A 56% majority of voters now say they feel hopeful about the state of the United States, up from 47% in June.
The U.S. is not the only country wrestling with political fissures. But the pandemic has revealed how pervasive the divide in U.S. politics is.
If one takeaway from the election is historic voter participation, another may be the political polarization that has come to define the U.S.
What does the 2020 electorate look like politically, demographically and religiously as the race enters its final days?
More than one-third of Black eligible voters in the U.S. live in nine of the nation’s most competitive states.
Just 4% of registered voters support Trump or Biden and a Senate candidate from the opposing party.
Supporters of Donald Trump and Joe Biden differ widely on the issues that are "very important" to their vote.
Like U.S. adults overall, the majority of U.S. Catholics say abortion should be legal – at least in some cases.
Just half of registered voters expect to know results within a day or two of Election Day, including nearly identical shares who support Trump and Biden.
Mail-in ballots accounted for just over half of this year’s primary votes cast in the 37 states (plus D.C.) for which data is available.
