Despite majority approval among Democratic public, congressional Democrats struggle to pass immigration reform.

September 15, 2022, RESEARCH Public Opinion Survey by Craig Kafura, Reuters, Download Topline (PDF), But American concern about large numbers of immigrants and refugees coming into the country has steadily decreased over the past decades., Key Findings, Most Republicans (70%)—but few Democrats ...

January 10, 2023, RESEARCH Public Opinion Survey by Craig Kafura, Reuters, Download Topline (PDF), American public opinion toward Japan has never been warmer, Council data show., Key Findings, Two-thirds of Americans (67%) support long-term US bases in Japan, an all-time high in Chicago Council S...

October 8, 2024, RESEARCH Public Opinion Survey by Craig Kafura, Chiang Ying-ying / AP, Download Report (PDF), Should China invade, Americans support arming Taipei but oppose direct military intervention., Since the United States switched official diplomatic recognition from the Republic of China...

October 4, 2023, RESEARCH Public Opinion Survey by Dina Smeltz, AP Photos, Download Report (PDF), As the war in Ukraine continues, majorities say the United States should maintain or increase its commitment to NATO., In recent years, some Republican leaders on Capitol Hill have drifted away from ...

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December 7, 2020, RESEARCH Public Opinion Survey by Craig Kafura, Sharon McCutcheon, Download Report (PDF), While Americans support federal spending on education, healthcare, and Social Security, there partisan divides on other key issues., Results from the 2020 Chicago Council Survey, conducted ...

September 1, 2022, RESEARCH Public Opinion Survey by Emily Sullivan, unsplash, Download Topline (PDF), But public opinion is sharply divided along partisan lines, 2022 Chicago Council Survey data finds., Climate change, and what approach if any the United States should take to combat it, remains ...

May 25, 2023, RESEARCH Public Opinion Survey by Dina Smeltz , Craig Kafura , Candace Rondeaux , Heela Rasool-Ayub , and Deborah Avant, AP Photos, Download Report (PDF), Asian, Hispanic, and Black Americans are more likely to view climate change as a threat than Americans as a whole, data show., I...

The public supports US participation in the Paris climate agreement, the Iran nuclear deal, and more.