October 7, 2021, RESEARCH Public Opinion Survey by Dina Smeltz , Ivo H. Daalder , Karl Friedhoff , Craig Kafura , and Emily Sullivan, iStock, Download Report (PDF) Download Data (ZIP), While the Biden administration seems to understand where Americans stand on China and domestic renewal to suppor...

May 12, 2026, RESEARCH Public Opinion Survey by Craig Kafura, Damian Dovarganes / AP, Download Report (PDF), As Trump and Xi meet in Beijing, majorities say they would favor a deal that lowers tariffs in exchange for larger agricultural goods purchases by China., This month, US President Donald T...

September 28, 2022, RESEARCH Public Opinion Survey by Libby Berry and Dina Smeltz, Reuters, The public also remains concerned about the potential for a global economic downtown, Council polling shows., Key Findings, A majority of Americans (62%) view a disruption in the energy supply as a critica...

September 9, 2022, RESEARCH Public Opinion Survey by Karl Friedhoff, Reuters, Download Topline (PDF), A majority support using US troops to defend Seoul should North Korea invade, Council polling shows., The American public has come a long way in its attitudes toward South Korea. Positive feeling...

September 10, 2020, RESEARCH Report by Paul N. McDaniel and Rob Paral, findingamerican.com, Download Report (PDF), Chicago is positioned to elevate itself as a bold city, capable of taking on cutting-edge policies and providing accessible opportunities for all residents., Challenges facing immigr...

July 7, 2018, RESEARCH Policy Brief by Ian Klaus , Hugo Decramer , Michele Acuto , Juliana Kerr , Sam Tabory , and Noah J. Toly, Download Report (PDF), Cities are now more connected than ever before on a global scale. Yet local governments are not just spectators of this networked age: they are a...

October 6, 2020, RESEARCH Public Opinion Survey by Arik Burakovsky , Dina Smeltz , and Brendan Helm, Kremlin, Download Report (PDF), Arik Burakovsky, Dina Smeltz, and Brendan Helm find that while experts anticipate changes in the global balance of power in the next 20 years, with China overtaking...

December 17, 2020, RESEARCH Public Opinion Survey by Craig Kafura, US Army, Download Report (PDF), Overall, Americans prefer to maintain defense spending. But Democrats, younger people, and those with a college education prefer cuts, while Republicans prefer expansion., On December 8, the House v...

May 15, 2025, RESEARCH Public Opinion Survey by Dina Smeltz and Lama El Baz, Jehad Alshrafi / AP, Download Report (PDF), Republicans support US backing for Israel until its military objectives in Gaza are achieved, while majorities of Democrats now oppose it., The two-month ceasefire between Isr...

September 22, 2020, RESEARCH Report by Samuel Kling and Lucas Stephens, PhD, Eric Allix Rogers, Download Report (PDF), The growing role of federal and state money in combatting erosion and flooding at Chicago’s Lake Michigan shore offers an opportunity to mandate local governments make their be...