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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region Forums14 Fascinating Facts About The Majority Of Americans
http://www.businessinsider.com/facts-about-the-majority-of-americans-2014-6?op=1As divisive as things get these days, it's easy to lose track of what unites the majority of Americans.
Based on Census data, Pew and Gallup polls, and more, we've identified some simple facts that are true about the majority of the 318,278,722 U.S. citizens.
53 percent of Americans believe the war in Iraq was a mistake.
58 percent of Americans support legalizing weed.
61 percent of American adults have an immediate family member who served in the military.
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14 Fascinating Facts About The Majority Of Americans (Original Post)
xchrom
Jun 2014
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liberal N proud
(60,351 posts)1. We are all statistics
RKP5637
(67,112 posts)2. This, to me, was the most salient chart! And a root cause of many problems in the US!
An incompetent congress ...
93 percent of Americans lack confidence in Congress.
ProfessorGAC
(65,334 posts)3. That One Struck Me Too!
7 freakin' percent! When that chart started i was almost 18, and i was a little surprised to see it was only 42% then. I would have guessed a little higher.
Maybe some folks then were turned off by the Watergate hearings. These 42% were probably cheering while the other 58% were angry Nixonians.
underpants
(182,988 posts)4. 47% think Iraq was NOT not a bad idea?
Sounds like a lot of people don't want to admit that they were duped.