Only about one-in-five Americans expect relations between Republicans and Democrats to improve in the coming year.

Fewer than half of Americans approve of Republican plans and policies in a post-election poll.

Most Americans (55%) — but not most Republicans — say that Republican leaders in Congress should work with President Obama.

By more than a two-to-one margin, the public favors allowing gays and lesbians to serve openly in the military.

Republicans who agree with the Tea Party are significantly more anti free trade than are Republicans who disagree with or have no opinion of the Tea Party.

More than six-in-ten Americans who plan to have a Thanksgiving meal with family members say that 10 or more relatives will be in attendance on Thursday.

Among internet users, 4% use a service such as Foursquare or Gowalla to share their location with friends online.

While most Americans know the deficit is larger now than it was in the 1990s, most are not familiar with where government money goes.

Young adults struggle with questions about politics, such as who the next speaker of the House will be.

Only about a third of Americans say free trade agreements have been good for the U.S., the lowest level of support in 13 years of Pew Research polling.