Naturalized citizens make up record one-in-ten U.S. eligible voters in 2020

More than 23 million U.S. immigrants will be eligible to vote in the 2020 presidential election, making up roughly 10% of the nation’s overall electorate – both record highs. Since 2000, the size of the immigrant electorate has nearly doubled. Most are either Hispanic or Asian.

Democratic rights popular globally but commitment to them not always strong

A median of 64% across the 34 countries we polled believe elected officials do not care what people like them think, and a median of 50% say the state is not run for the benefit of all people. Despite these frustrations, most still believe they have a voice: A median of 67% agree that voting gives ordinary people some say about how the government runs things.

• Support for key democratic rights and principles varies widely across nations
• How people around the world see democracy in 8 charts

Just how ‘super’ is this year’s Super Tuesday, anyway?

March 3 is the biggest single day on this year’s Democratic presidential nominating calendar – in both number of elections and in the total number of delegates at stake. All told, 1,357 delegates, or about 34% of all pledged delegates to this summer’s Democratic National Convention, will be chosen in 14 state primaries and one territorial caucus.

• 5 facts about the nation’s black Democrats ahead of the South Carolina primary
• Most Americans don’t see 2020 Democratic candidates as very religious

Most Americans say journalists should be watchdogs, but views of how well they fill this role vary

Nearly three out of four U.S. adults say that, in general, it’s important for journalists to function as watchdogs over elected officials, but the public is divided on whether they are going too far, not going far enough or getting it about right. Most Republicans see today’s watchdogs as too aggressive, while Democrats are more inclined to approve of their work.

Republicans increasingly feel like they’re ‘winning’ politically; Democrats feel the opposite

Today, 69% of Republicans and Republican-leaning independents say that on the issues that matter to them, their side has been winning more often than losing. Conservative Republicans in particular have become more likely to say their side is winning: The share saying this has more than tripled since 2016.

Podcast: The loss of local news

Director of Journalism Research Amy Mitchell discusses our most recent data on the evolving local news landscape on the latest episode of the After the Fact podcast from The Pew Charitable Trusts.

Americans’ news fatigue isn’t going away – about two-thirds still feel worn out

Few Americans are confident in tech companies to prevent misuse of their platforms in the 2020 election

More Americans see climate change as a priority, but Democrats are more concerned than Republicans

When it comes to raising the minimum wage, most of the action is in cities and states, not Congress

People in Asia-Pacific regard the U.S. more favorably than China, but Trump gets negative marks

The share of immigrant workers in high-skill jobs is rising in the U.S.

The changing categories the U.S. census has used to measure race

From our research