Poll: Americans' trust in science now deeply polarized
Overall, 48% of Americans say they have “a great deal” of confidence in the scientific community.
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Overall, 48% of Americans say they have “a great deal” of confidence in the scientific community.
WASHINGTON — Republicans’ faith in science is falling as Democrats rely on it even more, with a trust gap in science and medicine widening substantially during the covid-19 pandemic, new survey data shows. It’s the largest gap in nearly five decades of polling by the General Social Survey, a widely
The 2021 data shows that 64 percent of Democrats have "a great deal" of confidence in the scientific community, compared with 34 percent of Republicans.
WASHINGTON (AP) — Republicans' faith in science is falling as Democrats rely on it even...
Faith in science is falling among Republicans, while Democrats rely on it more than ever, with the trust gap in science widening during the pandemic.