The Economist/YouGov poll has tracked Democrats’ and Republicans’ opinion regarding Russia and Putin for years: asking whether Russia is a friend or foe in more than 150 of the weekly polls since June 2009, and how favorably people view Putin nearly 50 times since January 2014.

61% of Democrats think Russia will interfere in this November's elections, while 51% of Republicans think they won't

Most Americans think the shooting down of MH17 is a threat to world peace, and the public say that Vladimir Putin is mostly to blame for the crisis in Ukraine

50% of Americans believe Russia interfered with the 2016 Presidential election

More Americans view Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelensky favorably than did a week ago, while half of both Democrats and Republicans say Vladimir Putin is evil.

54% of Americans say Trump's call for Russia to hack Clinton's e-mails was inappropriate, and 40% think he is too friendly towards Russia

56% of Americans think President Trump has a favorable opinion of Vladimir Putin

These are the topline results of a YouGov/Huffington Post survey of 1000 US adults interviewed August 29-September 1, 2016 on the presidential election. The margin of error is 4.6%. Click here to see full tables and demographic crossbreaks

More than half of Americans think Donald Trump has a favorable opinion of Vladimir Putin

Slightly more expect Ukraine (33%) than Russia (21%) to be the eventual winner when the war is over; 13% say they are equally likely to win.

34% of Americans consider Russia to be an enemy

Americans in the latest Economist/YouGov Poll believe the intelligence reports that Russia secretly offered militants in Afghanistan rewards for killing American troops, though many aren’t sure what to think.

This is a summary of a YouGov/Economist Poll conducted September 10-13, 2016. The sample is 1300 general population respondents with a Margin of Error of ±3.9%.

These are the topline results of a YouGov/Economist survey of 1000 US adults interviewed February 22-24, 2014 on the Sochi olympics. The results show that the Winter Olympics went better than most Americans thought it would. The margin of error is 4.1%. Click here to see full tables and demographic crossbreaks ...

These are the topline results of a YouGov/Economist survey of 1000 US adults interviewed March 8-10, 2014 on Ukraine. The results show Americans do not think sanctions will motivate Russia to remove its troops from Ukraine. The margin of error is 4%. Click here and here to see full tables and demographic ...

This week’s Economist/YouGov poll covers Americans' views on Congress, Biden's job performance and handling of specific issues, wars in Ukraine and Gaza, and the China-U.S. deal on fentanyl.

These are the topline results of a YouGov/Economist survey of 1000 US adults interviewed February 15-17, 2014 on President Obama's place of birth. The results show that a majority of people think those who say Barack Obama was not born in the US just don't like him. The margin of ...

These are the topline results of a YouGov/Economist survey of 1000 US adults interviewed March 1 - 3, 2014 on the threat posed by Russia and Putin. The results show that nearly half of Americans think that Vladimir Putin poses a threat to the US.The margin of error is 3.9%. ...

These are the topline results of a YouGov/Economist survey of 1000 US adults interviewed March 8-10, 2014 on Ukraine. The results show that nearly half of Americans would be uneasy with Joe Biden handling an international crisis. The margin of error is 4%. Click here to see full tables and demographic ...

Americans continue to distrust Russian President Vladimir Putin, but (perhaps) grudgingly think of him as a strong leader.  The latest Economist/YouGov Poll finds Americans believing that Putin has made Russia a country less friendly to the United States since he assumed power. GRAPHIC: Q10 This is probably not what President ...