about how religious he is Most U.S. adults know that Joe Biden is Catholic, including majorities within both major political parties. But Republicans and Democrats have vastly different views about how religious Biden is and whether he talks about his religious faith too much, too little or the right amount. U.S. Catholics divided by party on whether Biden should be denied Communion over his abortion stance Many in U.S., Western Europe say their political system needs major reform Roughly two-thirds of adults in the U.S. and France, as well as about half in the UK, believe their political system needs major changes or needs to be completely reformed. Calls for significant reform are less common in Germany, where about four-in-ten express this view. In the U.S., concerns about political corruption are especially widespread, with two-in-three Americans agreeing that the phrase “most politicians are corrupt” describes their country well. Satisfaction with democracy lower in U.S. than in European countries surveyed A partisan chasm in views of Trump’s legacy Two months after President Donald Trump left office, just over half of Americans rate his presidency as below average, including 41% who say he was a “terrible” president. About a third rate his presidency as above average, including 17% who say he was a “great” president. Republicans and Democrats offer starkly different assessments of Trump’s presidential legacy. STEM jobs see uneven progress in increasing gender, racial and ethnic diversity Black and Hispanic workers remain underrepresented in the science, technology, engineering and math workforce compared with their share of all workers. Women make up a large majority of all workers in health-related jobs, but remain underrepresented in other job clusters, such as the physical sciences, computing and engineering. Current trends in STEM degree attainment appear unlikely to substantially narrow these gaps. Amazon vote comes amid recent uptick in U.S. unionization rate One of the most closely watched union representation elections in years wrapped up this week, as workers at an Amazon warehouse in Alabama voted on whether to unionize. The election comes amid a somewhat unexpected – but likely temporary – increase in the nation’s unionization rate.  Share of Republicans saying ‘everything possible’ should be done to make voting easy declines sharply The share of Americans who say “everything possible” should be done to make voting easy has declined since 2018, with the decrease coming entirely among Republicans. A majority of U.S. adults (59%) say everything possible should be done to make it easy for every citizen to vote. But while 85% of Democrats say this, a majority of Republicans (71%) instead say citizens should have to prove they really want to vote by registering ahead of time. 7% of Americans don’t use the internet. Who are they? Decoded: The impact of survey mode on measuring public opinion in Italy From our research 28% The share of Republicans who say everything possible should be done to make voting easy, down from 48% in October 2018. Support Pew Research Center In times of uncertainty, good decisions demand good data. Please support Pew Research Center with a contribution on the Center's behalf to our parent organization, The Pew Charitable Trusts. DONATE Newsletter preferences View in browser Unsubscribe Facebook Twitter Instagram Pew Research Center is a nonpartisan fact tank. As a neutral source of data and analysis, Pew Research Center does not take policy positions. © 2021 Pew Research Center