
David H. Montgomery is a journalist, programmer, and history podcaster based in Minneapolis. Before joining YouGov as a senior data journalist, he wrote for outlets including CityLab and Minnesota Public Radio.
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What Americans think is liberal and conservative
YouGov asked whether 12 policy statements were liberal, conservative, or neither. Here's what Americans said.
05 Dec 2025Big survey
Trump approval slump persists, economic worries grow, Trump's Ukraine plan, and illegal orders: November 28-December 1, 2025 Economist/YouGov Poll
This week’s Economist/YouGov poll covers Trump's streak of negative job approval numbers, rising belief that the economy is bad, Trump's Ukraine peace plan, and the dispute about illegal orders
02 Dec 2025Big survey
Americans are more sympathetic to Democratic lawmakers than to Trump in their dispute about illegal orders
More Americans side with Democratic lawmakers who told U.S. soldiers to refuse unlawful orders than side with Trump calling those Democrats seditious.
02 Dec 2025Big survey
Hearing details of Trump's Ukraine peace plan sours Americans on Trump's handling of the conflict
Americans are more likely to disapprove than approve of how Trump is handling the Russia-Ukraine war, a gap that widens when Americans learn more about Trump's peace plan.
02 Dec 2025Big survey
Belief that the economy is bad is rising but remains below Joe Biden-era levels
A rising share of Americans say the U.S. economy is in a bad state, though the share who say so remains smaller than it was for much of the past four years.
02 Dec 2025Article
Misérables recall: What Americans know about historical fiction
Les Misérables is not set during the French Revolution, but 69% of Americans with an opinion say it is.
02 Dec 2025Big survey
Record-low Trump second-term approval, confidence in institutions, and the Epstein case: November 21-24, 2025 Economist/YouGov Poll
In this week’s Economist/YouGov poll, Trump approval drops to a new low for the term, Americans' confidence in Congress and desire to fund foreign aid are very low, and net approval of Trump's handling of the Epstein investigation is rising
25 Nov 2025Big survey
Trump approval drops to a new low for his second term
Donald Trump has hit a new low in job approval for his second term, with women and older Americans hitting new record levels of disapproval in the November 21 - 24, 2025 Economist / YouGov Poll
25 Nov 2025Article
How YouGov classifies Americans' party identification
On most issues, Independents who lean toward one party behave and believe almost exactly the same as members of that party.
20 Nov 2025Article
Messy Americans are more likely to use self-storage
23% of people in the most cluttered households rent a self-storage unit, compared to 8% of people in homes that aren't very cluttered and 7% in those that are not at all cluttered.
20 Nov 2025