Political Issues

Some 63% of Americans say climate change is currently affecting their local community either a great deal or some.

After three months of news and information, 64% of U.S. adults say the CDC mostly gets the facts about the outbreak right; 30% say the same about President Trump and his administration.

While the CDC has pointed to some possible factors that may be contributing to this pattern, the public is divided in its perceptions.

Associate Director for International Research Methods Patrick Moynihan explored the impacts of the coronavirus pandemic on survey research globally as part of an online conference hosted by the Centre for Social Research and Methods at Australian National University.

A majority of Republicans now say that when thinking about the problems facing the country from the coronavirus, “the worst is behind us.” Just 23% of Democrats say the same.

59% of Americans think news organizations do not understand people like them, while a minority – 37% – say they do feel understood.

Despite major changes in laws and norms surrounding the issue of same-sex marriage and the rights of LGBT people around the world, public opinion on the acceptance of homosexuality in society remains sharply divided by country, region and economic development.

Republicans ages 18 to 39 are more likely than their GOP elders to think humans have a large role in climate change.

Americans who recently protested are more likely to live in an urban area and to identify with or lean toward the Democratic Party.

The share of Americans voting by mail has risen in recent presidential election cycles, but there is variation from one state to another.