Of those who self-identify as Democrats in our 2019 Chicago Council Survey, about half are liberals while the other half are moderate/conservative. There are six key issues for which the two groups have differing opinions.

New Chicago Council-Japan Institute of International Affairs data find the Japanese public has greater confidence in US economic and military power than do Americans.

October 8, 2019, RESEARCH Public Opinion Survey by Craig Kafura and Bettina Hammer, Reuters, Download Report (PDF), Republicans see immigration as a critical threat to the country, say restricting immigration makes the US safer, and support using US troops to stop migrants from crossing into the ...

September 19, 2019, RESEARCH Public Opinion Survey by Dina Smeltz, NASA, Download Report (PDF), A survey of the US public shows an overall majority of Americans (54%) consider climate change a critical threat., Key Findings, While the Democratic presidential candidates argue about how aggressive ...

A collaboration between the Council and Ipsos to measure public opinion on the major foreign policy issues of the moment.

January 7, 2026

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...

According to the 2018 Chicago Council Survey , American public support for an "independent Palestinian state" is at its highest level yet, with strongest support among self-described Democrats.

CHICAGO FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE October 7, 2021

Polls show an American public deeply divided along partisan lines in their interpretation of the events, who is to blame, and what should be done as a result.