About half of people (49%) believe the legacy of slavery currently affects all Black Americans, while 14% believe it affects only Black descendants of slaves. Nearly one in five (17%) say it affects no Black Americans.

A new poll by the Economist/YouGov finds that far more Americans believe Hunter profited off of his father's position than believe his father profited from his son's dealings.

New polling by the Economist/YouGov finds that while people in the U.S. are somewhat optimistic about Ukraine's chances of success in its war against Russia, a growing share of Americans anticipate Russia President Vladimir Putin will remain in power for at least the next year.

When asked broadly about disputes between union workers and company management, Americans are more likely to side with workers: 50% say they normally favor workers in such disputes, while just 15% say they typically side with company management.

Many Americans say their grandparents have taught them things, including about family history (61%), cultural traditions (51%), skills or hobbies (50%), and religion or spirituality (48%).

Half of Republicans expect the four criminal cases pending against Donald Trump to have a very or somewhat positive (48%) impact on his 2024 campaign, while only 26% expect the impact to be very or somewhat negative.

Three-quarters of Americans have heard at least something about the new booster, but only 36% want the booster or already got it. Party differences are sizable: 60% of Democrats but only 23% of Republicans either say they want the booster or already got it.

Most Americans believe the frequency and severity of certain types of extreme weather have increased — including wildfires, heat waves, floods, droughts, hurricanes, and tornadoes. Majorities who think each of these events has become more common or severe believe climate change is mostly or entirely responsible for the changes.

At least half of people are very concerned about the erosion of personal privacy (54%), the manipulation of human behavior (53%), an increase in the power of surveillance states (50%), and the replacement of human jobs (50%).

Pope Francis is thought of favorably by more Americans than the Catholic Church is, though Roman Catholics view him somewhat more negatively than they view the Catholic Church overall.