John Gramlich
@johngramlich.bsky.social
I'm an associate director at the Pew Research Center in Washington, DC. Follow us: @pewresearch.org. Learn more: https://www.pewresearch.org/
"Americans express limited support for the idea that the U.S. should 'have a policy of dominating affairs in the Western Hemisphere': 26% agree with this statement, compared with 39% who disagree and 32% who say they’re not sure." (via @ipsosus.bsky.social)
Americans have mixed reaction to the U.S. removal of Venezuelan president
Majority concerned about U.S. getting too involved in Venezuela
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January 6, 2026 at 2:31 PM
"Americans express limited support for the idea that the U.S. should 'have a policy of dominating affairs in the Western Hemisphere': 26% agree with this statement, compared with 39% who disagree and 32% who say they’re not sure." (via @ipsosus.bsky.social)
From a March 2025 @pewresearch.org survey: "Americans don’t support the U.S. taking over Greenland: 54% oppose it, including 43% who strongly oppose it. Around a quarter (23%) favor the move, with another 22% saying they are unsure." www.pewresearch.org/global/2025/...
President Trump doubled down on his desire to take over Greenland just hours after Denmark's prime minister urged him to “stop the threats” to annex the territory.
Denmark Tells Trump to ‘Stop the Threats’ About Greenland
The Danish prime minister told President Trump to back down after he repeated his threat to acquire Greenland in the wake of the U.S. military raid in Venezuela.
nyti.ms
January 5, 2026 at 1:43 PM
From a March 2025 @pewresearch.org survey: "Americans don’t support the U.S. taking over Greenland: 54% oppose it, including 43% who strongly oppose it. Around a quarter (23%) favor the move, with another 22% saying they are unsure." www.pewresearch.org/global/2025/...
It's not my first visit, but the Grand Canyon is endlessly spectacular. The natural beauty is mindblowing, but so is the human ingenuity that went into building the trails we can hike down today (and back up, oof...).
December 30, 2025 at 1:47 PM
It's not my first visit, but the Grand Canyon is endlessly spectacular. The natural beauty is mindblowing, but so is the human ingenuity that went into building the trails we can hike down today (and back up, oof...).
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“One day, a woman wrote to me on Signal, asking me not to respond. She lived alone, she messaged, and planned to die that weekend. Before she did, she wanted at least one person to understand: Trump had unraveled the government, and with it, her life.” @hannahnatanson.bsky.social essay:
I am The Post’s ‘federal government whisperer.’ It’s been brutal.
One reporter’s effort to show how Trump was transforming government brought her 1,168 new sources — and nearly broke her.
www.washingtonpost.com
December 24, 2025 at 2:22 PM
“One day, a woman wrote to me on Signal, asking me not to respond. She lived alone, she messaged, and planned to die that weekend. Before she did, she wanted at least one person to understand: Trump had unraveled the government, and with it, her life.” @hannahnatanson.bsky.social essay:
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On DOGE’s watch, federal spending did not go down at all. It went up. But is still led to cuts that closed offices, canceled programs and deprived people of food, medicine and other aid.
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/23/u...
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/23/u...
How Did DOGE Disrupt So Much While Saving So Little?
www.nytimes.com
December 23, 2025 at 4:29 PM
On DOGE’s watch, federal spending did not go down at all. It went up. But is still led to cuts that closed offices, canceled programs and deprived people of food, medicine and other aid.
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/23/u...
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/23/u...
As the Trump administrations halts five wind farms off the East Coast (www.nytimes.com/2025/12/22/c...), this @pewresearch.org chart comes to mind: Republicans in the US have become much less favorable toward wind (and solar) power in recent years: www.pewresearch.org/science/2025...
December 22, 2025 at 5:58 PM
As the Trump administrations halts five wind farms off the East Coast (www.nytimes.com/2025/12/22/c...), this @pewresearch.org chart comes to mind: Republicans in the US have become much less favorable toward wind (and solar) power in recent years: www.pewresearch.org/science/2025...
More than 8 in 10 Americans say news organizations in the US are at least somewhat influenced by corporate and political interests. www.pewresearch.org/short-reads/...
December 22, 2025 at 3:25 PM
More than 8 in 10 Americans say news organizations in the US are at least somewhat influenced by corporate and political interests. www.pewresearch.org/short-reads/...
92% of Americans say it's at least somewhat important that the media in the US can report the news without censorship. Fewer Americans (79%) say that's actually the case, though. www.pewresearch.org/global/2025/...
December 22, 2025 at 2:10 PM
92% of Americans say it's at least somewhat important that the media in the US can report the news without censorship. Fewer Americans (79%) say that's actually the case, though. www.pewresearch.org/global/2025/...
“If the administration’s refusal to participate becomes a valid reason to spike a story, we have effectively handed them a ‘kill switch’ for any reporting they find inconvenient,” Alfonsi wrote.
‘60 Minutes’ correspondent says CBS’s Bari Weiss abruptly pulled segment on Trump deportations
CBS News postponed a ‘60 Minutes’ segment about El Salvador’s CECOT prison one day before it was set to air because the Trump administration declined to participate.
www.washingtonpost.com
December 22, 2025 at 3:19 AM
“If the administration’s refusal to participate becomes a valid reason to spike a story, we have effectively handed them a ‘kill switch’ for any reporting they find inconvenient,” Alfonsi wrote.
"Researchers and activists increasingly fear that under the Trump administration, the U.S. government is abdicating its historic role as a clearinghouse for reliable information." (via @washingtonpost.com)
Government’s historic role as trusted information source is under threat
The U.S. government for decades has been the world’s leading provider of reliable data. Many researchers wonder if that is still the case.
www.washingtonpost.com
December 20, 2025 at 10:24 PM
"Researchers and activists increasingly fear that under the Trump administration, the U.S. government is abdicating its historic role as a clearinghouse for reliable information." (via @washingtonpost.com)
In the US, redistricting is generally done by state legislatures. That's not how it works in most other democracies with single-member districts, where it's generally done by commissions or national election agencies. www.pewresearch.org/short-reads/...
December 20, 2025 at 4:50 PM
In the US, redistricting is generally done by state legislatures. That's not how it works in most other democracies with single-member districts, where it's generally done by commissions or national election agencies. www.pewresearch.org/short-reads/...
NEW: This year's redistricting arms race made us at @pewresearch.org wonder: How many other countries do redistricting the way we do it here in the US? The answer: one other country. It's the Federated States of Micronesia (population 100,000). www.pewresearch.org/short-reads/...
December 19, 2025 at 5:31 PM
NEW: This year's redistricting arms race made us at @pewresearch.org wonder: How many other countries do redistricting the way we do it here in the US? The answer: one other country. It's the Federated States of Micronesia (population 100,000). www.pewresearch.org/short-reads/...
How common is the view that White people face discrimination in the US today?
38% of Americans say that's the case. That includes a 55% majority of Republicans and 21% of Democrats.
www.pewresearch.org/politics/202...
38% of Americans say that's the case. That includes a 55% majority of Republicans and 21% of Democrats.
www.pewresearch.org/politics/202...
December 19, 2025 at 3:30 PM
How common is the view that White people face discrimination in the US today?
38% of Americans say that's the case. That includes a 55% majority of Republicans and 21% of Democrats.
www.pewresearch.org/politics/202...
38% of Americans say that's the case. That includes a 55% majority of Republicans and 21% of Democrats.
www.pewresearch.org/politics/202...
Some stats about marijuana as Trump moves to reclassify the drug:
–87% of Americans say marijuana should be legal either for medical or recreational use
–79% live in a county with at least one medical or recreational dispensary
–54% live in a state where recreational use is legal
–87% of Americans say marijuana should be legal either for medical or recreational use
–79% live in a county with at least one medical or recreational dispensary
–54% live in a state where recreational use is legal
9 facts about Americans and marijuana
Around nine-in-ten U.S. adults say marijuana should be legal either for medical or recreational use. Just 12% say the drug should not be legal at all.
www.pewresearch.org
December 19, 2025 at 2:35 PM
Some stats about marijuana as Trump moves to reclassify the drug:
–87% of Americans say marijuana should be legal either for medical or recreational use
–79% live in a county with at least one medical or recreational dispensary
–54% live in a state where recreational use is legal
–87% of Americans say marijuana should be legal either for medical or recreational use
–79% live in a county with at least one medical or recreational dispensary
–54% live in a state where recreational use is legal
It's been 40 years since "Back to the Future" came out.
If you could choose, would you prefer to live in the past, present or future? About three times as many Americans choose the past than the future (45% vs. 14%).
If you could choose, would you prefer to live in the past, present or future? About three times as many Americans choose the past than the future (45% vs. 14%).
Far more Americans say they’d like to live in the past than in the future
45% of U.S. adults say that if they could choose, they would live sometime in the past, while 14% say they’d live sometime in the future.
www.pewresearch.org
December 18, 2025 at 2:15 PM
It's been 40 years since "Back to the Future" came out.
If you could choose, would you prefer to live in the past, present or future? About three times as many Americans choose the past than the future (45% vs. 14%).
If you could choose, would you prefer to live in the past, present or future? About three times as many Americans choose the past than the future (45% vs. 14%).
"Many able-bodied passengers request wheelchairs for 'the VIP experience'—an escort down the jetway that lets them skip the lines and gives them first crack at overhead space. Once they realize at the end of the flight that they have to wait for assistance to disembark, the healing begins."
They Get Wheeled on Flights and Miraculously Walk Off. Praise ‘Jetway Jesus.’
Travelers bemoan a rise of able-bodied passengers who game the system to skip the lines.
www.wsj.com
December 18, 2025 at 1:43 PM
"Many able-bodied passengers request wheelchairs for 'the VIP experience'—an escort down the jetway that lets them skip the lines and gives them first crack at overhead space. Once they realize at the end of the flight that they have to wait for assistance to disembark, the healing begins."
"In a world where news and information tend to fly by, a lot of Americans seem to be well tuned into Trump’s second term." Knowledge survey from American Communities Project shows broad awareness of key Trump policy actions across community types. www.americancommunities.org/what-do-amer...
December 17, 2025 at 5:09 PM
"In a world where news and information tend to fly by, a lot of Americans seem to be well tuned into Trump’s second term." Knowledge survey from American Communities Project shows broad awareness of key Trump policy actions across community types. www.americancommunities.org/what-do-amer...
Chart: Executive orders in the first year of a presidential term, 1937-present www.pewresearch.org/short-reads/...
December 17, 2025 at 12:56 PM
Chart: Executive orders in the first year of a presidential term, 1937-present www.pewresearch.org/short-reads/...
Chart: Executive orders, by presidential term
In less than a year, Trump has issued more executive orders than any other recent president did over the course of a full four-year term.
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In less than a year, Trump has issued more executive orders than any other recent president did over the course of a full four-year term.
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December 16, 2025 at 7:23 PM
Chart: Executive orders, by presidential term
In less than a year, Trump has issued more executive orders than any other recent president did over the course of a full four-year term.
www.pewresearch.org/short-reads/...
In less than a year, Trump has issued more executive orders than any other recent president did over the course of a full four-year term.
www.pewresearch.org/short-reads/...
NEW: With his declaration yesterday that fentanyl is a "weapon of mass destruction," Trump has now issued 221 executive orders so far in his second term – exceeding the number he issued in his entire first term (220).
Trump has already issued more executive orders in his second term than in his first
Before Trump, the last time a president surpassed 100 executive orders in the first year of a term was 1945, when Harry Truman took over the presidency after FDR’s death.
pewrsr.ch
December 16, 2025 at 7:06 PM
NEW: With his declaration yesterday that fentanyl is a "weapon of mass destruction," Trump has now issued 221 executive orders so far in his second term – exceeding the number he issued in his entire first term (220).
I always feel lucky to work alongside the graphic designers at @pewresearch.org. This year-end roundup highlights some of their coolest data visualizations of the year and the design choices that went into them:
Our favorite data visualizations of 2025
In this post, we’ll highlight a few of our favorite visuals from 2025 and walk through how we made them and what makes them successful.
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December 15, 2025 at 10:04 PM
I always feel lucky to work alongside the graphic designers at @pewresearch.org. This year-end roundup highlights some of their coolest data visualizations of the year and the design choices that went into them:
One of @pewresearch.org's "striking findings" from 2025 is relevant again as measles cases rise:
Republican support for requiring public school kids to get the measles/mumps/rubella vaccine has fallen sharply: 52% support it today, down from 79% in 2019.
www.pewresearch.org/short-reads/...
Republican support for requiring public school kids to get the measles/mumps/rubella vaccine has fallen sharply: 52% support it today, down from 79% in 2019.
www.pewresearch.org/short-reads/...
December 13, 2025 at 5:26 PM
One of @pewresearch.org's "striking findings" from 2025 is relevant again as measles cases rise:
Republican support for requiring public school kids to get the measles/mumps/rubella vaccine has fallen sharply: 52% support it today, down from 79% in 2019.
www.pewresearch.org/short-reads/...
Republican support for requiring public school kids to get the measles/mumps/rubella vaccine has fallen sharply: 52% support it today, down from 79% in 2019.
www.pewresearch.org/short-reads/...
Thousands of federal employees and contractors might take issue with this @washingtonpost.com headline: www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202...
December 13, 2025 at 4:03 PM
Thousands of federal employees and contractors might take issue with this @washingtonpost.com headline: www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202...
The annual @pewresearch.org list of striking research findings from the past year is out.
#1 on the list: After more than 50 years of rapid growth, the immigrant population in the United States is now in decline.
www.pewresearch.org/short-reads/...
#1 on the list: After more than 50 years of rapid growth, the immigrant population in the United States is now in decline.
www.pewresearch.org/short-reads/...
December 10, 2025 at 12:24 PM
The annual @pewresearch.org list of striking research findings from the past year is out.
#1 on the list: After more than 50 years of rapid growth, the immigrant population in the United States is now in decline.
www.pewresearch.org/short-reads/...
#1 on the list: After more than 50 years of rapid growth, the immigrant population in the United States is now in decline.
www.pewresearch.org/short-reads/...
NEW from @pewresearch.org: Most popular chatbots among US teens www.pewresearch.org/internet/202...
December 9, 2025 at 8:20 PM
NEW from @pewresearch.org: Most popular chatbots among US teens www.pewresearch.org/internet/202...