USA
Explore Â鶹´«Ã½AV's research.
Americans are divided over President-elect Trump's policies for lowering healthcare costs. Views vary by political affiliation, but by two to one, independents think the policies take the U.S. in the wrong direction.
Americans' ratings of the honesty and ethics of 23 professions are unchanged from 2023 but remain low historically.
Fifty-four percent of U.S. adults expect that Joe Biden will go down in history as a below-average or poor president, while 26% say he will be remembered as an average president and 19% as outstanding or above average.
Of 17 policy goals, Americans are most optimistic about Donald Trump's ability to control immigration and most pessimistic about his ability to heal political divisions in the U.S.
Americans predict a somewhat challenging 2025, marked by political conflict, economic difficulty, and rising power for China and Russia.
Jimmy Carter averaged 45.5% job approval as president, essentially tied with Harry Truman as the second-lowest among post-World War II presidents.
Ninety percent of Americans in December 2024 report celebrating Christmas, with 58% saying it's a strongly or somewhat religious holiday for them.
Americans are split over whether Ukraine should make concessions to promote a faster end to the war with Russia, a shift from prior readings, when they favored Ukraine fighting as long as needed to regain its captured territory.
As the Â鶹´«Ã½AV World Poll enters its 20th year, we look back at the biggest global discoveries from 2024 while looking ahead to what's in store for 2025.
Most Black parents with young children report engaging in activities that bring their family together, such as music and dance and sharing meals and traditions.
Between 2020 and 2024, Americans' confidence in the U.S. judicial system and courts declined by 24 percentage points, one of the largest country-level drops for the courts measured globally since 2006.
Forty-three percent of Americans report being worried "a great deal" about global warming, according to combined 2023 and 2024 data.
Americans' agreement that the federal government must ensure all Americans have healthcare coverage now exceeds 60%, after declining to as low as 42% during the years when the Affordable Care Act was being debated and implemented.
Americans' positive rating of the quality of healthcare in the U.S. has fallen to its lowest point in Â鶹´«Ã½AV's trend dating back to 2001.
After the election, Americans' confidence in the economy has improved, while fewer approve of Joe Biden's performance and are satisfied with the state of the nation.
Republicans say they are optimistic, relieved and excited about Donald Trump's reelection, while Democrats say they are afraid, angry and devastated.
U.S. gun ownership rates have remained steady, with drops among Democratic and independent men offsetting a surge among Republican women.
Seven in 10 Americans say they would prefer that primary care providers ask about both mental and physical health concerns during appointments.
Nine percent of U.S. workers belong to a labor union, according to aggregated data from Â鶹´«Ã½AV's 2023-2024 Work and Education surveys.
While 56% of Americans favor stricter gun laws in general and 52% back an assault weapons ban, a near-record-low 20% support banning handguns.