Although Americans’ opinions of the job the United Nations is doing have improved, for the 18th consecutive year, more Americans think the U.N. is doing a poor job of trying to solve the problems it has had to face than say it is doing a good job — 54% vs. […] Read more »
Fewer in U.S. Regard China Favorably or as Leading Economy
A new Gallup poll finds Americans’ favorable rating of China has declined further in the past year, sinking to a record-tying low. For the first time in more than a decade, Americans regard the U.S. rather than China as the world’s leading economic power. And with fewer Americans than in […] Read more »
Satisfaction With U.S. Position in World Highest Since 2003
Americans are more satisfied with the position of the U.S. in the world today than they have been since February 2003. The eight-percentage-point increase in this measure since last year is owed mostly to Republicans, among whom 85% are satisfied, up from 74%. Independents’ satisfaction edged up to 48% since […] Read more »
More in U.S. Say They Are Better Off Than in Past Elections
Sixty-one percent of Americans say they are better off than they were three years ago, a higher percentage than in prior election years when an incumbent president was running. In the 1992, 1996 and 2004 election cycles, exactly half said they were better off. In three separate measures during the […] Read more »
Why are Republicans using Putin’s talking points? This study helps explain.
… Trump has successfully converted many in his party’s rank and file to his views on issues from free trade to the abandonment of bedrock ideological principles. Pew and YouGov’s research suggests this also includes their views on Russia and Putin. Our study found that a significant minority of Republicans […] Read more »
A slim majority of Americans approve of Trump’s Soleimani strike
Three weeks after President Trump ordered the drone strike that killed Iran’s powerful military commander, a Washington Post-ABC News poll finds a slight majority of Americans approve of the decision, even as many express concerns that it may increase the chance of war breaking out with Iran and of terrorist […] Read more »