5 facts about U.S. relations with Cuba
The renewal of diplomatic and economic ties has drawn widespread support in the U.S., but significant partisan differences on the future of the relationship between the two countries remain.
Numbers, Facts and Trends Shaping Your World
The renewal of diplomatic and economic ties has drawn widespread support in the U.S., but significant partisan differences on the future of the relationship between the two countries remain.
A majority (56%) of Canadians say climate change is harming people now, while only 41% of Americans agree.
Today, 57% of U.S. adults say use of marijuana should be made legal, while 37% say it should be illegal. A decade ago, opinion was nearly the reverse.
Contentious debates have emerged on whether wedding business must offer service to same-sex couples, and over use of public restrooms by transgender people.
Americans are divided in what they consider the most positive and negative attribute of the news media, and much of that divide follows party lines.
The share of Americans who support the death penalty for persons convicted of murder is now at its lowest point in more than four decades.
Australia, Canada, Germany and the UK are among the other countries where there are partisan clashes on climate change issues.
American voters express relatively little confidence in either major party presidential candidate when it comes to their ability to help American workers prepare to compete in today’s economy.
The latest data on the state of race relations in the U.S. and how much progress has been made — or not — in achieving racial equality.
Political parties’ ideological stances are in the eye of the beholder: Republicans and Democrats see the opposite party as more ideologically extreme than their own.
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