July 17, 2024, RESEARCH Public Opinion Survey by Dina Smeltz , Lama El Baz , Heela Rasool-Ayub , Candace Rondeaux , and Christopher Shell, Hussein Malla / AP, Survey data reveal fresh insights into how American communities think the United States should engage in conflicts overseas., For the seco...

August 26, 2021, RESEARCH Public Opinion Survey by Dina Smeltz and Craig Kafura, REUTERS, Download Report (PDF), 2021 Chicago Council Survey data show a majority of Americans support a range of US policies towards Taiwan: recognition as an independent country, inclusion in international organizat...

Despite the scale of the crisis and its importance for the broader region, Sudan remains out of the minds of most Americans.

Views on immigration levels, pathways to citizenship, and more differ across various racial and ethnic subgroups of Americans.

February 10, 2020, RESEARCH Public Opinion Survey by Dina Smeltz and Craig Kafura, Reuters, Download Report (PDF), A Chicago Council survey completed January 10–12 shows that as tensions with Iran have risen, Americans see an increased need to keep watch over the Middle East by maintaining a tr...

Though working-class voters continue to be disillusioned, place-based investments can help restore confidence and heal our polarized politics.

November 2, 2017, RESEARCH Public Opinion Survey by Karl Friedhoff and Max Goldsmith, Reuters, Download Report (PDF), President Trump’s skepticism on climate change and decision to withdraw from the Paris Climate Agreement is out of step with the American public overall., On June 1, 2017, Presi...

September 7, 2017, RESEARCH Public Opinion Survey by Craig Kafura and Dina Smeltz, Camilo Jimenez, Download Report (PDF), The 2017 Chicago Council Survey finds that a majority of Americans support increases in federal healthcare spending, while few support cuts., Healthcare has taken center stage...

Survey data shows that while Americans favor a range of policies to reduce energy dependence, economic growth takes priority.

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...