Partisanship & Issues

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.

A majority of Republicans say the GOP should not be accepting of Republican officials who openly criticize Donald Trump.

More Americans say the Biden administration made a "good faith" effort working with the opposition than say the same of GOP leaders.

Americans inhabited different information environments, with wide gaps in how they viewed the election and COVID-19.

Only six states now have U.S. senators of different parties – the smallest number of split delegations in more than a century.

Unified government at the beginning of a president’s first term has been the norm, especially for Democratic presidents.

Americans are more likely to support than oppose banning Donald Trump's social media accounts, but views are divided along political lines.

Social media activity by members of Congress changed in notable ways following the rioting at the Capitol by supporters of President Trump.

“Saddened, hurt, disgusted,” one woman in her 50s said. “Never thought I would see anything like this in my life.”

Roughly four-in-ten Americans have experienced online harassment, with half of this group citing politics as the reason they think they were targeted. Growing shares face more severe online abuse such as sexual harassment or stalking