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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.
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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.
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1 month ago | 
today.yougov.com | Taylor Orth
This week’s Economist/YouGov poll covers… Whether Americans think Biden or Trump has been more transparent about their health as president How many Americans think Democrats actively tried to conceal from the public information about Biden's health during his presidency How many Americans want to receive a new COVID-19 vaccine How many Americans think the government should take no role in COVID vaccines How Republican sympathy for Ukraine in its war with Russia has changed since 2022 Vaccines...
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1 month ago | 
today.yougov.com | Taylor Orth
An open-ended question asked Americans why Qatar would make such an offer.
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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.
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1 month ago | 
today.yougov.com | Taylor Orth |David Montgomery
Findings from the latest Economist/YouGov poll about:How much respect Americans think people around the world have for Donald TrumpHow fair or unfair Americans consider their country's major trade relationshipsWhich groups of Americans want to see Pope Leo XIV influence U.S. affairsWhether support for missions to the moon and Mars is rising or fallingInternational relationsAmericans are more likely to think that the country's standing in the world has worsened than improved (48% vs.
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1 month ago | 
today.yougov.com | Taylor Orth
How do Americans rate the highs and lows of United States history? A new survey asked Americans to evaluate 16 periods in U.S. history — from the Colonial Period to the present — by several criteria, including quality of life, political stability, global influence, and economic strength. While no single era earns universal praise, Americans generally view the Reagan Era, the Clinton Years, and the Postwar Baby Boom more positively than others.
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1 month ago | 
today.yougov.com | Taylor Orth |David Montgomery
By a slim margin, more Americans strongly or somewhat support than oppose (41% vs. 36%) the government removing Harvard's tax-exempt status — which Trump has threatened to do— Carl Bialik contributed to this articleThroughout this report, some numbers may appear to be off by 1 because of roundingSee the toplines and crosstabs for the May 2 - 5, 2025 Economist/YouGov PollMethodology: The poll was conducted among 1,850 U.S. adult citizens.
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1 month ago | 
today.yougov.com | Taylor Orth
How expansive are the Democratic and Republican Party's tents — and who gets to stand under them? A new survey asked Democrats and Republicans to say which of 26 groups have a place in their party. Members of each party draw very different boundaries for who they think belongs alongside them.
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1 month ago | 
today.yougov.com | Taylor Orth
Many Democrats and Republicans believe their political parties are falling short in how much focus they give to certain goals. A new survey asked members of each party whether their party focuses too much, too little, or the right amount on attempting to achieve 27 potential goals — and in nearly every case, in each party more said too little than too much.
