June 24, 2025, RESEARCH Public Opinion Survey by Dina Smeltz , Craig Kafura , and Lama El Baz, Carlos Barria / Pool via AP, Download Report (PDF), Many hesitate to give their opinions on the conflict, but attitudes seem to fall along partisan lines on whether the United States made the right move...

February 1, 2021, RESEARCH Public Opinion Survey by Craig Kafura , Dina Smeltz , Joshua Busby , Joshua D. Kertzer , and Jonathan Monten, AP Photos, Download Data (ZIP), We look at where foreign policy professionals and the American public align—and diverge—as Joe Biden takes office., To inves...

November 12, 2023, RESEARCH Public Opinion Survey by Craig Kafura, AP Photos, Download Report (PDF), The public generally does not see current US trade policies toward China as benefiting Americans., The 2023 Chicago Council Survey, conducted September 7–18, 2023, finds Americans concerned abou...

January 15, 2026, RESEARCH Public Opinion Survey by Dina Smeltz , Lama El Baz , and Craig Kafura, Download Report (PDF), Majorities also oppose using US troops to overthrow governments in Cuba or Colombia, occupy Venezuela, and gain access to the natural resources of other countries., Following t...

September 23, 2024, RESEARCH Public Opinion Survey by Karl Friedhoff, Mindaugas Kulbis / AP, Download Report (PDF), The public also remains in favor of maintaining long-term military bases abroad., The US alliance system has been a pillar of US foreign relations over the past 70 years. But with t...

October 24, 2024, RESEARCH Public Opinion Survey by Craig Kafura, Mark Schiefelbein / AP, Download Report (PDF), The public's top priorities for the US-China relationship moving forward: avoiding war and maintaining a technological edge., Over the past two US presidential administrations, relatio...

February 1, 2021, RESEARCH Public Opinion Survey by Craig Kafura , Dina Smeltz , Joshua Busby , Joshua D. Kertzer , and Jonathan Monten, REUTERS/Jason Lee, Download Report (PDF), Craig Kafura, Dina Smeltz, Joshua Busby, Joshua D. Kertzer, Jonathan Monten, and Jordan Tama analyze recent surveys of...

May 24, 2017, RESEARCH Public Opinion Survey by Dina Smeltz, Avi Waxman, Download Report (PDF), While our other surveys have notes things such as party affiliation, gender, and age, the 2016 Chicago Council Survey also differentiated between urban, suburban, and rural locations., Understanding Bo...

May 2, 2024, RESEARCH Public Opinion Survey by Craig Kafura, Christian Chavez / AP, Download Report (PDF), Of the eight policies included in a Council-Ipsos survey, not one is supported by a majority of both parties., Some recent surveys have found that immigration has climbed over the past year ...

June 12, 2015, RESEARCH Public Opinion Survey by Dina Smeltz , Craig Kafura , Joshua Busby , Gregory Holyk , and Jonathan Monten, Download Report (PDF) Download Data (ZIP), Across party lines, the results of this survey reveal that the US public and leaders largely agree on US foreign policy., Un...