February 15, 1987, RESEARCH Public Opinion Survey by John E. Rielly, The White House, Download Report (PDF) Download Data (ZIP), The 1986 Chicago Council survey showed the desire to protect American jobs or to secure access to energy still takes priority over altruistic objectives., Introduction,...

September 15, 2014, RESEARCH Public Opinion Survey by Dina Smeltz , Ivo H. Daalder , and Craig Kafura, Download Report (PDF) Download Data (ZIP), The 2014 Chicago Council Survey of American public opinion and US foreign policy shows public support for an “Active” Role in world affairs., Forei...

October 1, 2002, RESEARCH Public Opinion Survey by Marshall M. Bouton and Benjamin I. Page, Download Report (PDF) Download Data (ZIP), The 2002 Chicago Council survey made it clear that 9/11 had a profound impact on the American mood and U.S. relationships with allies and former enemies and natio...

February 12, 1999, RESEARCH Public Opinion Survey by John E. Rielly , Arthur Cyr , Catherine Hug , Benjamin I. Page , Bernard Roshco , and Trevor Tompson, Robert McNeely, Download Report (PDF) Download Data (ZIP), The 1998 Chicago Council Survey results reflect a "guarded engagement" by a largely...

Go behind the scenes of the Chicago Council Survey as it marks 50 years of bringing the voices of everyday Americans into the foreign policy conversation.

June 25, 2007, RESEARCH Public Opinion Survey by John E. Rielly, Reuters, Download Report (PDF), The 2007 Chicago Council Survey broke new ground in international public opinion research to gain understanding and discover commonalities in public opinion around the world., Introduction, It has bec...

At least half of all partisans see government corruption and weakening democracy as critical threats, but they are deeply divided on climate change and immigration.

In 2018, the Council captured public and opinion leader attitudes on some of the most pressing foreign policy issues.