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How Americans evaluate U.S. presidents and first ladies
Half of Americans rate Donald Trump as "poor," the most who do for any of the 20 presidents.
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How many Americans want their state to secede — and what they would want to happen next
Democrats are more likely than Republicans to support their state seceding. And Democrats who live in states that voted for Kamala Harris in the 2024 presidential election are especially likely to support secession
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Elections, Trump approval, Epstein, Trump projects, taxes, the economy, and ICE: February 6 - 9, 2026 Economist/YouGov Poll
The electorate is leaning toward Democrats in the midterms, net approval of Trump's handling of the economy and immigration dip, most Americans want fewer immigration agents in Minneapolis, and half of Americans think Trump was involved in Epstein's alleged crimes
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Americans are more worried about the economy than about their own finances
Many Americans see the economy as getting worse and prices of key items rising, but smaller shares of Americans are worried about their personal finances
7 days agoBig survey
Few Americans want to increase overall government spending, but many support spending more in specific areas
Americans are more likely to support reducing federal spending in general than increasing it — but to support increased spending on each of a host of major budget areas, including Social Security, Medicare, aid to the poor, and national defense
7 days agoBig survey
Trump International Airport? Most Americans disapprove of renaming Dulles
By large margins, Americans oppose each of three recent Donald Trump construction projects: building a new White House ballroom, renovating the Trump-Kennedy Center, and building an arch near the Lincoln Memorial
7 days agoBig survey
Half of Americans think Donald Trump was involved in Jeffrey Epstein's alleged crimes
Most Americans are aware of the recent release of files relating to the case against Jeffrey Epstein, and more Americans disapprove than approve of how Donald Trump is handling the Epstein investigation
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Most Americans want fewer immigration agents in Minneapolis, and more support than oppose abolishing ICE
Most Americans want fewer federal immigration agents in Minneapolis, and slightly more Americans support than oppose abolishing ICE
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Net approval of Donald Trump's handling of the economy and immigration dip to second-term lows
Far more Americans disapprove than approve of Donald Trump's job performance. Immigration is one of the issues for which Americans are most likely to approve of Trump's job performance, but approval of his handling of immigration is at a record low
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The electorate is leaning toward Democrats in the midterms — and toward expecting a Democratic win
Many Americans anticipate a Democratic victory in November's congressional elections and more registered voters say they would vote for a Democrat than a Republican if congressional elections were held today
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Republicans are more likely than Democrats to say the country would be better off if more people worked in the military and manufacturing
Vast majorities of both Democrats and Republicans think the U.S. would be better off if more people worked in health care, but there’s more division on oil and gas and the news media.
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Support for immigration rises, Trump approval rebounds, Iran, the Super Bowl, and the Olympics: January 30 - February 2, 2026 Economist/YouGov Poll
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
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U.S. military intervention in Iran has little support but half of Americans think it's likely to happen soon
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.
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Approval of Donald Trump's handling of his job and inflation rise slightly
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
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Support for immigration is rising and a majority of Americans say the Alex Pretti shooting was not justified
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
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Understanding Americans' ideology
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.
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What Americans think about immigration enforcement and the death of Alex Pretti
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.
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The issues that Democrats and Republicans want their parties to focus on more
Large shares of both Democrats and Republicans think their party focuses too little on corruption.
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Falling confidence in ICE, Independents turn on Trump, congressional Democrats slump, and foreign policy: January 23-26, 2026 Economist/YouGov Poll
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
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Americans would like Trump to deprioritize foreign policy — especially Greenland — and focus on the economy
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
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