Support for immigration is rising, most Americans say the Alex Pretti shooting was not justified, Trump approval rises slightly, little support for military intervention in Iran, and the Super Bowl and Winter Olympics

Half of Americans plan to watch the Super Bowl, with slightly more cheering for the Seattle Seahawks than for the New England Patriots. Just over half say they'll watch at least some events from the Winter Olympics, where figure skating is the most popular event among Americans

More Americans oppose than support U.S. military intervention in Iran. Few are confident that protests will succeed in overthrowing the Iranian government and many believe the U.S. military is likely to take action in Iran in the next month.

The share of Americans who approve of Donald Trump's job handling increased this week, but remains steady over recent weeks. Americans say the Democratic Party is better at handling health care, but prefer the Republicans for handling six other issues

Americans have become more positive about immigration since the start of Donald Trump's second term and many believe his approach to the issue has been too harsh

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.

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.

Large shares of both Democrats and Republicans think their party focuses too little on corruption.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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.

One-quarter of Americans believe it is very or somewhat likely climate change will cause the extinction of the human race.

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.

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.

This week’s Economist/YouGov poll covers the ICE shooting in Minnesota, approval of Donald Trump, Greenland, Venezuela, Iran, tariffs, and the Fed

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