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

More Americans side with Democratic lawmakers who told U.S. soldiers to refuse unlawful orders than side with Trump calling those Democrats seditious.

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.

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.

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.

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.

Republicans are more than twice as likely as Democrats to say the U.S. possessing nuclear weapons makes them feel safer.

In this week’s Economist/YouGov poll, Trump approval drops to a new low for the term, Americans' confidence in Congress and desire to fund foreign aid are very low, and net approval of Trump's handling of the Epstein investigation is rising

Approval of Donald Trump's handling of the Jeffrey Epstein investigation is higher than it was two months ago, though more continue to disapprove than approve of his approach

Americans have little confidence in many societal institutions, especially Congress and the news media. Far more want to decrease than increase spending on foreign aid

Donald Trump has hit a new low in job approval for his second term, with women and older Americans hitting new record levels of disapproval in the November 21 - 24, 2025 Economist / YouGov Poll

Many believe that aliens would bring new diseases and unintentional harm or outright hostility to people if we were to encounter them.

Majorities believe there will be a decline in illegal and legal immigration to the U.S. under Trump's presidency.

Americans generally have grown more welcoming of women in workplaces, but not as much in political office.

On most issues, Independents who lean toward one party behave and believe almost exactly the same as members of that party.

This week’s poll covers Jeffrey Epstein records, the government shutdown, isolationism, Venezuela, Ukraine, trade, tariffs, and the economy

Americans are most likely to take a dim view of the U.S. economy. This is heavily influenced by party affiliation — and also hasn't changed much in recent months

Americans generally have favorable views on U.S. trade with foreign countries and many oppose raising tariffs on foreign goods. Three-quarters of Americans say they've paid higher prices as a result of Trump's tariffs

A majority of Americans say the U.S. should maintain or increase its military aid to Ukraine, but the share of Republicans who oppose Ukraine aid is up from last month

Venezuela is viewed by most Americans as having an adversarial relationship with the U.S., but few describe the situation there as a U.S. national emergency. Many Americans don't have an opinion on Nicolás Maduro