Pew Report: Americans Value U.S. Science Leadership but See Partisan Divides on Global Standing
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A Pew Research Center report reveals that while a majority of Americans believe the U.S. should be a world leader in science, there are growing partisan divides in perceptions of American scientific leadership. Democrats increasingly believe other countries are catching up or surpassing the U.S., while Republicans maintain more confidence in American scientific dominance. The report shows 73% of Americans think it's important for the U.S. to be a world leader in science, but only 52% believe the U.S. is currently the best. Political polarization is evident, with Democrats more likely to see other countries as scientific equals or superiors.
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The number of people who hold this view is five percentage points higher than in 2021, when 68 percent of Americans said the same
Democrats are more likely than Republicans to say that other countries are as good as or better than the U.S. in science
The partisan gap in views of U.S. scientific standing has widened since 2021, with Democrats increasingly seeing other countries as catching up or surpassing the U.S.
A new report finds that a majority of Americans think the U.S. should be a world leader in science, but Democrats increasingly believe other countries are catching up
