I'm an associate director at the Pew Research Center in Washington, DC. Follow us: @pewresearch.org. Learn more: https://www.pewresearch.org/https://bsky.app/profile/johngramlich.bsky.socialhttps://bsky.app/profile/johngramlich.bsky.social/post/3myztlx4q222lNEW: Data centers have been a common focus of political advertising on social media this year. On two of the most widely used platforms – Facebook and Instagram – the tenor of those ads is now decidedly anti-data center. https://www.pewresearch.org/short-reads/2026/10/29/on-facebook-and-instagram-political-ads-are-increasingly-critical-of-data-centers/29 Oct 2026 17:55 +0000at://did:plc:pg3ijkszlu77rzhspz5jfvft/app.bsky.feed.post/3myztlx4q222lhttps://bsky.app/profile/johngramlich.bsky.social/post/3myzkpie3pk2nAs Election Day approaches, recent news stories have asked the question on everyone's mind: Can we trust the polls? Here's @pewresearch.org president Michael Dimock on that. TLDR: 2026 has brought new challenges on top of the ones that already existed. https://www.pewresearch.org/short-reads/2026/10/29/the-2026-midterms-will-be-uniquely-difficult-for-polls/29 Oct 2026 15:16 +0000at://did:plc:pg3ijkszlu77rzhspz5jfvft/app.bsky.feed.post/3myzkpie3pk2nhttps://bsky.app/profile/johngramlich.bsky.social/post/3myxrzq4nhs2j17 states have never had a woman governor. That will change after next week's elections as both major-party candidates in Minnesota and Tennessee are women. https://www.pewresearch.org/short-reads/2026/10/28/17-states-havent-had-a-woman-governor-and-15-havent-had-a-woman-senator/28 Oct 2026 22:22 +0000at://did:plc:pg3ijkszlu77rzhspz5jfvft/app.bsky.feed.post/3myxrzq4nhs2jhttps://bsky.app/profile/johngramlich.bsky.social/post/3myx3f2uqfs2aRecent cross-sectional surveys of the US (which interview different people each time) have shown no major shift toward or away from religion in the last few years. A new longitudinal study (which interviewed the *same* people over time) shows the same pattern. https://www.pewresearch.org/short-reads/2026/10/28/most-americans-religious-lives-havent-changed-much-in-recent-years/28 Oct 2026 15:37 +0000at://did:plc:pg3ijkszlu77rzhspz5jfvft/app.bsky.feed.post/3myx3f2uqfs2ahttps://bsky.app/profile/johngramlich.bsky.social/post/3mywzf776q22gNEW: "After a prolonged decline, religion in the United States has shown signs of strength and stability in recent years." https://www.pewresearch.org/religion/2026/10/28/religion-remains-stable-in-the-us-with-mixed-signals-for-young-adults/28 Oct 2026 15:01 +0000at://did:plc:pg3ijkszlu77rzhspz5jfvft/app.bsky.feed.post/3mywzf776q22ghttps://bsky.app/profile/johngramlich.bsky.social/post/3mywovxuokc2b"Ahead of the 2026 midterm elections, record-low shares of U.S. registered voters say they would reelect their own representative or most members of Congress." (via @gallup.com) https://news.gallup.com/poll/716204/record-lows-say-congressional-incumbents-deserve-reelection.aspx28 Oct 2026 11:53 +0000at://did:plc:pg3ijkszlu77rzhspz5jfvft/app.bsky.feed.post/3mywovxuokc2bhttps://bsky.app/profile/johngramlich.bsky.social/post/3myvafcsi5k2oFederal grand juries in the US typically indict at least 50,000 people a year. How many people do they *decline* to indict, as in the case of Cassidy Hutchinson? In the latest year with data, it was six people nationally: https://www.pewresearch.org/short-reads/2026/02/27/what-to-know-about-federal-grand-juries/27 Oct 2026 22:01 +0000at://did:plc:pg3ijkszlu77rzhspz5jfvft/app.bsky.feed.post/3myvafcsi5k2ohttps://bsky.app/profile/johngramlich.bsky.social/post/3myv2rvhq7s2l1 in 10 eligible voters in the US are naturalized citizens. While born abroad, the vast majority of these "new" Americans have been here a long time: 92% have lived in the US for at least 11 years, including 73% who have lived here for at least 21 years. https://www.pewresearch.org/short-reads/2026/10/27/what-we-know-about-eligible-voters-who-are-naturalized-us-citizens/27 Oct 2026 20:21 +0000at://did:plc:pg3ijkszlu77rzhspz5jfvft/app.bsky.feed.post/3myv2rvhq7s2lhttps://bsky.app/profile/johngramlich.bsky.social/post/3myuqeuov5s25NEW: Around 1 in 10 eligible voters in the US are naturalized citizens. In California, New Jersey and New York, it's around 1 in 5. https://www.pewresearch.org/short-reads/2026/10/27/what-we-know-about-eligible-voters-who-are-naturalized-us-citizens/27 Oct 2026 17:14 +0000at://did:plc:pg3ijkszlu77rzhspz5jfvft/app.bsky.feed.post/3myuqeuov5s25https://bsky.app/profile/johngramlich.bsky.social/post/3mysqffbt5223How Republicans and Democrats view federal agencies Majorities in both parties have a favorable opinion of three agencies: the National Park Service, the National Weather Service and the US Postal Service. https://www.pewresearch.org/fact-sheet/how-americans-view-federal-agencies/26 Oct 2026 22:09 +0000at://did:plc:pg3ijkszlu77rzhspz5jfvft/app.bsky.feed.post/3mysqffbt5223https://bsky.app/profile/johngramlich.bsky.social/post/3mysdo3cn3s2gIn every major racial or ethnic group, views of ICE are now more negative than positive. https://www.pewresearch.org/short-reads/2026/10/26/americans-views-of-ice-grow-more-negative/26 Oct 2026 18:22 +0000at://did:plc:pg3ijkszlu77rzhspz5jfvft/app.bsky.feed.post/3mysdo3cn3s2ghttps://bsky.app/profile/johngramlich.bsky.social/post/3mysdabvl5c2gNEW: Views of ICE have turned more negative among Republicans and Democrats alike (even as a wide partisan gap remains). Americans view ICE more negatively than any of the other 11 agencies asked about in the latest @pewresearch.org survey. https://www.pewresearch.org/short-reads/2026/10/26/americans-views-of-ice-grow-more-negative/26 Oct 2026 18:14 +0000at://did:plc:pg3ijkszlu77rzhspz5jfvft/app.bsky.feed.post/3mysdabvl5c2ghttps://bsky.app/profile/johngramlich.bsky.social/post/3myrrlsjavc2iTrump's approval rating among Catholics is the same as it is among Americans overall: 30%. White Catholics are about twice as likely as Hispanic Catholics to approve of him (39% vs. 18%). In both groups, approval is down considerably from early 2025. https://www.pewresearch.org/short-reads/2026/10/13/religious-groups-differ-widely-in-their-2026-midterm-preferences/26 Oct 2026 12:58 +0000at://did:plc:pg3ijkszlu77rzhspz5jfvft/app.bsky.feed.post/3myrrlsjavc2ihttps://bsky.app/profile/johngramlich.bsky.social/post/3mymxj5nsb22w"Armed civilians stopping mass shooters is exceptionally rare. In 600 cases in the U.S. since 2000, it’s happened only a few dozen times." (via @opb.org) https://www.opb.org/article/2026/10/23/bend-oregon-kaylub-giamanco-silver-rail-elementary-school-shooting/24 Oct 2026 15:01 +0000at://did:plc:pg3ijkszlu77rzhspz5jfvft/app.bsky.feed.post/3mymxj5nsb22whttps://bsky.app/profile/johngramlich.bsky.social/post/3mykxsxctkc2kNEW: 8% of US adults say they've used a chatbot to find information about this year's elections. Most commonly, these Americans have been seeking info about candidates' issue stances, the accuracy of their statements and their biographical details. https://www.pewresearch.org/short-reads/2026/10/23/few-americans-say-they-are-asking-ai-chatbots-for-2026-election-information/23 Oct 2026 20:01 +0000at://did:plc:pg3ijkszlu77rzhspz5jfvft/app.bsky.feed.post/3mykxsxctkc2khttps://bsky.app/profile/johngramlich.bsky.social/post/3mykxapd6o22v"America Is About to See What Happens When Voters Turn to AI" (via @theatlantic.com): https://www.theatlantic.com/technology/2026/10/ai-midterm-election-voters-chatbots/689103/?gift=ruYRR--6Lr_eQcar-XD9QSwPpgjsV-B5gSXlsiU_ijI&utm_source=copy-link&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=share So far at least, only 8% of Americans say they've turned to chatbots for election info, per new @pewresearch.org survey: https://www.pewresearch.org/short-reads/2026/10/23/few-americans-say-they-are-asking-ai-chatbots-for-2026-election-information/23 Oct 2026 19:51 +0000at://did:plc:pg3ijkszlu77rzhspz5jfvft/app.bsky.feed.post/3mykxapd6o22vhttps://bsky.app/profile/johngramlich.bsky.social/post/3myknlga6nc2qAre Americans getting ruder? I enjoyed speaking with the "After The Fact" podcast about whether people in the US really did lose their social skills in the pandemic years. https://www.pew.org/en/research-and-analysis/articles/2026/10/23/are-americans-getting-ruder23 Oct 2026 16:58 +0000at://did:plc:pg3ijkszlu77rzhspz5jfvft/app.bsky.feed.post/3myknlga6nc2qhttps://bsky.app/profile/johngramlich.bsky.social/post/3mykgz24qvs2h"A majority of U.S. adults (58%) now say social media is an important way for them to keep up with the news. This includes 13% who say it is the most important way they get news." https://www.pewresearch.org/short-reads/2026/10/23/growing-share-of-americans-say-social-media-is-an-important-news-source-for-them/23 Oct 2026 15:00 +0000at://did:plc:pg3ijkszlu77rzhspz5jfvft/app.bsky.feed.post/3mykgz24qvs2hhttps://bsky.app/profile/johngramlich.bsky.social/post/3myk6xbqvu22p"Federal immigration officials approved 173,000 people for citizenship through the first eight months of 2026, down 72 percent from the same period a year earlier." (via @washingtonpost.com) https://www.washingtonpost.com/immigration/2026/10/23/with-citizenship-approvals-slowing-would-be-voters-are-left-limbo/?pwapi_token=eyJ0eXAiOiJKV1QiLCJhbGciOiJIUzI1NiJ9.eyJyZWFzb24iOiJnaWZ0IiwibmJmIjoxNzkyNzI4MDAwLCJpc3MiOiJzdWJzY3JpcHRpb25zIiwiZXhwIjoxNzk0MTEzOTk5LCJpYXQiOjE3OTI3MjgwMDAsImp0aSI6IjcxNjMzNGUyLTZiOWMtNDUxMi05MmExLTY5MDZhNGJkNmVkNyIsInVybCI6Imh0dHBzOi8vd3d3Lndhc2hpbmd0b25wb3N0LmNvbS9pbW1pZ3JhdGlvbi8yMDI2LzEwLzIzL3dpdGgtY2l0aXplbnNoaXAtYXBwcm92YWxzLXNsb3dpbmctd291bGQtYmUtdm90ZXJzLWFyZS1sZWZ0LWxpbWJvLyJ9.YhiEDZQFwlN9GA46bLKbNmq1l_79-z2FLPx8im3hosI23 Oct 2026 12:36 +0000at://did:plc:pg3ijkszlu77rzhspz5jfvft/app.bsky.feed.post/3myk6xbqvu22phttps://bsky.app/profile/johngramlich.bsky.social/post/3myiolisdhk2kThe average NFL game this season has had 15 penalties, more than in any season since at least 1991 (chart on left). That may be making the games take longer – far longer than the average MLB game in the pitch clock era (chart on right). Cool analysis by @wsj.com: https://www.wsj.com/sports/football/nfl-game-length-average-666bec20?st=bo8c2D&reflink=desktopwebshare_permalink22 Oct 2026 22:10 +0000at://did:plc:pg3ijkszlu77rzhspz5jfvft/app.bsky.feed.post/3myiolisdhk2khttps://bsky.app/profile/johngramlich.bsky.social/post/3myhzzny7dc2yMap: Income inequality by metro area in the US Highest: Iowa City, IA, where upper-income households earn 9.7x what lower-income households earn ($239,300 vs. $24,600) Lowest: Canton, OH, where the ratio is 5.7 ($235,000 vs. $41,200) Full analysis: https://www.pewresearch.org/social-trends/2026/10/14/trends-in-income-and-wealth-inequality-2026/22 Oct 2026 16:02 +0000at://did:plc:pg3ijkszlu77rzhspz5jfvft/app.bsky.feed.post/3myhzzny7dc2yhttps://bsky.app/profile/johngramlich.bsky.social/post/3myhn36ab7c2gDuring the pandemic, the wealth of upper-income households in the US grew much more quickly than that of middle- and lower-income households. By 2022, upper-income households had 49 times the wealth of lower-income households. https://www.pewresearch.org/social-trends/2026/10/14/trends-in-income-and-wealth-inequality-2026/22 Oct 2026 12:11 +0000at://did:plc:pg3ijkszlu77rzhspz5jfvft/app.bsky.feed.post/3myhn36ab7c2ghttps://bsky.app/profile/johngramlich.bsky.social/post/3myfvhnvp2s2aTrump has had fewer judicial vacancies to fill this term than other presidents. He also didn't nominate his first judge until four months in, and the Senate took another two months to confirm her. It adds up to an usually slow pace of judge appointments so far. https://www.pewresearch.org/short-reads/2026/10/21/pace-of-trumps-judicial-appointments-has-slowed-in-his-second-term/21 Oct 2026 19:35 +0000at://did:plc:pg3ijkszlu77rzhspz5jfvft/app.bsky.feed.post/3myfvhnvp2s2ahttps://bsky.app/profile/johngramlich.bsky.social/post/3myfu6g7vkc2aNEW: The pace of Trump's judicial appointments has slowed in his second term. Trump has appointed 55 judges to date, fewer than many other recent presidents at the same point in their terms. https://www.pewresearch.org/short-reads/2026/10/21/pace-of-trumps-judicial-appointments-has-slowed-in-his-second-term/21 Oct 2026 19:12 +0000at://did:plc:pg3ijkszlu77rzhspz5jfvft/app.bsky.feed.post/3myfu6g7vkc2ahttps://bsky.app/profile/johngramlich.bsky.social/post/3myf2fkrm2c2oChart: Presidential job approval ratings leading into midterm elections, 1946-present, sorted from lowest to highest (via @nytimes.com) https://www.nytimes.com/2026/10/21/upshot/times-siena-poll-trump-midterms.html21 Oct 2026 11:31 +0000at://did:plc:pg3ijkszlu77rzhspz5jfvft/app.bsky.feed.post/3myf2fkrm2c2ohttps://bsky.app/profile/johngramlich.bsky.social/post/3myd65eakik2bFacebook is sometimes dismissed as a social media platform of yesteryear that young people don't use. But for a decade now, around 70% of US adults have consistently said they use it. That overall figure includes around 7 in 10 of the youngest adults, too. https://www.pewresearch.org/internet/fact-sheet/social-media/20 Oct 2026 17:33 +0000at://did:plc:pg3ijkszlu77rzhspz5jfvft/app.bsky.feed.post/3myd65eakik2bhttps://bsky.app/profile/johngramlich.bsky.social/post/3myd2fqkirs2zFrom new @pewresearch.org study: Partisan differences in Americans' use of various social media platforms Notably, there are no major differences in use of X/Twitter: 20% of Republicans and 19% of Democrats say they use it. https://www.pewresearch.org/internet/fact-sheet/social-media/20 Oct 2026 16:26 +0000at://did:plc:pg3ijkszlu77rzhspz5jfvft/app.bsky.feed.post/3myd2fqkirs2zhttps://bsky.app/profile/johngramlich.bsky.social/post/3myclq3lolc2sNEW: The latest @pewresearch.org study about social media use in the US YouTube: 84% of adults use it Facebook: 70% Instagram: 51% TikTok: 37% WhatsApp: 33% LinkedIn: 31% Snapchat: 26% Reddit: 25% Nextdoor: 18% X (Twitter): 18% Truth Social: 4% https://www.pewresearch.org/internet/fact-sheet/social-media/20 Oct 2026 12:03 +0000at://did:plc:pg3ijkszlu77rzhspz5jfvft/app.bsky.feed.post/3myclq3lolc2s