Political Issues

Americans offer a lackluster evaluation of how the country has balanced priorities during the coronavirus outbreak. Fewer than half say the country has given the right amount of priority to the needs of K-12 students, public health or quality of life.

Americans increasingly say gender is determined by one’s sex assigned at birth, but they differ by religion on this and other transgender issues.

Opinion on the legality of abortion has changed little since before the court's decision, with 62% now saying abortion should be legal in all or most cases.

Here are key findings from our research on the relationship between religion and government in the U.S. and Americans' views on the issue.

Americans’ views vary when it comes to how they see the United States’ standing in the world and the state of its democracy.

Most favor protecting trans people from discrimination, but fewer support policies related to medical care for gender transitions; many are uneasy with the pace of change on trans issues.

U.S. adults disagree over whether legal restrictions on abortion are an effective way to reduce the number of abortions in the U.S.

Only 13% of Americans think the U.S. garners more respect internationally now than in the past, while 19% think it’s as respected as ever.

How do Republicans who support legal abortion and Democrats who oppose it differ from their fellow partisans? One difference involves religion.

A survey of U.S.-based journalists finds 77% would choose their career all over again, though 57% are highly concerned about future restrictions on press freedom.