October 14, 2025, RESEARCH Public Opinion Survey by Dina Smeltz and Lama El Baz, Geert Vanden Wijngaert / AP, Download Report (PDF), Solid majorities of Democrats and Independents think the United States should consult with allies before making major foreign policy decisions, but only four in 10 ...

February 15, 1982, RESEARCH Public Opinion Survey by John E. Rielly, US Library of Congress, Download Report (PDF) Download Data (ZIP), The 1982 Chicago Council Survey shows important disparities between public opinion and Reagan administration policies in defense spending, arms control, foreign ...

On April 20, President Trump announced that an executive order to suspend immigration into the United States during the coronavirus crisis. But what does the American public think of this?

February 11, 2021, RESEARCH Public Opinion Survey by Dina Smeltz and Brendan Helm, Michael Dziedzic, Dina Smeltz and Brendan Helm analyze new public opinion data showing there is partisan agreement on how best to respond to the recent Russian hack., The Biden administration has ordered a broad as...

American perceptions of whether Russia or Ukraine is winning the war are key to support for ongoing US assistance to Kyiv.

​Recent surveys show that a majority of Americans sympathize with the protests occurring across the country since the death of George Floyd.

October 19, 2015, RESEARCH Public Opinion Survey by Karl Friedhoff and Dina Smeltz, Subhash Nusetti, Download Report (PDF), Survey data show the American public believes relations with each of the countries are important. However, there is a variance in the opinion that shows larger issues affect...

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...

August 12, 2024, RESEARCH Public Opinion Survey by Libby Berry, J. Scott Applewhite / AP, The public wants to increase the budget for domestic issues like infrastructure and education but is divided over defense spending and foreign assistance., The federal budget is a perennial election issue in...

Public opinion polling shows a lack of consensus about where cyberattacks fall within the escalatory ladder of conventional warfare.