
Taylor Orth is a data journalist and public opinion researcher who covers national polling on news, politics, technology, and society. She has a PhD in sociology from Stanford and is now based in Austin, Texas. She can be reached at taylor.orth@yougov.com.
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Tariffs, Trump's speech, and DOGE: March 1-4, 2025 Economist/YouGov Poll
This week’s Economist/YouGov poll covers the state of the union, Trump's tariffs, federal funding cuts, relations with Ukraine and Russia, COVID, flu, and the measles.
05 Mar 2025Article
As Trump cuts federal funding, most Americans support increases
The survey asked about spending in 40 areas, and in none of these areas did a majority of Americans support a reduction in spending.
28 Feb 2025Article
Donald Trump's administration, policies, government cuts, and attitudes to other countries: February 23-25, 2025 Economist/YouGov Poll
This week’s Economist/YouGov poll covers opinions of Donald Trump's administration figures and policy proposals, government budget cuts, the state of U.S. democracy, and Trump's attitude toward world powers.
26 Feb 2025Article
Donald Trump's government, plans, and priorities; Elon Musk and DOGE; Russia and Ukraine: February 16-18, 2025 Economist/YouGov Poll
This week’s Economist/YouGov poll covers Donald Trump's presidency, Elon Musk and DOGE, the administration's plans and priorities, and the Russia-Ukraine war.
19 Feb 2025Article
Donald Trump's popularity, Democrats' response, Elon Musk, DOGE, and Gaza: February 9-11, 2025 Economist/YouGov Poll
This week’s Economist/YouGov poll covers Donald Trump's popularity, his executive orders, congressional responses, Elon Musk, DOGE, and the Israeli-Palestinian conflict.
12 Feb 2025Article
Only 4% of Americans support U.S. expansion if it requires force
Support for the U.S. seeking to expand its territory, even if it means using force, is very low among Democrats (3% support), Republicans (6%), and Independents (2%).
11 Feb 2025Article
Under what circumstances do Americans support foreign aid?
Most Americans favor U.S. aid being used for disaster response, food security, counter-terrorism, and poverty relief.
11 Feb 2025Article
What Americans think about free speech and its consequences
Americans are more likely to say the government is the biggest threat to free speech than that social media companies are.
09 Feb 2025Article
Where Americans draw the line on presidential behavior
Most of the behaviors asked about — which broadly involve governance, abuse of power, and conflicts of interest — are viewed as unacceptable by a majority of Americans.
07 Feb 2025Article
What Americans believe about love and relationships
People with a higher self-rated relationship quality are more likely to believe that "you just know when it’s the right person."
07 Feb 2025