opinion opinion / http://backend.userland.com/rss ÓÅÃÛ´«Ã½WebTeam Is Gov't Itself the Top U.S. Problem? Depends on Whom You Ask Americans who name the government as the nation's top problem have widely differing explanations, depending on their political identity. /opinion/polling-matters/658967/gov-itself-top-problem-depends-whom-ask.aspx?utm_source=tagrss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=syndication /opinion/polling-matters/658967/gov-itself-top-problem-depends-whom-ask.aspx?utm_source=tagrss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=syndication Fri, 04 Apr 2025 17:45:00 GMT The Complex Landscape of Public Opinion on Deportation Americans' views on deporting immigrants who are in the U.S. illegally are complex, reflecting the complexity of the issue itself. /opinion/polling-matters/656732/complex-landscape-public-opinion-deportation.aspx?utm_source=tagrss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=syndication /opinion/polling-matters/656732/complex-landscape-public-opinion-deportation.aspx?utm_source=tagrss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=syndication Fri, 14 Feb 2025 18:00:00 GMT Public Support for Making U.S. Government More Efficient Americans generally support the concept of making the government more efficient and more limited in scope. /opinion/polling-matters/653657/public-support-making-government-efficient.aspx?utm_source=tagrss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=syndication /opinion/polling-matters/653657/public-support-making-government-efficient.aspx?utm_source=tagrss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=syndication Fri, 22 Nov 2024 18:00:00 GMT Where Americans Stand on Taxes While a majority of Americans say their federal taxes are too high, these views vary significantly by partisanship and have varied widely over time. /opinion/polling-matters/652151/americans-stand-taxes.aspx?utm_source=tagrss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=syndication /opinion/polling-matters/652151/americans-stand-taxes.aspx?utm_source=tagrss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=syndication Wed, 16 Oct 2024 17:30:00 GMT Support for Israel in U.S. Hampered by Declining Religiosity Protestants and highly religious Americans, traditionally Israel's most sympathetic supporters, are shrinking in size. /opinion/polling-matters/646214/support-israel-hampered-declining-religiosity.aspx?utm_source=tagrss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=syndication /opinion/polling-matters/646214/support-israel-hampered-declining-religiosity.aspx?utm_source=tagrss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=syndication Fri, 21 Jun 2024 17:30:00 GMT Want to Solve Immigration? Listen to the People Americans support strict border control and fair pathways for immigrants entering the U.S. illegally. Public opinion favors both deportation and citizenship options. /opinion/polling-matters/645278/solve-immigration-listen-people.aspx?utm_source=tagrss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=syndication /opinion/polling-matters/645278/solve-immigration-listen-people.aspx?utm_source=tagrss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=syndication Fri, 24 May 2024 17:00:00 GMT Exploring Americans' Satisfaction With Their Personal Lives Americans' personal satisfaction remains significantly higher than satisfaction with the way things are going in the U.S. /opinion/polling-matters/610742/exploring-americans-satisfaction-personal-lives.aspx?utm_source=tagrss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=syndication /opinion/polling-matters/610742/exploring-americans-satisfaction-personal-lives.aspx?utm_source=tagrss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=syndication Fri, 16 Feb 2024 18:00:00 GMT Crisis in Confidence 2023 Americans' lessened confidence in society's institutions and norms may affect society's ability to deal with crucial external and internal threats. /opinion/polling-matters/547766/crisis-confidence-2023.aspx?utm_source=tagrss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=syndication /opinion/polling-matters/547766/crisis-confidence-2023.aspx?utm_source=tagrss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=syndication Sun, 31 Dec 2023 10:00:00 GMT 4 Ways Police Encounters Shape Public Perceptions, Wellbeing 77% of Americans who have interacted with police in the past 12 months say the experience was positive overall, but those who do not report positive experiences in police encounters have lower wellbeing and feel less safe. /opinion/gallup/547073/ways-police-encounters-shape-public-perceptions-wellbeing.aspx?utm_source=tagrss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=syndication /opinion/gallup/547073/ways-police-encounters-shape-public-perceptions-wellbeing.aspx?utm_source=tagrss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=syndication Mon, 11 Dec 2023 19:30:00 GMT Measuring Trends in Americans' Personal Values Trends measuring Americans' values need to be analyzed in the context of differences in question wording and changes in methodology. /opinion/polling-matters/544508/measuring-trends-americans-personal-values.aspx?utm_source=tagrss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=syndication /opinion/polling-matters/544508/measuring-trends-americans-personal-values.aspx?utm_source=tagrss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=syndication Mon, 20 Nov 2023 18:30:00 GMT