Most Americans say another round of COVID-19 economic relief will be needed
Following the passage of a second stimulus package in December, 79% of U.S. adults say another economic assistance package will be necessary.
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Following the passage of a second stimulus package in December, 79% of U.S. adults say another economic assistance package will be necessary.
If one takeaway from the election is historic voter participation, another may be the political polarization that has come to define the U.S.
About six-in-ten registered voters in the five U.S. states where elections are conducted entirely by mail expect voting to be easy.
65% of Americans say the option to vote early or absentee should be available to any voter without requiring a documented reason.
We thought it would be valuable to combine our study of news coverage itself with data on people’s views about, and exposure to, that coverage.
Democrats are more concerned than Republicans about the ease of voting and the broader integrity of the 2020 presidential election.
Most Americans (71%) have heard of a conspiracy theory that alleges that powerful people intentionally planned the coronavirus outbreak.
About six-in-ten Americans (62%) say they favor raising the federal minimum wage to $15 an hour, including 40% who strongly back the idea.
About eight-in-ten Latino registered voters and U.S. voters overall rate the economy as very important to their vote.
Here’s what our surveys have found about how Americans across the age spectrum have experienced the coronavirus pandemic.
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