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Understanding Americans' ideology
9% of Americans describe their politics as far-left, 15% as left, 9% as center-left, 21% as center, 10% as center-right, 17% as right, and 5% as far-right.
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What Americans think about immigration enforcement and the death of Alex Pretti
Majorities of Americans want fewer ICE agents in Minneapolis, say immigration agents weren't justified in the amount of force used in the killing of Alex Pretti, and want criminal charges for the agents who shot Pretti.
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The issues that Democrats and Republicans want their parties to focus on more
Large shares of both Democrats and Republicans think their party focuses too little on corruption.
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Falling confidence in ICE, Independents turn on Trump, congressional Democrats slump, and foreign policy: January 23-26, 2026 Economist/YouGov Poll
Confidence in ICE is falling, Trump's support from Independents hits a new low, opinion of congressional Democrats plunges, and Americans would like Trump to deprioritize foreign policy
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Americans would like Trump to deprioritize foreign policy — especially Greenland — and focus on the economy
Americans would generally prefer for Trump to spend less time on foreign policy and instead focus more on domestic issues and the economy. Trump's bid to acquire Greenland remains unpopular
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Opinion of congressional Democrats plunges thanks to flagging support within their own party
Democrats hold an increasingly negative view of Democratic members of Congress, making Democrats in Congress less well-liked than congressional Republicans or than Donald Trump
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Donald Trump's support from Independents hits a new low
Donald Trump remains broadly unpopular, with record low job approval among Independents and a record high 49% of Americans who say they strongly disapprove of Trump's job handling
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Confidence in ICE is falling and half of Americans support cutting its funding
A growing share of Americans say they lack confidence in ICE. More support cuts to spending on ICE than do for any of nine other types of federal government spending asked about
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Today more Americans support than oppose abolishing ICE
A majority of Americans say ICE's tactics are too forceful and about half say they strongly disapprove of the way the agency is handling its job
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How Americans feel about 10 recent Department of Homeland Security social media posts
To understand how Americans feel about content shared by the DHS on social media, we presented survey respondents with a selection of 10 posts made to X by @DHSgov between June 2025 and January 2026.
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Americans are more likely to think climate change will be harmful to the world than to them personally
One-quarter of Americans believe it is very or somewhat likely climate change will cause the extinction of the human race.
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Many Americans support Iranian protesters but few want U.S. military involvement in Iran
Majorities of Americans view Iran as unfriendly or an enemy and have an unfavorable view of the country's government, but many have warmer views of Iran's people and support the country's protesters.
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What Americans think are major problems among members of the Democratic and Republican parties
One of the major problems Americans see with members of both parties is the tolerance of political violence: 44% say this is a major problem among members of the Republican Party, and 40% say the same about members of the Democratic Party.
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How ICE divides Americans, Trump approval slump, Greenland, Iran, Venezuela, tariffs, and the Fed: January 16-19, 2026 Economist/YouGov Poll
This week’s Economist/YouGov poll covers the ICE shooting in Minnesota, approval of Donald Trump, Greenland, Venezuela, Iran, tariffs, and the Fed
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Americans are divided over the Department of Justice's criminal investigation into Jerome Powell
Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell is more trusted than Donald Trump to set interest rates, but Americans are split over the Department of Justice's criminal investigation into Powell
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Half of Americans expect the Supreme Court will uphold Trump's tariffs; far fewer want it to
While more Americans would prefer for the Supreme Court to strike down Trump's tariffs than to allow them to stand, a large share expect the Supreme Court to keep the tariffs in place
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Few Democrats and most Republicans support military action in Iran
More Americans oppose than support U.S. military intervention in Iran. However, many think the U.S. military is likely to take action in Iran in the next month
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Half of Republicans want the U.S. to take Venezuela's oil
Few Americans want the U.S. to run Venezuela for the next few years, and only one-quarter of Americans think the U.S. should take Venezuela's oil
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American knowledge about Greenland varies but very few support a military takeover
A large majority of Americans remain opposed to the U.S. using military force to take control of Greenland. Most Americans are aware that Greenland belongs to Denmark
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Donald Trump's net job approval hits a new low for his second term
A major measure of Americans' opinion of how Donald Trump is doing his job as president hit a new low this week for his second term in office
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