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Republicans and Democrats have increasingly different views on many policy and social issues, but on several, the party gap has not changed or has even narrowed.

Slightly less than half of U.S. adults, 45%, say they have tried marijuana -- the highest percentage to date. About one in eight say they currently smoke pot.

Public opinion changed in significant ways over the course of Barack Obama's presidency on issues such as the economy, trust in government and race relations.

Time magazine's labeling of Donald Trump as president of the "Divided States of America" may summarize the election results, but it is not how the Trump vs. Clinton states view the issues.

One in four Americans (25%) now call themselves liberal, reflecting steady gains since the 1990s. Conservatives remain the largest ideological group, at 36%.

Find out where Americans stand on four key issues that were on the ballot in several states: marijuana legalization, the death penalty, gun control and increasing the minimum wage.

Two in three Americans describe the problem of illegal drugs as extremely or very serious in the U.S., down from 83% in 2000 and 73% in 2007.

Sixty percent of Americans favor making marijuana use legal, the highest level of support in Gallup's 47-year trend.

Thirteen percent of Americans say they currently smoke marijuana, nearly double the percentage found three years ago. Meanwhile, 43% say they have tried it, similar to last year.

More than four in 10 Americans see prescription painkillers and heroin as a "crisis" or "very serious problem" where they live. Americans blame multiple factors for prescription opioid addiction and abuse.