This week’s poll covers Jeffrey Epstein records, the government shutdown, isolationism, Venezuela, Ukraine, trade, tariffs, and the economy

Americans are most likely to take a dim view of the U.S. economy. This is heavily influenced by party affiliation — and also hasn't changed much in recent months

Americans generally have favorable views on U.S. trade with foreign countries and many oppose raising tariffs on foreign goods. Three-quarters of Americans say they've paid higher prices as a result of Trump's tariffs

A majority of Americans say the U.S. should maintain or increase its military aid to Ukraine, but the share of Republicans who oppose Ukraine aid is up from last month

Venezuela is viewed by most Americans as having an adversarial relationship with the U.S., but few describe the situation there as a U.S. national emergency. Many Americans don't have an opinion on Nicolás Maduro

Many Americans think the U.S. should take an active role in world affairs, though opinions are mixed on whether promoting democracy should be part of that action

Nearly all Americans believe that the recent government shutdown was detrimental to the country, and a majority say they were personally affected by it

Most Americans would like for the government to release all records from investigations into Jeffrey Epstein. A majority of Americans think Trump had at least some knowledge of Epstein's sex crimes before investigations began

A majority (53%) of Americans somewhat or strongly disapprove of how ICE is handling its job; only 39% approve.

Democrats lead in the race for U.S. House, the share of Americans who were affected by the federal government shutdown, and Donald Trump's job approval

How Donald Trump's job approval now compares to this point in his first term, and how he's doing with Independents

The latest poll finds that a growing share of Americans are being affected by the shutdown, and similar shares blame congressional Democrats and Republicans for its occurrence.

What share of Americans think their congressional districts are unfairly drawn, and how many are OK with partisan gerrymandering as retaliation

46% of registered voters would vote for the Democratic candidate for Congress, compared to 39% who would vote for the Republican candidate

About one-third (36%) of Americans say the federal government shutdown is affecting them either a great deal or somewhat. That's up from 21% a month ago.

More Americans say Reagan supported low tariffs (38%) than high tariffs (21%), but more Republicans say Reagan supported high tariffs than low (33% vs. 28%)

Donald Trump ranks near the bottom in Americans' perceptions of politicians' IQs, as do some of the people whose IQ he has insulted.

The group viewed least favorably is the Ku Klux Klan (KKK). The Aryan Brotherhood and The Proud Boys are also viewed far more unfavorably than favorably.

This week’s Economist/YouGov poll covers the government shutdown's effects, wealth inequality, capitalism vs. socialism, nuclear-weapons testing, and sports betting

About three-quarters of partnered Americans say they and their partner completely or mostly agree about politics.