Most Americans Favor Legalizing Marijuana for Medical, Recreational Use
Americans largely favor legalization of the drug, including 57% who say it should be legal for both medical and recreational use.
Americans largely favor legalization of the drug, including 57% who say it should be legal for both medical and recreational use.
57% of Americans express some sympathy with both Israelis and Palestinians, including 26% who say their sympathies lie equally with both groups.
Unfavorable views of both Trump and Biden are more common among young adults and those who “lean” to a party.
The share of U.S. workers who belonged to a union in 2023 stood at 10%, down from 1983 when 20.1% of American workers were union members.
Ahead of President Joe Biden's third State of the Union address Americans are focused on the health of the economy and immigration.
Growing shares of Republicans rate immigration and terrorism as top priorities for the president and Congress this year.
Just 24% say the country’s problems could be better solved if presidents didn’t have to worry about Congress or the courts.
Just 18% of U.S. adults say the government is doing a good job dealing with the large number of migrants at the border. Eight-in-ten say it is doing a bad job, including 45% who say it's doing a very bad job.
The U.S. Border Patrol had nearly 250,000 encounters with migrants crossing into the United States from Mexico in December 2023.
The share of adults who say their side is losing more often than winning is up 15 percentage points since early 2020.