Compared with last year, Americans are more likely to say 2025 was a good or great year for the country, and about three in 10 think 2026 will be a good or great year for the country

52% of women and 39% of men say the best years of life happen at age 30 or later.

The majority (57%) of Americans say they are spending at least five hours a day looking at screens.

This holiday season, majorities of Americans plan to listen to holiday music, watch a holiday movie, look at holiday lights, exchange presents, drink hot chocolate, and decorate a Christmas tree.

Among people who have attended protests in the past year, 81% say the ones they’ve attended have seemed peaceful.

Majorities say a lot of blame for inflation should go to spending by the federal government, large corporations seeking maximum profits, and tariffs.

Republicans are far more likely than Democrats to support sending troops into large U.S. cities to enforce public order and expanding the transfer of military equipment to police departments.

Republicans are more than twice as likely as Democrats to say the U.S. possessing nuclear weapons makes them feel safer.

Many believe that aliens would bring new diseases and unintentional harm or outright hostility to people if we were to encounter them.

31% of Americans say it’s very or somewhat likely they’ll discuss politics at Thanksgiving this year, including 37% of Democrats, 26% of Independents, and 31% of Republicans.