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

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.

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.

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.

The economy is the most important predictor of Barack Obama's overall job approval, among key issues. The influence of the economy is almost twice that of healthcare, terrorism, and the budget deficit.

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%).

Americans named dissatisfaction with government as the most important problem facing the nation in 2017, the third time in the past four years that government has topped the list.

Although Americans still view the Democratic Party more favorably than the Republican Party, the GOP maintains its edge in protecting the U.S. from external threats and keeping the country prosperous.

Eighty-eight percent of Americans say preventing future acts of terrorism should be a very important U.S. foreign policy goal, followed by preventing the spread of nuclear weapons (83%) and securing adequate energy supplies (82%).

Muslim Americans are the youngest and most diverse religious group in the U.S. and, despite the widespread recognition of prejudice against U.S. Muslims, most Americans say they would vote for a Muslim presidential candidate.