February 28, 2024, RESEARCH Public Opinion Survey by Dina Smeltz and Lama El Baz, Mahmoud Illean/AP, Download Report (PDF), But they are becoming increasingly polarized across partisan groups, particularly among Democrats., As Israel’s strongest ally, top trading partner, and largest supplier o...

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...

August 12, 2024, RESEARCH Public Opinion Survey by Karl Friedhoff, Jonathan Ernst / Pool via AP, Meanwhile, about half say North Korea's nuclear program is a critical threat., The US alliance with South Korea remains one of the most important in the world. From North Korea’s expanding weapons p...

February 11, 1991, RESEARCH Public Opinion Survey by John E. Rielly , Bernard Cohen , Arthur Cyr , Benjamin I. Page , William Schneider , and Donald Jordan, George Bush Presidential Library, Download Report (PDF) Download Data (ZIP), The 1990 Chicago Council Survey was performed during an age of ...

October 9, 2024, RESEARCH Public Opinion Survey by Dina Smeltz , Lama El Baz , and Denis Volkov, Dmitri Lovetsky / AP, Download Report (PDF), Although the public continues to support the military operation in Ukraine, a plurality say it has caused more harm than good for Russia., A just-completed...

April 10, 2025, RESEARCH Public Opinion Survey by Sam Dong , Lama El Baz , and Dina Smeltz, Dmitry Serebryakov / AP, Download Report (PDF), At the same time, a plurality feel they are entitled to more., In a contentious meeting on February 28, US President Donald Trump and Vice President JD Vance...

June 20, 2025, RESEARCH Public Opinion Survey by Dina Smeltz and Craig Kafura, Evan Vucci / AP, Download Report (PDF), The gap between Democrats and Republicans on America's NATO commitment has reached an all-time high in Council polling dating back to 1974., As the NATO summit approaches on June...

October 31, 2024, RESEARCH Public Opinion Survey by Lama El Baz and AJ Caughey, John Locher / AP, Download Report (PDF), Among those that do think the outcome of the race will matter for Russia, most prefer Donald Trump over Kamala Harris., Although presidential nominees Kamala Harris and Donald ...

September 11, 2017, RESEARCH Public Opinion Survey by Dina Smeltz and Karl Friedhoff, Reuters, Download Report (PDF), Although survey data shows that majorities of Americans continue to think that international terrorism is the most critical threat to the US, the overall public is not convinced t...

February 15, 1982, RESEARCH Public Opinion Survey by John E. Rielly, US Library of Congress, Download Report (PDF) Download Data (ZIP), The 1982 Chicago Council Survey shows important disparities between public opinion and Reagan administration policies in defense spending, arms control, foreign ...