Political Issues

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53% of parents of K-12 students say schools in the United States should be providing a mix of in-person and online instruction this winter.

37% of U.S. adults say they are following news about the coronavirus outbreak very closely. That is up from 31% in March 2021.

Amid tensions over a possible military invasion of Ukraine, Republicans and Democrats are largely in agreement about the threats posed by Russia.

A majority of U.S. adults (61%) are optimistic that the new year will be better than the year that just ended.

Americans’ views of the economy remain negative; most say prices have gotten worse while job availability has improved.

Most Latino immigrants say they would come to the U.S. again.

Black men are now on par with American Indian or Alaska Native men as the demographic groups most likely to die from overdoses.

49% of Americans say the availability of affordable housing in their local community is a major problem, up 10 points from early 2018.

Since Joe Biden took office in 2021, his administration has acted on a number of fronts to reverse Trump-era restrictions on immigration.