Joe Biden has a 45-40 lead over Donald Trump in a new Economist/YouGov poll, but the longer-term trends still suggest a close contest.

Americans generally have positive perceptions of labor unions, with 53% viewing them very or somewhat favorably and 31% very or somewhat unfavorably. In several recent high-profile strikes, Americans are far more likely to side with union workers than with the companies involved.

Half of Republicans who want to decrease military aid to Ukraine — and 29% of Republicans overall — want military funding for Ukraine to be stopped entirely. That compares to 43% of Democrats who want to decrease military aid to Ukraine — and 6% of Democrats overall.

YouGov polling conducted Wednesday finds that by 47% to 22%, Americans believe Trump "fraudulently inflated the value of his properties to obtain favorable loans and tax benefits."

Half of Republicans and Republican-leaners (50%) say they will definitely or probably watch tonight’s GOP debate hosted in Simi Valley, California. Slightly fewer — 45% — say they will likely watch Trump’s address to union members in Detroit, which will take place at the same time as the debate.

About half of people (49%) believe the legacy of slavery currently affects all Black Americans, while 14% believe it affects only Black descendants of slaves. Nearly one in five (17%) say it affects no Black Americans.

A new poll by the Economist/YouGov finds majorities across the political spectrum support sending aid to victims of foreign disasters such as the recent Moroccan earthquake or Libyan flood.

A new poll by the Economist/YouGov finds that far more Americans believe Hunter profited off of his father's position than believe his father profited from his son's dealings.

New polling by the Economist/YouGov finds that while people in the U.S. are somewhat optimistic about Ukraine's chances of success in its war against Russia, a growing share of Americans anticipate Russia President Vladimir Putin will remain in power for at least the next year.

When YouGov surveys Americans, we aim to ask questions that accurately measure their beliefs, expectations, and behaviors. How we ask these questions can affect how survey takers respond.

Majorities of Americans say they’re very or somewhat worried about driverless cars (76%), that they would feel very or somewhat unsafe as a passenger in a driverless car (68%), and that they strongly or somewhat oppose allowing self-driving taxis to operate in their town (56%).

Half of Republicans expect the four criminal cases pending against Donald Trump to have a very or somewhat positive (48%) impact on his 2024 campaign, while only 26% expect the impact to be very or somewhat negative.

Three-quarters of Americans have heard at least something about the new booster, but only 36% want the booster or already got it. Party differences are sizable: 60% of Democrats but only 23% of Republicans either say they want the booster or already got it.

Most Americans believe the frequency and severity of certain types of extreme weather have increased — including wildfires, heat waves, floods, droughts, hurricanes, and tornadoes. Majorities who think each of these events has become more common or severe believe climate change is mostly or entirely responsible for the changes.

At least half of people are very concerned about the erosion of personal privacy (54%), the manipulation of human behavior (53%), an increase in the power of surveillance states (50%), and the replacement of human jobs (50%).

Pope Francis is thought of favorably by more Americans than the Catholic Church is, though Roman Catholics view him somewhat more negatively than they view the Catholic Church overall.

New Economist/YouGov polling finds that a growing share of Americans believe the Senate minority leader's health and age severely limit his ability to do his job.

Three-quarters of Americans (75%) believe people in the U.S. pay more than people in other wealthy countries for prescription drugs, and majorities favor several policies that aim to lower costs for some groups via government intervention.

Luckily, very few (4%) Americans say they have ever had to cancel travel plans because of passport delays. And only 7% have ever lost their passport, though 11% of 18- to 44-year-olds who have ever had a passport have done so.

Of Republicans and Republican-leaning Independents who at least saw news coverage of the debate, the largest share — 31% — say that the winner was Ramaswamy. DeSantis is 12 points behind, with 19% declaring him the winner. Nikki Haley, whom 8% say won, comes in third.