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...

August 1, 2023, RESEARCH Public Opinion Survey by Craig Kafura , Dina Smeltz , Joshua Busby , Jonathan Monten , and Jordan Tama, AP Photos, Download Data (ZIP), We explore whether foreign policy professionals and the American public are on the same page when it comes to America’s strategy abroa...

October 7, 2025, RESEARCH Public Opinion Survey by Lama El Baz, Oded Balilty / AP, Download Report (PDF), As the war in Gaza continues, rifts between progressive and moderate Democrats are deepening—and cracks within the Republican Party are also beginning to show., The security partnership bet...

September 29, 2005, RESEARCH Public Opinion Survey, REUTERS, Download Report (PDF), The 2005 Chicago Council Survey explored public opinion on democracy promotion post-September 11 world as one of the core principles of US foreign policy., Americans on Promoting Democracy , Introduction , Democ...

March 2, 2021, RESEARCH Public Opinion Survey by Craig Kafura , Dina Smeltz , Joshua Busby , Joshua D. Kertzer , and Jonathan Monten, David Strickler, Download Report (PDF), The 2020 Chicago Council on Global Affairs-University of Texas at Austin survey explores to what extent Democratic, Republi...

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 ...

December 8, 2025, RESEARCH Public Opinion Survey by Lama El Baz, Ian Maule / AP, Download Report (PDF), As technology reshapes media ecosystems, Council polling finds the US public is struggling to weed out fact from fiction., Over the last decade, the decline of traditional news outlets and rise...

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...

July 17, 2024, RESEARCH Public Opinion Survey by Dina Smeltz , Lama El Baz , Heela Rasool-Ayub , Candace Rondeaux , and Christopher Shell, Ohad Zwigenberg / AP, Download Report (PDF), Majorities across all racial groups prefer that the United States remain impartial as fighting between Israel and...

February 4, 2014, RESEARCH Report by Dina Smeltz , Juliana Kerr , and Craig Kafura, Tom Gill, Download Report (PDF) Download Data (ZIP), A Chicago Council on Global Affairs report which shows bipartisan support among Midwestern business leaders to pass immigration reform., Business Leaders on Imm...