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Voters who are backing Joe Biden this fall and those who back Donald Trump express sharply contrasting views about immigration. In part, this reflects long-standing gaps between Republicans and Democrats over how much of a problem illegal immigration is for the country, and recent differences in views about the situation at the U.S.-Mexico border. Trump […]

Voters who support Joe Biden and Donald Trump have starkly different views of the role religion should play in the U.S. government and politics. Across several measures, Trump supporters are much more likely than Biden supporters to favor an expansive government role in support of religion. At the same time, larger shares of Trump supporters […]

Republicans and Democrats have long diverged on the topics of how much of a problem crime is in the country and how to approach policing and the criminal justice system. Those differences are reflected in the current survey in how supporters of the two major party candidates for president view the treatment of criminals by […]

Perhaps no topic divides voters more deeply than the role that firearms have in American life. By overwhelming margins, Joe Biden’s supporters prioritize gun control over gun rights and say gun ownership does more to reduce than increase safety; roughly eight-in-ten Biden supporters (83%) say the increase in guns in the U.S. is at least […]