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.

Many Americans have trouble recalling who was president during major events that happened in the past 25 years, though there are some particularly memorable exceptions — especially the September 11 terrorist attacks and the passage of the Affordable Care Act.

Democrats are more likely than Republicans to find many acts of protest acceptable, and they are also more likely to have engaged in many of these acts themselves.

Americans are divided about whether the U.S. strikes have been legal and whether the government has presented evidence that the targets have been drug smugglers.

In Virginia, 55% favor Spanberger, 41% Earle-Sears, and 4% are undecided. In New Jersey, Democrat Mikie Sherrill holds a 51% to 42% lead over Republican Jack Ciattarelli, with 1% favoring other candidates and 5% undecided.

This week’s Economist/YouGov poll covers a new low for Trump's job approval in his second term, government spending, possible Trump pardons, trust in institutions, No Kings protests, and the changing of clocks

Many Americans believe Republicans in Congress and the Department of Justice (DOJ) have been more supportive of Trump than they expected those entities to be.

Almost twice as many Americans strongly or somewhat disapprove of demolishing the East Wing as approve of it (54% vs. 28%).

Only around one-third of Americans say they've seen a recent AI-generated video posted by Trump depicting himself dropping sewage out of a fighter jet onto protesters, but once shown the video, 70% of Americans say they disapprove of it.

Most Americans say they’ve had at least one paranormal experience, and many believe that they personally have a paranormal ability.

This week’s Economist/YouGov poll covers a new high in support for military aid to Ukraine, the Israel-Hamas peace deal, an Argentina bailout, drug smuggling, and the shutdown

One-third of Americans who believe there is a war or conflict in U.S. cities say that the government is mostly to blame for creating the situation.

About half (49%) of Americans prefer their sandwiches to be cut diagonally, while 29% prefer them to be cut vertically.

Among people who watch horror movies, slightly more say they prefer classic horror movies (28%) to newly released ones (18%).

This week’s Economist/YouGov poll covers who's being blamed for the shutdown, Trump approval, ICE, economic sentiment, the DOJ, and conversion therapy