Jocelyn Kiley

Americans show more support than opposition for two infrastructure bills; majorities favor raising taxes on large businesses and high-income households.

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

The difference in support for the death penalty by survey mode has important consequences for understanding trends on the issue.

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.

Democrats are far more likely than Republicans to say prosecuting those who broke in on Jan. 6 is very important and that penalties for them will likely be less severe than they should be.