Political Issues

When it comes to abortion, members of Congress are starkly divided by party. Yet the partisan divide among Americans themselves is less stark.

Across the surveyed countries, opinion varies widely about the value of diversity. But interacting with people of different backgrounds is related to more positive attitudes about the role of diversity in society.

Six-in-ten black adults say it is important for houses of worship to address “political topics such as immigration and race relations.”

Among black Americans, 72% say coverage has been good or excellent and 85% say Trump’s message has been completely or mostly wrong.

As demonstrations continue across the country to protest the death of George Floyd, a black man killed while in Minneapolis police custody, Americans see the protests  both as a reaction to Floyd’s death and an expression of frustration over longstanding issues.

Americans' views of how well the World Health Organization has dealt with the outbreak are sharply divided along partisan lines.

Americans are much more likely than Germans to see U.S. bases in Germany as important for their country’s national security.

In April, 78% of Americans overall – but 56% of black Americans – said they had confidence in police officers to act in the public's best interests.

We are committed to hearing and addressing the experiences of people of color—as well as confronting racism and working for a better America.

Black Americans stand out from other racial and ethnic groups in their attitudes toward key health care questions associated with the pandemic.