As Chicago prepares to host the Democratic National Convention, Council polling offers a look at the issues top of mind for American voters.

A week after the midterms, we’re here to help you unpack what’s next. Let’s dig in.

Two weeks out from the US presidential election, we’re digging into what’s worrying Americans the most.

June 1, 2023, RESEARCH Public Opinion Survey by Dina Smeltz , Craig Kafura , Candace Rondeaux , Heela Rasool-Ayub , and Deborah Avant, AP Photos, The Council partnered with New America to explore how Black, Asian, Hispanic, and Native Americans view key issues facing the world today., In the Unit...

The United States is perceived as a greater threat around the world, is unable to convince its own public of what it has deemed a threat (China) and will struggle to enlist the help of allies.

July 29, 2021, RESEARCH Report by Karl Friedhoff and Lea Chang, US Navy, Download Report (PDF), In picking fronts that offer the paths of least resistance, trilateral cooperation will maximize the presence of all three countries in ASEAN, maintaining balance in the region and making collective pr...

October 1, 2018, RESEARCH Public Opinion Survey by Karl Friedhoff, Reuters, Download Report (PDF), The US public views North Korea’s nuclear program as one of the top threats facing the country., Introduction, The 2018 Chicago Council Survey finds that the US public views North Korea’s nuclea...

Since 2016, Americans' favorability toward South Korea, India, and Japan is stable, while favorability toward China decreased by 12 points.