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Trump approval rebounds, housing affordability concerns, drug smuggling, and presidential pardon power: December 5-8, 2025 Economist/YouGov Poll
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
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Majorities of Americans say Donald Trump gives out too many pardons and want to limit pardon power
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
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Two-thirds of Americans say drug smuggling is a big problem but are divided on boat attacks
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
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Americans agree that housing isn't affordable but disagree on the biggest reasons why
The vast majority of Americans say finding affordable housing in the U.S. is either very difficult (47%) or somewhat difficult (40%)
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Donald Trump's job approval rebounds while remaining well below the start of his second term
Donald Trump's net job approval is -14 — sharply negative, but a big increase from Trump's -19 net approval last week
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Casual dress among passengers is at the bottom of Americans' air travel concerns
The most pressing concerns about air travel in the U.S. are high ticket prices, air-traffic-control staffing shortages, extra or hidden airline fees, cramped or uncomfortable seats, and flight delays and cancellations.
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Only one-third of Americans support eliminating dual citizenship
Majorities of Democrats and Independents would not want to require Americans to give up their U.S. citizenship if they become citizens of another country; Republicans, on the other hand, are evenly split.
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English-speaking Western countries more negative about AI than Western Europeans
An international YouGov study shows national publics differ greatly in their assessments on the impact that AI has had so far
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What Americans think is liberal and conservative
YouGov asked whether 12 policy statements were liberal, conservative, or neither. Here's what Americans said.
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Americans would rather live on an all-women planet than an all-men one
Nearly half of U.S. adults (44%) say they would definitely or probably consider relocating to a planet occupied exclusively by women — about double the share (21%) who say the same about a men-only planet.
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Americans contemplate a post-penny future
Opposition to the penny's elimination has grown among Democrats, Independents, and Republicans since February.
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Democrats are more likely than Republicans to describe recent protests as peaceful and hopeful
Among people who have attended protests in the past year, 81% say the ones they’ve attended have seemed peaceful.
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A growing share of Americans say their household income is falling behind their expenses
Majorities say a lot of blame for inflation should go to spending by the federal government, large corporations seeking maximum profits, and tariffs.
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Trump approval slump persists, economic worries grow, Trump's Ukraine plan, and illegal orders: November 28-December 1, 2025 Economist/YouGov Poll
This week’s Economist/YouGov poll covers Trump's streak of negative job approval numbers, rising belief that the economy is bad, Trump's Ukraine peace plan, and the dispute about illegal orders
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Americans are more sympathetic to Democratic lawmakers than to Trump in their dispute about illegal orders
More Americans side with Democratic lawmakers who told U.S. soldiers to refuse unlawful orders than side with Trump calling those Democrats seditious.
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Hearing details of Trump's Ukraine peace plan sours Americans on Trump's handling of the conflict
Americans are more likely to disapprove than approve of how Trump is handling the Russia-Ukraine war, a gap that widens when Americans learn more about Trump's peace plan.
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Belief that the economy is bad is rising but remains below Joe Biden-era levels
A rising share of Americans say the U.S. economy is in a bad state, though the share who say so remains smaller than it was for much of the past four years.
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Donald Trump's streak of negative job approval numbers
Americans have been much more likely to disapprove than approve of Donald Trump's job handling for almost two months — a sustained slump beyond anything he experienced in his first term.
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Misérables recall: What Americans know about historical fiction
Les Misérables is not set during the French Revolution, but 69% of Americans with an opinion say it is.
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Republicans are three times as likely as Democrats to say they'd call the police if they suspected someone of being an illegal immigrant
Republicans are far more likely than Democrats to support sending troops into large U.S. cities to enforce public order and expanding the transfer of military equipment to police departments.
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