Half of Americans report gas prices causing financial hardship

A new ABC News/Ipsos poll finds that half of Americans are experiencing financial hardship due to high gas prices, with one in five reporting “serious” difficulties. Americans blame lots of actors for the current prices including Russian President Putin, oil companies, and President Biden and the Democrats. These pressures potentially […] Read more »

In economic views, inflation outweighs jobs

This week’s positive jobs report and the stronger employment rate aren’t entirely lost on Americans — just outweighed when they rate the economy. Many do say the job market is good and that jobs have increased over the last year – but it’s still inflation driving views, and even those […] Read more »

Fox News Poll: Voters want the US to do more to help Ukraine against Russia

American voters are closely following news about Russia’s invasion of Ukraine and want to help. By a 63-32% margin, voters think the U.S. should be doing more for Ukrainians in their fight against Russia. … Support for additional action doesn’t mean voters aren’t concerned about the potential costs. Three-quarters worry […] Read more »

Support for policies to aid Ukraine

Compared to just a month ago, more Americans are now saying the United States should take on a major role in the conflict between Russia and Ukraine and concern about Russia’s global influence is increasing. About half of Americans are following news of Russia’s invasion extremely or very closely. And […] Read more »

Biden Approval Drops as Majority of Americans Believe Economy Will Worsen in Coming Months

The latest edition of the Grinnell College National Poll (Grinnell-Selzer) shows that nearly 6 in 10 Americans believe the economy will get worse in the next 12 months – the highest number recorded in the history of the poll. And the pessimism about the future of the economy may be […] Read more »

Americans unite behind Ukraine and Zelensky and against Russia

Most Americans support Ukraine as it battles Russia’s invasion, though most don’t go so far as to back American military involvement. Russia is on the wrong side of the conflict, according to most Americans in the latest Economist/YouGov Poll: Almost none say they sympathize with Russia more than Ukraine, and […] Read more »