Alec Tyson

There is bipartisan support for several proposals to reduce the effects of climate change, especially for large scale tree-plantings to help absorb carbon emissions and offering tax credits to businesses that capture carbon emissions.

Polling finds public trust in medical scientists has increased but only among Democrats – while optimism about a vaccine is broadly shared.

Also, a declining share of Republicans say the coronavirus is a major threat to health in the United States.

Overall, 70% of U.S. adults favor allowing any voter to vote by mail if they want to.

Republicans and Democrats have similar views on some aspects of the coronavirus outbreak, though areas of significant disagreement remain.

We explored how Americans feel about the tenor of debate in the country in a recent major survey about U.S. political disource. Here's how we did it.

Republicans and Democrats set higher standards for politicians in the other party than in their own when it comes to respect and compromise.

From the start of Trump’s presidency, Americans have been divided along partisan lines in their views of him. Our video aims to place views of him in context.

There were wide differences in voting preferences between men and women, whites and nonwhites, as well as people with more and less educational attainment.

Three-quarters of Republicans say they are optimistic about the future of the Republican Party. Democrats have a similarly bright outlook for their party.