5 facts about same-sex marriage
The share of Americans who favor same sex marriage has grown in recent years, though there are still demographic and partisan divides.
Numbers, Facts and Trends Shaping Your World
The share of Americans who favor same sex marriage has grown in recent years, though there are still demographic and partisan divides.
Americans’ views of the economy remain negative; most say prices have gotten worse while job availability has improved.
Americans show more support than opposition for two infrastructure bills; majorities favor raising taxes on large businesses and high-income households.
In the nearly nine months since the coronavirus outbreak was declared a national emergency, almost every part of the country has been directly affected by the loss of life resulting from the virus.
Just 4% of registered voters support Trump or Biden and a Senate candidate from the opposing party.
Six-in-ten say the primary reason the number of confirmed coronavirus cases is increasing is that there are more new infections; 39% say cases are rising mainly because more people are being tested than in previous months.
Overall, 70% of U.S. adults favor allowing any voter to vote by mail if they want to.
With less than five months until the 2020 elections, Americans are deeply unhappy with the state of the nation.
Negative views of technology companies’ impact on the country have nearly doubled since 2015, from 17% to 33%.
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