By a wide margin, Americans view inflation as the top problem facing the country today
Seven-in-ten Americans view inflation as a very big problem for the country, followed by the affordability of health care and violent crime.
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Seven-in-ten Americans view inflation as a very big problem for the country, followed by the affordability of health care and violent crime.
Black Democrats have consistently seen themselves as moderate. They are also highly religious and more likely to say racism is a very big problem.
There’s broad concern among Democrats and Republicans about the influence that made-up news could have during the 2020 presidential election.
Americans say the public’s trust has been declining in both the federal government and in their fellow citizens. But most say this can be turned around.
In the nearly two years since the 2016 presidential election, Americans’ views of the seriousness of several national problems have changed, with concerns about drug addiction, college affordability, sexism and racism on the rise.
Here is a look at public opinion on important issues facing the United States, from Americans’ views of trade to the U.S.-Mexico border wall.
The share of Americans who say racism is a “big problem” in society has increased 8 percentage points in the past two years – and has roughly doubled since 2011.
The political movement known as the alt-right has sparked considerable debate in recent weeks. Most Americans, however, haven’t heard of the movement at all.
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.
White Republicans with a college degree differ from those without a degree in their views on immigration, racial issues, politics and government, and business.
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