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Democrats say education, and poverty and homelessness should be among the top priorities for President Obama and lawmakers, while Republicans rank terrorism and the military as top issues. Both prioritize the economy and healthcare.

Eight in 10 Americans say the development of nuclear weapons by North Korea is a critical threat to the vital interests of the U.S., tied for first with Iranian nuclear weapons and international terrorism among nine potential threats.

Americans continue to worry much more about being victimized by computer hackers and identity thieves than 11 other traditional crimes.

A quarter of U.S. adults say government is the most important problem facing the country, up from 18% in May. Economic concerns have fallen to pre-recession levels.

As the presidential campaign reaches the home stretch, terrorism and immigration for Donald Trump -- and race relations and the role of government for Hillary Clinton -- may be the highest return-on-investment areas for each to discuss.

Partisan differences have expanded over the past 20 years on some, but not all, core U.S. social and policy issues.

When asked to name the top problem facing the country today, more than one in four U.S. adults in 2019 name some aspect of government.

A sharp rise over the past decade in young women who describe their political views as liberal, particularly relative to young men, is reflected most prominently in their attitudes on the environment and abortion.

As it has for the past four months, the government continues to be the most important U.S. problem, mentioned by 18% of Americans. But it has widened its lead over top issues such as the economy (11%) and unemployment (10%).

The events of the past few weeks have affected Americans' views of what's ailing the country most, with government surpassing the coronavirus for the first time since the pandemic began.