Political Issues

Black adults are about five times as likely as whites to say they’ve been unfairly stopped by police because of their race or ethnicity.

Polling finds public trust in medical scientists has increased but only among Democrats – while optimism about a vaccine is broadly shared.

Amid the back-and-forth between Twitter and President Trump, here are facts about Americans’ attitudes toward social media companies.

A majority of online daters report being either very or somewhat concerned about how much data such services collect about them.

Nearly a quarter of all U.S. deaths attributed to the coronavirus have been in just 12 congressional districts.

With Election Day six months away, 52% of Americans are paying fairly close or very close attention to news about the presidential candidates.

About six-in-ten Americans believe social distancing measures are helping a lot to slow the spread of coronavirus in the nation.

U.S. adults give high marks to South Korea and Germany’s pandemic responses. In contrast, most believe China has done an only fair or poor job.

Americans’ expectations for the year ahead include an effective treatment or cure for COVID-19, as well as a vaccine to prevent the disease.

People in this group are most likely to say the outbreak has been made too big of a deal and journalists have been exaggerating the risks.