About six-in-ten Americans believe social distancing measures are helping a lot to slow the spread of coronavirus in the nation.
Political polarization – the vast and growing gap between liberals and conservatives, Republicans and Democrats – is a defining feature of American politics today, and one the Pew Research Center has documented for many years.
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More Americans hold positive than negative views of the news media’s COVID-19 coverage, but Republicans and Democrats remain starkly divided.
Many single-and-looking people wouldn’t want to date someone who voted for the opposing party's candidate in the 2016 presidential election.
For Earth Day 2020, we take stock of public opinion in the United States about global climate change and the environment.
Republicans are more negative than Democrats toward China, though unfavorable ratings have climbed among both parties.
The share of Americans who say global climate change is a major threat to the well-being of the U.S. has grown from 44% in 2009 to 60% in 2020.
Republicans and Democrats have similar views on some aspects of the coronavirus outbreak, though areas of significant disagreement remain.
A 46% plurality of U.S. adults say the president did something wrong regarding Ukraine and it was enough to justify his removal from office.
About nine-in-ten Americans say conflicts between Democrats and Republicans are strong or very strong; 71% say these conflicts are very strong.
Conservative Republicans are about twice as likely as liberal Democrats to prefer a community where the houses are larger and farther apart.
