Hannah Hartig

Republicans are far more likely than Democrats to say increased attention to the history of slavery and racism is bad for the country.

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

A new analysis of 2020 validated voters examines change and continuity in the electorate, both of which contributed to Joe Biden’s victory. It looks at how new voters and voters who turned out in either 2016, 2018 or both voted in the 2020 presidential election, and offers a detailed portrait of the demographic composition of the 2020 electorate.

Nearly eight-in-ten U.S. adults (78%) say there is some risk an innocent person will be put to death, and 63% say the death penalty does not deter people from committing serious crimes.

The share of adults who are “basically content” with the federal government has risen to the highest point since 2004, driven by Democrats.

Republican support for allowing undocumented immigrants to remain legally in the United States has declined.

Among Republicans, support has declined for allowing early or absentee voting without an excuse and for automatically registering all eligible citizens to vote.

While a few proposals continue to garner bipartisan support, partisan divisions on others – including a ban on assault-style weapons – have grown wider.

The share of Americans viewing illegal immigration as a ‘very big’ problem has increased.

An 85% majority of Democrats say everything possible should be done to make voting easy; 28% of Republicans say this.