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Majority of Americans prefer spread-out communities with big houses

55% of Americans say they would prefer to live in a community where houses are larger and farther away from amenities – compared to 44% who say the opposite.
What Do Americans Consider Immoral?

Nine-in-ten Americans say having an affair is wrong. Republicans and Democrats differ sharply on the morality of abortion and homosexuality.
Appendix: Detailed tables

Americans’ views on the morality of married people having an affair % who say married people having an affair is … Note: Figures may not add to 100% or to subtotals indicated due to rounding.Source: Survey of U.S. adults conducted March 24-30, 2025.“What Do Americans Consider Immoral?” PEW RESEARCH CENTER Americans’ views on the morality […]
Acknowledgments

Pew Research Center is a subsidiary of The Pew Charitable Trusts, its primary funder. This report is a collaborative effort based on the input and analysis of the following individuals. Find related reports online at pewresearch.org/religion. Primary researchers Jonathan Evans, Senior ResearcherManolo Corichi, Research Analyst Research team Becka A. Alper, Senior ResearcherJulia Armeli, Research...
Methodology

This report is based on two waves of Pew Research Center’s American Trends Panel: ATP Wave 166, conducted March 24-30, 2025, and ATP Wave 170, conducted May 5-11, 2025. The American Trends Panel survey methodology, Wave 166 Overview Data in this report comes from Wave 166 of the American Trends Panel (ATP), Pew Research Center’s […]
Americans are less likely than people in many other countries to see gambling as morally wrong

In many other surveyed countries, about half of adults or more see gambling as immoral. This includes 89% in Indonesia, 83% in India and 71% in Italy.
Federal workforce shrank 10% in Trump’s first year back in office

The federal workforce shrank by 10.3% in 2025, losing nearly 238,000 workers. Among major agencies, the Education Department and USAID had the steepest cuts.
Majority of Americans Continue To Say Abortion Should Be Legal in All or Most Cases

A 60% majority of U.S. adults say abortion should be legal in all or most cases. This share is down slightly from the last few years.
Majority of Americans say medication abortion should be legal

More than half of Americans say medication abortion should be legal in their state, while a much smaller share (26%) say it should be illegal.
Do abortion attitudes differ by gender?

While partisan differences on abortion dominate, a gender gap has emerged among Repuublican men and women.