National Conditions

Americans show more support than opposition for two infrastructure bills; majorities favor raising taxes on large businesses and high-income households.

Here are five key findings about people’s attitudes toward systemic reforms in the U.S., France, Germany and the UK.

The share of Americans viewing illegal immigration as a ‘very big’ problem has increased.

The share of Black and Latino adults who say they feel angry about the state of the country is now sharply lower than in June.

A 56% majority of voters now say they feel hopeful about the state of the United States, up from 47% in June.

2020 has been a year unlike any in recent memory. Here's what people in 14 countries say about the state of the world amid the pandemic.

After months of living amid a pandemic, many Americans expect their lives to remain changed even after the COVID-19 outbreak is over.

The pandemic has had a divisive effect on a sense of national unity in many of the countries surveyed: A median of 46% feel more national unity now than before the coronavirus outbreak, while 48% think divisions have grown.

Even as they age, younger generations in the U.S. tend to be more favorably disposed to groups, leaders and countries beyond their border.

With less than five months until the 2020 elections, Americans are deeply unhappy with the state of the nation.