Carl Bialik

New York, United States

Vice President, Data Science and U.S. Politics Editor at YouGov

@yougovamerica US politics editor and VP of data science | ex @wsj @fivethirtyeight @yelp

Articles

Which news sources do Americans trust the most and least in 2025?

1 week ago | stacker.com | Taylor Orth |Carl Bialik

Tero Vesalainen // Shutterstock Nearly five months into President Donald Trump’s second term, trust in the American news media is sharply divided, with deep partisan and generational splits shaping where Americans turn for information — and how much they believe what they hear. A new YouGov study, based on a May survey of 2,211 U.S. adults, reveals that — aside from The Weather Channel — few news outlets earn high marks from both Democrats and Republicans.
Trust in Media 2025: Which news sources Americans use and trust

4 weeks ago | today.yougov.com | Taylor Orth |Carl Bialik

The American news landscape remains polarized by political party identification, and to some extent age, with few news sources both used and trusted widely among Democrats and Republicans. Democrats are far more likely than Republicans to trust the news in general, as well as to trust most specific major outlets included in YouGov's 2025 poll of trust in media.
Tracking opinion on Donald Trump's second-term policy agenda

1 month ago | today.yougov.com | Taylor Orth |Carl Bialik

President Donald Trump's second term has included an unprecedented volume of executive actions, including more than 100 executive orders in his first 100 days. As Trump's policy agenda unfolds, we are measuring public views on the administration's actions and proposals. Below is the latest polling on Trump's policies, including how views vary across topics and demographic groups. We will keep adding results as new policies emerge and are included in our surveys.
Donald Trump's economy, Republican unity, Ukraine, and education: March 9-11, 2025 Economist/YouGov Poll

Mar 12, 2025 | today.yougov.com | Carl Bialik

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How Americans have reacted to Donald Trump's 2024 victory

Nov 15, 2024 | today.yougov.com | Taylor Orth |Carl Bialik

Americans hold divided views on the events that defined the 2024 campaign season and the factors that shaped the outcome, according to three separate polls by YouGov in the week after the election (November 6 - 9, November 8 - 10, and November 9 - 12). Many Americans — and particularly Donald Trump voters — attribute the former and future president's victory to inflation and immigration.
After the 2024 election, voters share hopes and fears for a second Trump term

Nov 15, 2024 | today.yougov.com | Taylor Orth |Carl Bialik

Americans hold divided views on Donald Trump’s second term, according to two separate polls by YouGov in the week after the election (November 6 - 9 and November 9 - 12). Many of Trump's voters are eager for action on immigration and economic reforms. Kamala Harris’ voters, on the other hand, express deep concerns about Trump taking office; many express fears that democracy will erode and fundamental rights will be lost. Meanwhile, expectations for a woman to be elected president have fallen.
Trump supporters hold a bleak view of the economy heading into the election

Nov 4, 2024 | today.yougov.com | Taylor Orth |Carl Bialik

Heading into the 2024 election, many registered voters hold a negative view of the country's economic circumstances. Negative assessments of the American economy are politically polarized: Donald Trump's supporters are far more likely than Kamala Harris' to say the U.S. economy's current state is poor (62% vs. 12%). Trump supporters emphasize the economy — and inflation in particular — as important to their vote much more than Harris supporters do.
How Americans think fictional characters would vote in 2024

Nov 3, 2024 | today.yougov.com | Taylor Orth |Carl Bialik |David Montgomery

A new YouGov survey asked Americans to consider how more than 50 fictional characters from film, TV, and literature — all of whom are portrayed as being American — would vote in the 2024 presidential election. Among Americans familiar with each of the characters, those viewed as most likely to be, hypothetically, in Kamala Harris' camp all are women — Liz Lemon, Leslie Knope, Carrie Bradshaw, Phoebe Buffay, Elaine Benes, and Barbie.
Harris vs. Trump on the issues: Whose policies do voters prefer?

Oct 25, 2024 | today.yougov.com | Taylor Orth |Carl Bialik

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Immigration: What 2024 voters want and which candidate they trust

Oct 25, 2024 | today.yougov.com | Carl Bialik |Taylor Orth

During the 2024 presidential election campaign, YouGov asked registered voters their views on eight topics, including immigration — the immigration issues that matter most to them, the policies they support, and the candidates they trust. Among our findings:Immigration is a far more important issue to Trump's supporters than it is to Harris': 77% of Trump supporters rank it as one of their top three issues, compared to just 14% of Harris supporters.