Running Numbers

More Americans felt drone strikes against suspected terrorists makes the US safer. However, Millennials were more skeptical, with nearly half saying they make the US less safe.

Four in ten Americans (38%) see the development of China as a world power as a critical threat, in line with how Americans have felt about China’s development since 2004.

The US will be keeping a close eye on the outcome of Taiwan’s upcoming general election, but Americans don't accord the same importance to Taiwan as does the government.

We explore the tensions between two key US allies in Asia—Japan and South Korea—and what happened in 2019 that led the countries here.

Hong Kongers lose faith and trust in the police after a series of violent protests.

Despite the Trump Administration’s objections to the WTO, the American public is not so quick to decry this international institution.

Polling on holiday greetings dates back to 2004, when Fox News host Bill O’Reilly launched the "War on Christmas" narrative into American society. But which holiday greetings do Americans prefer?

As the Christmas holidays approach, we review both key and controversial topics in current politics

Of those who self-identify as Democrats in our 2019 Chicago Council Survey, about half are liberals while the other half are moderate/conservative. There are six key issues for which the two groups have differing opinions.

Many have come to term the generational divide around climate change beliefs the "global warming age gap"—and many more are deeply concerned about its implications for climate change policy.