Political Attitudes and Values

Today, 69% of Republicans say that on the issues that matter to them, their side has been winning more often than losing.

Among all U.S. adults, 63% favor making tuition at public colleges free, including 37% who strongly favor the proposal.

Conservative Republicans are about twice as likely as liberal Democrats to prefer a community where the houses are larger and farther apart.

As the race for the nomination heats up, supporters of the major Democratic candidates stand apart from one another in notable ways.

Democrats' preferences for the nominee are deeply divided along ideological and demographic lines.

Many Democrats and Republicans hold divergent views of President Donald Trump's withholding of military aid to Ukraine. But in today’s fragmented news media environment, party identification may not be the only fault line.

Of those surveyed, 33% said it should be harder for someone to obtain an abortion near them than it is currently.

About half of Democratic and Democratic-leaning registered voters describe their own political views as liberal.

Young people in the United States express far more skeptical views of America’s global standing than older adults.

Partisanship remains the strongest factor dividing the American public. Yet there are substantial divisions within both parties on fundamental political values, views of current issues and the severity of the problems facing the nation.