Plus, an in-depth look at the 2020 electorate, views of China and human rights, and alternative voting systems in the U.S.
July 3, 2021 The latest findings from Pew Research Center · Subscribe ↗
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 Indians see religious tolerance as a central part of who they are as a nation, and most across the country’s major religious groups say it is important to respect all religions, according to a major new survey based on nearly 30,000 face-to-face interviews. Indians of many religious backgrounds overwhelmingly say they are very free to practice their faiths. But at the same time, members of the major religious groups see little in common and want to live separately.  A new analysis of validated voters in the 2020 U.S. presidential election examines change and continuity in the electorate, both of which contributed to Joe Biden’s victory over Donald Trump. It looks at voting patterns among new voters, as well as those who cast ballots in prior elections, and offers a detailed portrait of the demographic composition of the electorate.  Across advanced economies in Europe, North America and the Asia-Pacific region, most think the Chinese government does not respect the personal freedoms of its people. In 15 of 17 publics surveyed, eight-in-ten or more adults hold this view. These shares are at or near historic highs in nearly every place surveyed, as are unfavorable views of China more broadly. The recent Democratic primary for New York City mayor attracted even more attention than usual, as the nation’s biggest city also became the largest jurisdiction to use an alternative voting system known as ranked-choice voting (RCV). This is the first time New York has used RCV, but it is far from the only place with some form of alternative voting system. In all, at least 261 jurisdictions in the U.S. have adopted some voting method other than the “winner-take-all” system most American voters know. As an unprecedented U.S. intelligence report brings new attention to the phenomenon of unidentified flying objects, about two-thirds of Americans (65%) say their best guess is that intelligent life exists on other planets. A smaller but still sizable share of the public (51%) says that UFOs reported by people in the military are likely evidence of intelligent life outside Earth. From our research51% The share of American adults who say UFOs are not a threat to U.S. national security, compared with 36% who say they are a minor threat and 10% who say they are a major threat. | |
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