Pew Research Center’s website has 12 main topic sections, each showcasing the latest research, which is collected in reports, fact sheets, or other formats that extrapolate respondents’ answers to cover the entire U.S. or other population. There is a summary page that includes the methodology for how the information was collected and a link to download and read the full report. 

The following are some of the latest reports and other analyses from 2025.

Here are NewsBreaks’ other roundups of Pew Research Center’s research: October 2017 | March 2018 | October 2018 | March 2019 | October 2019 | March 2020 | December 2020 | June 2021 | December 2021 | July 2022 | March 2023 | September 2023 | January 2024 | October 2024 | April 2025

Politics & Policy

On Oct. 30, Pew Research Center published “A Year Ahead of the Midterms, Americans’ Dim Views of Both Parties,” the survey for which was conducted in September, before the government shutdown. The report finds that 39% of U.S. adults say the Republican party is governing ethically and honestly, and 42% of U.S. adults say the same about the Democratic party. In the same vein, 36% say the Republican party makes them feel hopeful, and 28% say the same about the Democratic party. In addition, 41% of Democrats say the party has not pushed back hard enough against the current presidential administration.

The Oct. 3 report, “How Americans View the Israel-Hamas Conflict 2 Years Into the War,” looks at U.S. adults’ attitudes toward “Israel’s military operation against Hamas in the Gaza Strip following Hamas’ Oct. 7, 2023, attack on Israel”; their “skepticism of Israel’s operation and its government is higher than at earlier points in the conflict,” Pew Research Center notes. The following are some key findings: “39% now say Israel is going too far in its military operation against Hamas”; “42% of U.S. adults disapprove of the Trump administration’s response to the conflict between Israel and Hamas …”; and “35% say the U.S. is not providing enough humanitarian aid to Palestinian citizens in Gaza. …”

International Affairs

The Nov. 5 report, “People in Middle-Income Countries Say Climate Change Is Affecting Their Community,” is the result of a survey of nine middle-income nations: Argentina, Brazil, India, Indonesia, Kenya, Mexico, Nigeria, South Africa, and Turkey. “A median of 56% of adults across [these] countries say they are very concerned that global climate change will harm them personally in their lifetime,” Pew Research Center shares. “When asked which of four possible effects of climate change concerns them most [out of rising sea levels, floods or intense storms, long periods of unusually hot weather, and droughts or water shortages], respondents named droughts or waters shortages more than twice as often as any other option.”

On Oct. 15, a report showed the results of a survey of 25 countries: “How People Around the World View AI.” It states, “A median of 34% of adults across these countries have heard or read a lot about AI, while 47% have heard a little and 14% say they’ve heard nothing at all. … A median of 34% of adults say they are more concerned than excited about the increased use of AI, while 42% are equally concerned and excited. A median of 16% are more excited than concerned.”

Immigration & Migration

A June 27 short read, “About 1 in 4 U.S. Adults Worry They or Someone Close to Them Could Be Deported,” showed that 23% of U.S. adults worry a lot or some that they or someone close to them could be deported, while 43% of immigrants worry a lot or some about the same thing. “In 2024, immigrants made up 15% of the country’s population, and second-generation Americans were another 13%,” Pew Research Center notes. When it comes to ethnicity, 47% of Latino adults worry a lot or some, 29% of English-speaking Asian adults do, 26% of Black adults do, and 15% of white adults do.

Race & Ethnicity

A data essay from Nov. 3 is titled, “Counting Race: How the Census Measures Identity and What Americans Think About It.” It traces how the census categories related to racial identity changed over time as politics, policy, migration, and attitudes shifted. “That makes the census both a mirror and a snapshot of how Americans see themselves—and how the government sees them,” Pew Research Center notes. It also explores how the U.S. Census Bureau measures race and ethnicity today, how it has measured them historically, what the proposed 2030 census is planning, and what Americans think should or shouldn’t be asked on the census with regard to race and ethnicity.

Religion

The Oct. 20 report, “Growing Share of U.S. Adults Say Religion Is Gaining Influence in American Life,” notes that from February 2024 to February 2025, there was a sharp increase in U.S. adults saying religion is gaining influence in American society: from 18% to 31%. This view “is increasingly held by adults across several demographic groups—with gains of at least 10 percentage points among Democrats and Republicans, adults in every age category and in most large religious groups,” Pew Research Center notes. “In 2025, 58% of U.S. adults say there is a great deal or some conflict between their religious beliefs and mainstream culture, up 10 percentage points from 2024 and 16 points from 2020.” 

On Sept. 12, Pew Research Center covered the new pope, who was elected in May, in the short read, “More Than 8 in 10 U.S. Catholics View Pope Leo Favorably.” It finds that 84% of U.S. Catholics say they have a favorable view of Pope Leo XIV, but 67% say they only know a little about him. Leo is the first U.S.-born pope—36% of U.S. Catholics are extremely or very excited about that, and 40% are somewhat excited. U.S. adults who aren’t Catholic were also surveyed; 56% view Leo favorably, while 31% never heard of him (versus 11% of Catholics who said they never heard of him).

Age & Generations

The Nov. 6 report was “How Americans Are Thinking About Aging.” The U.S. Census Bureau states that from 2004 to 2024, the percentage of adults ages 65 and older increased from 12.4% to 18.0%. Pew Research Center asked U.S. adults about aging. Nearly half (49%) of those ages 65 and older believe they are aging extremely or very well. Adults younger than 65 who think about life in their 70s and older are more worried than excited (67% versus 51%). Also, nearly half (45%) of those younger than 65 aren’t confident they’ll have the financial means to retire. And 76% want to live until at least 80, with 29% saying they want to live until 100.

Gender & LGBTQ

To mark the 10th anniversary of the Supreme Court ruling to protect same-sex marriage across the U.S., Pew Research Center published “The Experiences of LGBTQ Americans Today” on May 29. Pew Research Center surveyed LGBTQ+ adults to discover that 61% see at least a fair amount of acceptance of gay or lesbian people, 52% see the same for bisexual people, 14% see the same for nonbinary people, and 13% see the same for transgender people. “Most LGBTQ adults say there is more acceptance today compared with 10 years ago for each of these groups,” Pew Research Center notes. “And majorities expect there to be even more acceptance 10 years from now.”

The July 17 short read, “Women Are a Rising Share of U.S. Managers and Professionals,” analyzes federal data to discover that in 2023, 46% of all managers in the U.S. were women, up from 29% in 1980. “In 2023, workers in majority-female professional jobs earned $52,000 at the median. By comparison, workers in majority-male professional occupations earned $80,000,” Pew Research Center states. In addition, women now make up the majority of college-educated workers: 53% in 2023 versus 39% in 1980.

Family & Relationships

The short read on Oct. 16 was “8 Facts About Divorce in the United States.” Some of the facts include that divorce has been declining since the early 1980s, but gray divorce—the divorce rate among adults ages 50 and older—has leveled off. Also, 16% of divorces happen within 5 years of marriage, while 24% of divorces happened within 5–9 years of marriage. “Working-age divorced adults have lower median household incomes ($84,900) than married adults, including adults in their first marriage ($118,600) and remarried adults ($114,600),” Pew Research Center reports. “[D]ivorced men are slightly more likely than women to remarry (68% vs. 64%).” 

On Oct. 8, the report “How Parents Manage Screen Time for Kids” shows that 90% of kids ages 12 and younger watch TV (82% of kids ages 2 and younger), 68% use a tablet, and 61% use a smartphone. Smartphone ownership for kids 12 and younger is at 23%; 57% of 11–12-year-olds have a phone versus 8% of kids younger than 5. “About one-in-ten parents say their 5- to 12-year-old ever uses artificial intelligence chatbots like ChatGPT or Gemini,” Pew Research Center notes. “Roughly four-in-ten parents with a kid 12 or younger say their child uses a voice assistant like Siri or Alexa.”

Economy & Work

The Nov. 14 short read “What the Data Says About Food Stamps in the U.S.” looks at the history of the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP), aka the food stamp program. The latest available data shows that “[o]n average, 42.4 million people in 22.7 million households received monthly SNAP benefits through the first eight months of the 2025 fiscal year (October 2024 to May 2025).” The demographics of recipients is as follows: 44.2% non-Hispanic white adults, 27% Black adults, and 24.2% of Hispanic adults of any race. “The vast majority of both adult and child recipients were born in the United States—81.1% and 96.9%, respectively,” Pew Research Center notes.

A short read from Oct. 6 was “About 1 in 5 U.S. Workers Now Use AI in Their Job, Up Since Last Year.” This year, 21% of U.S. workers do at least some of their work using AI, versus 16% about a year ago. The percentage of workers who have not heard or read about AI in the workplace is now 12%, versus 17% last year. Those most likely to use AI at work include workers younger than 50 and workers with a bachelor’s degree or higher.

Science

The Oct. 24 short read, “What We Know About Energy Use at U.S. Data Centers Amid the AI Boom,” explores the impact of the changing nature of U.S. data centers to accommodate the rise of AI. Data centers accounted for more than 4% of the country’s total electricity consumption in 2024. Their cooling systems directly consumed about 17 billion gallons of water in 2023. “As of 2024, natural gas supplied over 40% of electricity for U.S. data centers, [and r]enewables such as wind and solar supplied about 24% of electricity at data centers, while nuclear power supplied around 20% and coal around 15%,” Pew Research Center states. 

On June 12, the “From Weight-Loss Drugs to Raw Milk, Americans Hear More Often About Some Health Topics Than Others” short read revealed how much exposure people have to buzzed-about health topics: 53% of U.S. adults hear or read about weight loss drugs extremely or very often from the news, social media, or conversations with others; 35% say this about autism, ADHD, and other information-processing differences; 34% say this about anti-aging cosmetic treatments; 31% say this about bird flu; 31% say this about sleep habits; 9% say this about raw milk, and 9% say this about the use of psychedelic drugs in mental health treatment.

Internet & Technology

The Nov. 20 report is “Americans’ Social Media Use 2025.” It shows that 84% of U.S. adults use YouTube, 71% use Facebook, 50% use Instagram, 37% use TikTok, 32% use WhatsApp, 26% use Reddit, 25% use Snapchat, 21% use X (formerly Twitter), 8% use Threads, 4% use Bluesky, and 3% use Truth Social. Four have grown in usage over the past few years of Pew Research Center’s tracking: TikTok, Instagram, WhatsApp, and Reddit. “[T]he youngest adults particularly stand out in their use of Instagram, Snapchat, TikTok and Reddit,” Pew Research Center notes. “YouTube and Facebook are the only sites asked about that a majority in all age groups use. …” 

The Oct. 1 short read, “Americans Have Mixed Feelings About AI Summaries in Search Results,” finds that 65% of U.S. adults at least sometimes see AI summaries in search results. “Americans who have seen AI summaries in search results are lukewarm about their value. One-in-five say they find the information extremely or very useful, 52% say it’s somewhat useful, and 28% say it’s not too or not at all useful,” Pew Research Center shares. “About half of Americans who have come across AI summaries (53%) have at least some trust in the information from those summaries. But only 6% say they trust it a lot.” 

News Habits & Media

Pew Research Center issued the essay “Young Adults and the Future of News” on Dec. 3. It “examines how the youngest group of adults—those ages 18 to 29—consume news, interact with it and perceive its role in their daily lives. In doing so, it paints a picture of a generation of Americans that is both shaping and being shaped by the evolving news environment. As we look toward the future, understanding young adults’ news habits may be key to anticipating the coming shifts in the media landscape.” 

An Oct. 29 a short read, “Many Americans Say They Often Come Across Inaccurate News—And Have a Hard Time Knowing What’s True,” shows that 90% of U.S. adults at least sometimes see news they believe to be inaccurate, with 42% of them saying it happens extremely often or often. When it comes to determining what’s true, 51% generally find it difficult to do. “Those who report often encountering inaccurate news are more likely than those who rarely or never do to say it’s hard to know what is true (59% vs. 31%),” Pew Research Center reports.