Men are more likely to understand words like parsec, boson, and checksum, while women are more likely to know words like tulle, chignon, and whipstitch.

Compared with last year, Americans are more likely to say 2025 was a good or great year for the country, and about three in 10 think 2026 will be a good or great year for the country

This week’s Economist/YouGov poll covers Trump's falling job approval, the Epstein investigation, scant support for military action against Venezuela, and political arguments over the holidays

Only one-quarter of Americans have ever had a political argument at their holiday celebrations, and younger adults are far more likely than older ones to celebrate New Year's

Majorities of Americans oppose the U.S. using military force to invade Venezuela and overthrow Venezuelan president Nicolás Maduro

The vast majority of Americans want the U.S. government to release all of its files from the investigation into Jeffrey Epstein

After two weeks of rising job approval, Donald Trump's net job approval fell this week and is near the lowest approval numbers he has ever received across his two terms

When shown a screenshot of Trump's post, 72% of Americans say it's inappropriate, and only 17% say it is appropriate.

52% of women and 39% of men say the best years of life happen at age 30 or later.

Concern about Trump's age, little support for a third Trump term, opposition to enhanced screening for tourists, and Americans' different views about the future of the U.S. economy and their personal finances

While many Americans still hold negative views about the U.S. economy, a declining share are pessimistic about their own finances.

Somewhat more Americans prefer for legal immigration to be reduced than increased, but when it comes to people who are already in the country illegally, slightly more Americans are in favor of letting them stay than requiring them to leave.

Americans are split on whether Trump is too old to be president, but regardless of his age, very few are in favor of him seeking to serve a third term.

The majority (57%) of Americans say they are spending at least five hours a day looking at screens.

The vast majority (79%) of Americans say they love or like holiday or Christmas movies, and most (64%) say they plan to watch one this year.

This holiday season, majorities of Americans plan to listen to holiday music, watch a holiday movie, look at holiday lights, exchange presents, drink hot chocolate, and decorate a Christmas tree.

Donald Trump's job approval rebounds and majorities of Americans say housing isn't affordable, drug smuggling is a big problem, and Trump gives out too many pardons

A majority of Americans think that Trump uses the presidential pardon power too frequently and most Americans are in favor of placing constitutional limits on the president's ability to pardon

Nearly all Americans are concerned about drugs being smuggled into the U.S., but opinions are divided about U.S. military attacks on international drug smugglers

The vast majority of Americans say finding affordable housing in the U.S. is either very difficult (47%) or somewhat difficult (40%)