Political Issue Priorities

Democrats are generally far more likely than Republicans to view several concerns, including COVID-19, as very big problems in the country.

Some 63% of Americans say climate change is currently affecting their local community either a great deal or some.

Republicans ages 18 to 39 are more likely than their GOP elders to think humans have a large role in climate change.

As demonstrations continue across the country to protest the death of George Floyd, a black man killed while in Minneapolis police custody, Americans see the protests  both as a reaction to Floyd’s death and an expression of frustration over longstanding issues.

Most Latino registered voters (71%) say they want government to be more involved in solving the nation’s problems.

Nearly as many Americans say protecting the environment should be a top policy priority (64%) as say this about strengthening the economy (67%)

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

About six-in-ten U.S. adults say there’s too much economic inequality in the country these days, and among that group, most say addressing it requires significant changes to the country’s economic system, according to a new Pew Research Center survey.

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.

The public’s views of two global threats facing the United States have changed in the past few years. Far fewer Americans view North Korea’s nuclear program as a major threat to the well-being of the U.S. than did so two years ago. Over the same period, there also has been a sharp decline in the […]