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About half of U.S. adults, 51%, believe most Americans are "pro-choice" on abortion; 35% say "pro-life." The perception that the pro-choice viewpoint prevails contrasts with the nearly even division of Americans' actual abortion views.

Americans' approval of the Supreme Court, 53%, is the highest since 2009, with improved ratings among Republicans and independents.

After the conclusion of the U.S. Supreme Court's eventful 2019-2020 term, most Americans (58%) approve of the way the judicial body is handling its job -- the court's highest rating in over a decade.

The 41% of Americans who identify themselves as "pro-choice" is down from 47% last July and is one point below the previous record low. Fifty percent now call themselves "pro-life." But a majority still says abortion should be legal.

Americans' views about their federal government are complex and often paradoxical.

Read a review of where the American public stands on gun control, immigration, and climate change.

Approval of the U.S. Supreme Court has declined to 49% after reaching a 10-year high of 58% a year ago.

Highly religious Americans give Donald Trump higher job approval ratings than those who are not religious -- an expected pattern, given the relationship between religiosity and partisanship in politics today.

"Pro-choice" and "pro-life" Americans tend to back abortions needed to protect women's vital health and to support certain notification policies, and oppose late-term abortions. The two groups disagree most sharply about abortions in the first ...

Large majorities of Americans favor the broad intent of several types of abortion restriction laws that are now common in many states, but have mixed or negative reactions to others. The majority of Republicans are in favor of all seven ...