U.S. Political Figures

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

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

These views are more upbeat than at any point in the past two decades. More Americans say Trump’s policies have made the economy better than worse.

So far, 28 representatives have announced they’re retiring; four other Republicans and three Democrats are running for other offices instead.

The circumstances were very different during the Clinton impeachment crisis, and so was U.S. public opinion about the push for impeachment.

In this 2014 post, we explore how Americans’ views of former president Richard Nixon shifted negative amid the Watergate scandal.

Republican and Republican-leaning adult Twitter users are more likely than Democrats and Democratic-leaning independents to follow Trump.

In this archived post, we take a look at what polls showed about the American people during the Kennedy years.

While partisans agree that political leaders should be honest and ethical, they differ over whether particular leaders display these traits.

Data from the past 50 years reveal the upward yet uneven trajectory of black political leadership in America.