65% of Americans say the option to vote early or absentee should be available to any voter without requiring a documented reason.
The separation of church and state has come under scrutiny again after the Supreme Court sided with religious conservatives in several rulings.
Democrats are generally far more likely than Republicans to view several concerns, including COVID-19, as very big problems in the country.
While declining shares give police forces positive marks for their use of force, treatment of racial groups and officer accountability, there is little support for cuts in spending on local policing.
With less than five months until the 2020 elections, Americans are deeply unhappy with the state of the nation.
A majority of Republicans now say that when thinking about the problems facing the country from the coronavirus, “the worst is behind us.” Just 23% of Democrats say the same.
The share of Americans voting by mail has risen in recent presidential election cycles, but there is variation from one state to another.
When it comes to abortion, members of Congress are starkly divided by party. Yet the partisan divide among Americans themselves is less stark.
In April, 78% of Americans overall – but 56% of black Americans – said they had confidence in police officers to act in the public's best interests.
The gender gap in party identification remains the widest in a quarter century.
