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Pew Research Center

Organization

A nonpartisan American think tank that conducts public opinion polling, demographic research, and other data-driven social science research.


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Summary

The Pew Research Center is a nonpartisan American think tank based in Washington, D.C., established in 2004. It functions as a "fact tank," providing information and conducting empirical social science research on social issues, public opinion, and demographic trends without taking policy stances. As a subsidiary of The Pew Charitable Trusts and a charter member of the American Association of Public Opinion Research's Transparency Initiative, the Center's work is widely recognized. A notable recent contribution, highlighted in the All-In Podcast, is a study on media consumption that revealed TikTok's significant role as a primary news source for over half of young Americans.

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Extracted Attributes
  • Type

    Nonpartisan American think tank

  • Mission

    Provides information on social issues, public opinion, and demographic trends shaping the United States and the world.

  • Specialties

    Survey research, Demographics, Global surveys, International migration, Immigration, Gender issues, Families, U.S. politics, Internet, Online news research, Journalism, Data Science, Public Opinion, Survey Methodology, Science, Religion

  • Headquarters

    Washington, D.C., United States

  • Policy Stance

    Does not take policy positions

  • Employee Count

    51-200 employees

  • Primary Funder

    The Pew Charitable Trusts

  • Alternative Name

    Fact tank

  • Research Methods

    Public opinion polling, demographic research, random sample survey research, panel based surveys, media content analysis, computational social science research, other empirical social science research.

Timeline
  • The Pew Research Center was established. (Source: Wikidata)

    2004-01-01

Pew Research Center

The Pew Research Center (also simply known as Pew) is a nonpartisan American think tank based in Washington, D.C. It provides information on social issues, public opinion, and demographic trends shaping the United States and the world. It also conducts public opinion polling, demographic research, random sample survey research, and panel based surveys, media content analysis, and other empirical social science research. The Pew Research Center states it does not take policy stances. It is a subsidiary of the Pew Charitable Trusts and a charter member of the American Association of Public Opinion Research's Transparency Initiative.

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  • Pew Research Center | Numbers, Facts and Trends Shaping Your ...

    ABOUT PEW RESEARCH CENTERPew Research Center is a nonpartisan, nonadvocacy fact tank that informs the public about the issues, attitudes and trends shaping the world. It does not take policy positions. The Center conducts public opinion polling, demographic research, computational social science research and other data-driven research. Pew Research Center is a subsidiary of The Pew Charitable Trusts, its primary funder. © 2025 Pew Research Center

  • Our Funding | Pew Research Center

    ABOUT PEW RESEARCH CENTERPew Research Center is a nonpartisan, nonadvocacy fact tank that informs the public about the issues, attitudes and trends shaping the world. It does not take policy positions. The Center conducts public opinion polling, demographic research, computational social science research and other data-driven research. Pew Research Center is a subsidiary of The Pew Charitable Trusts, its primary funder. © 2025 Pew Research Center [...] (3) organization and a subsidiary of The Pew Charitable Trusts, our primary funder. The Center’s empirically driven research on a wide range of topics helps key stakeholders in society — policymakers, media and the public at large — understand and solve the world’s most challenging problems. As a neutral source of data and analysis, Pew Research Center does not take policy positions. [...] Pew Research Center is seeking opportunities to partner strategically with philanthropists and institutional funders who share our commitment to impartial research and data that drive discussion and support decision-making. Read more about partnering with Pew Research Center or contact our partnerships team.

  • Pew Research Center - LinkedIn

    ## Overview Pew Research Center is a nonpartisan fact tank that informs the public about the issues, attitudes and trends shaping the world. It conducts public opinion polling, demographic research, media content analysis and other empirical social science research. Pew Research does not take policy positions. It is a subsidiary of The Pew Charitable Trusts. ### Website ### Crunchbase N/A ### LinkedIn ### Industry Think Tanks [...] # Pew Research Center A nonpartisan fact tank that informs the public about the issues, attitudes and trends shaping the world. Think Tanks • Washington, District of Columbia • 144,363 followers • 51-200 employees [...] ### Specialties Survey research, Demographics, Global surveys, International migration, Immigration, Gender issues, Families, U.S. politics, Internet, Online news research, Journalism, Data Science, Public Opinion, Survey Methodology, Science, and Religion ## Locations 1615 L St NW, Washington, District of Columbia 20036, US ### Get Directions Directions, Directions

  • Pew Research Center - YouTube

    Pew Research Center is a nonpartisan fact tank that informs the public about the issues, attitudes and trends shaping the world. It conducts public opinion polling, demographic research, media content analysis and other empirical social science research. Pew Research Center does not take policy positions. It is a subsidiary of The Pew Charitable Trusts. RELATED RESEARCH How Changes in Turnout and Vote Choice Powered Trump’s Victory in 2024 WATCH MORE PEW RESEARCH CENTER VIDEOS [...] Pew Research Center is a nonpartisan fact tank that informs the public about the issues, attitudes and trends shaping the world. It conducts public opinion polling, demographic research, media content analysis and other empirical social science research. Pew Research Center does not take policy positions. It is a subsidiary of The Pew Charitable Trusts. ------ [...] themes in our new five-part series, bringing together the Center’s key findings.------ ABOUT PEW RESEARCH CENTER Pew Research Center is a nonpartisan fact tank that informs the public about the issues, attitudes and trends shaping the world. It conducts public opinion polling, demographic research, media content analysis and other empirical social science research. Pew Research Center does not take policy positions. It is a subsidiary of The Pew Charitable Trusts.------ The Religious Landscape

  • Pew Research Center | ROPER CENTER

    Pew Research Center is a nonpartisan fact tank that informs the public about the issues, attitudes and trends shaping America and the world. It does not take policy positions. The center conducts public opinion polling, demographic research, content analysis and other data-driven social science research. It studies U.S. politics and policy; journalism and media; internet, science and technology; religion and public life; Hispanic trends; global attitudes and trends; and U.S. social and [...] demographic trends. All of the center’s reports are available at www.pewresearch.org. Pew Research Center is a subsidiary of The Pew Charitable Trusts, its primary funder.

The Pew Research Center is a nonpartisan American think tank (referring to itself as a "fact tank") based in Washington, D.C. It provides information on social issues, public opinion, and demographic trends shaping the United States and the world. It also conducts public opinion polling, demographic research, random sample survey research and panel based surveys, media content analysis, and other empirical social science research. The Pew Research Center does not take policy positions, and is a subsidiary of The Pew Charitable Trusts.

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