Younger adults are less engaged with U.S. politics
While 9 in 10 older adults say voting is very important, only 6 in 10 young adults agree. Younger adults are half as likely than older adults to follow U.S. politics closely.
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Few support punitive funding cuts to colleges and universities
Most of the public believes that colleges and universities make significant contributions to scientific and technological advancement and think their federal research funding should be maintained.
Most say gender is determined at birth
More people approve of Trump’s handling of transgender issues than his job performance overall. People are more likely to oppose than support public health insurance programs like Medicare or Medicaid covering gender-affirming medical treatments.
