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Ted Van Green

Research Analyst

Ted Van Green is a research analyst at Pew Research Center, where he focuses on public opinion about U.S. politics and policy. He has contributed to reports on political attitudes and partisanship, and has authored analyses examining views of COVID-19 economic relief, partisanship and COVID-19 and confidence in tech companies. Prior to joining the Center, Van Green received his bachelor’s degree from Ohio State University, with majors in political science and sports industry.

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reportJun 17, 2025

Americans Have Mixed to Negative Views of Trump Administration Immigration Actions

The public is split over local law enforcement helping deportation efforts, and majorities disapprove of suspending asylum applications.
reportMay 20, 2025

How Much Discrimination Do Americans Say Groups Face in the U.S.?

Republicans are less likely than in 2024 to say there is discrimination against Black, Hispanic, Asian and White people.
short readsFeb 13, 2025

Confidence in federal civil servants remains far lower among Republicans than Democrats

Overall, a slim majority of Americans (55%) express a great deal or fair amount of confidence in federal career employees, while 44% have little or no confidence.
short readsJun 24, 2024

Biden, Trump supporters both say the U.S. economic system unfairly favors powerful interests

Trump and Biden supporters share a fair amount of common ground when it comes to criticisms of the U.S. economic system.
short readsMar 12, 2024

Majorities of adults see decline of union membership as bad for the U.S. and working people

The share of U.S. workers who belonged to a union in 2023 stood at 10%, down from 1983 when 20.1% of American workers were union members.
short readsFeb 12, 2024

Most Americans continue to say their side in politics is losing more often than it is winning

The share of adults who say their side is losing more often than winning is up 15 percentage points since early 2020.
short readsJan 31, 2024

Most Americans say elected officials should avoid heated or aggressive speech

Seven-in-ten Americans say elected officials should avoid heated or aggressive language because it could encourage some people to take violent action.
short readsOct 17, 2023

Most Americans don’t closely follow professional or college sports

About six-in-ten Americans (62%) say they follow professional or college sports not too or not at all closely.
short readsAug 2, 2023

Majority of Americans prefer a community with big houses, even if local amenities are farther away

57% of Americans say they would prefer to live in a community where houses are larger and farther away from amenities — compared to 42% who say the opposite.
reportJul 12, 2023

Republican Gains in 2022 Midterms Driven Mostly by Turnout Advantage

68% of U.S. adults who voted in the 2020 presidential election turned out to vote in the 2022 midterms. Former President Donald Trump’s voters turned out at a higher rate in 2022 (71%) than did President Joe Biden’s voters (67%).