October 7, 2021, RESEARCH Public Opinion Survey by Dina Smeltz , Ivo H. Daalder , Karl Friedhoff , Craig Kafura , and Emily Sullivan, iStock, Download Report (PDF) Download Data (ZIP), While the Biden administration seems to understand where Americans stand on China and domestic renewal to suppor...

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,...

December 10, 2025, RESEARCH Public Opinion Survey by Craig Kafura , Debi Jin , Christina Chen , and Kuan-chen Lee, Chiang Ying-ying / AP, Download Report (PDF), Americans and Taiwanese see US power as superior to Beijing’s, and China’s rise as a major threat to both countries. Yet Americans r...

November 12, 2023, RESEARCH Public Opinion Survey by Craig Kafura, Andy Wong / AP, Download Report (PDF), A plurality of Americans—and a majority of Republicans—also say that US leaders are not paying enough attention to US-China competition., The 2023 Chicago Council Survey, conducted Septem...

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Reflect on the year with highlights from the Council's public opinion research and analysis.

November 30, 2023, RESEARCH Public Opinion Survey by Lama El Baz, AP Photos, Download Report (PDF), But a majority of Americans support efforts to mitigate its effects., Climate change has affected the lives of every American in some way, yet it is a highly polarizing and divisive issue. The 202...

March 4, 2024, RESEARCH Public Opinion Survey by Lama El Baz, Lynne Sladky/AP, Download Report (PDF), Unlike their elders, young Americans don’t buy into US exceptionalism and are divided on whether the United States should play an active role or stay out of world affairs., With a diverse range...

May 19, 2021, RESEARCH Public Opinion Survey by Karl Friedhoff and Suh Young Park, Reuters, Download Report (PDF), Chicago Council survey data find majorities in South Korea view China as more of a security threat than a security partner and as more of an economic threat than an economic partne...