Political Issues

Prior to the Tyre Nichols video release, views of police conduct in the U.S. had improved in three of four measures, with crime an exception.

While 64% of Republicans say GOP congressional leaders should “stand up” to Biden on matters important to their party’s voters, Democrats are more likely to say they would support efforts by leaders to find common ground.

Most Black adults (63%) say voting is an extremely or very effective strategy for Black progress; only 42% say the same of protesting.

Thirteen voting members of the 118th Congress identify as lesbian, gay or bisexual – the highest number of openly LGB members in history.

Around two-thirds of Black Democrats (66%) say that whether someone is a man or woman is determined by their sex at birth.

While there has been a decades-long decline in the Christian share of U.S. adults, 88% of the voting members in the new 118th Congress identify as Christian. That is only a few points lower than their share in the late 1970s.

58% of those ages 18 to 29 have experienced high levels of psychological distress at least once between March 2020 and September 2022.

The new House will have 80 members who’ve served in the military, or 18.4% of members. That’s up from 75, or 17.2%, in the 117th Congress.

There has been a jump in the share of U.S. adults who see the Supreme Court as “friendly” toward religion.

Our study analyzes 198 countries and territories and is based on policies and events in 2020, the most recent year for which data is available.