Americans See Broad Responsibilities for Government; Little Change Since 2019
The share of adults who are “basically content” with the federal government has risen to the highest point since 2004, driven by Democrats.
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The share of adults who are “basically content” with the federal government has risen to the highest point since 2004, driven by Democrats.
Among Republicans, support has declined for allowing early or absentee voting without an excuse and for automatically registering all eligible citizens to vote.
Republicans are far more likely than Democrats to say increased attention to the history of slavery and racism is bad for the country.
While a few proposals continue to garner bipartisan support, partisan divisions on others – including a ban on assault-style weapons – have grown wider.
Republican support for allowing undocumented immigrants to remain legally in the United States has declined.
Just 4% of registered voters support Trump or Biden and a Senate candidate from the opposing party.
A large majority of Americans say additional COVID-19 aid is needed – and want Congress to pass it as soon as possible.
Americans are much less likely to say there is discrimination against White people: 40% say White people face at least some discrimination.
53% of U.S. adults who voted in the general election say they engaged in at least 1 of 6 political activities over the past six months.
Six-in-ten say the primary reason the number of confirmed coronavirus cases is increasing is that there are more new infections; 39% say cases are rising mainly because more people are being tested than in previous months.
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