politics politics / http://backend.userland.com/rss ÓÅÃÛ´«Ã½WebTeam Most Americans Skeptical About Benefits of Tariffs Most Americans expect their country's new tariffs to result in higher prices in the U.S. and to cost more than they raise, with about half believing that job gains will result. /poll/660002/americans-skeptical-benefits-tariffs.aspx?utm_source=tagrss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=syndication /poll/660002/americans-skeptical-benefits-tariffs.aspx?utm_source=tagrss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=syndication Mon, 28 Apr 2025 08:00:00 GMT Trump's First-Quarter Approval Rating Below Average, at 45% Donald Trump averaged 45% approval in the first quarter of his second term, with 44% of Americans confident in his management of the economy. /poll/659534/trump-first-quarter-approval-rating-below-average.aspx?utm_source=tagrss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=syndication /poll/659534/trump-first-quarter-approval-rating-below-average.aspx?utm_source=tagrss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=syndication Thu, 17 Apr 2025 19:00:00 GMT More Americans Think U.S. Doing Too Little on Environment Fifty-seven percent of Americans, up from 50% a year ago, say the U.S. is doing too little to protect the environment. Democrats are largely responsible for the increase. /poll/659390/americans-think-doing-little-environment.aspx?utm_source=tagrss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=syndication /poll/659390/americans-think-doing-little-environment.aspx?utm_source=tagrss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=syndication Thu, 17 Apr 2025 08:30:00 GMT Nuclear Energy Support Near Record High in U.S. Americans support nuclear energy and offer mixed views on fracking and offshore drilling, while a diminished majority prefer renewable energy development over more fossil fuel production. /poll/659180/nuclear-energy-support-near-record-high.aspx?utm_source=tagrss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=syndication /poll/659180/nuclear-energy-support-near-record-high.aspx?utm_source=tagrss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=syndication Wed, 09 Apr 2025 08:00:00 GMT U.S. Electric Vehicle Interest Steady at Lower 2024 Level About half of U.S. adults either own or express interest in owning an electric vehicle, unchanged from 2024 but down from 59% in 2023. /poll/658964/electric-vehicle-interest-steady-lower-2024-level.aspx?utm_source=tagrss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=syndication /poll/658964/electric-vehicle-interest-steady-lower-2024-level.aspx?utm_source=tagrss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=syndication Tue, 08 Apr 2025 08:30:00 GMT 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 Worry About U.S. Economy, Healthcare, Social Security Surges Majorities of Americans are highly concerned about financial issues, including the economy, healthcare costs, inflation and the federal budget deficit. /poll/658910/worry-economy-healthcare-social-security-surges.aspx?utm_source=tagrss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=syndication /poll/658910/worry-economy-healthcare-social-security-surges.aspx?utm_source=tagrss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=syndication Thu, 03 Apr 2025 08:00:00 GMT Republicans, Men Push Trump Approval Higher in Second Term Men, conservatives and people of color are more approving of Trump in his second term, but approval has declined among liberals and older Americans. /poll/658661/republicans-men-push-trump-approval-higher-second-term.aspx?utm_source=tagrss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=syndication /poll/658661/republicans-men-push-trump-approval-higher-second-term.aspx?utm_source=tagrss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=syndication Thu, 27 Mar 2025 15:00:00 GMT Support for Greater U.S. Role in Ukraine Climbs to 46% High A 46% plurality of Americans think the U.S. is not doing enough to support Ukraine, marking a sharp change in sentiment since December, largely among Democrats. /poll/658193/support-greater-role-ukraine-climbs-high.aspx?utm_source=tagrss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=syndication /poll/658193/support-greater-role-ukraine-climbs-high.aspx?utm_source=tagrss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=syndication Tue, 18 Mar 2025 08:00:00 GMT Pandemic Hurt Children's Social Skills, Mental Health Most K-12 parents are more likely to report negative social or emotional pandemic-related effects on children than academic or physical health problems. /poll/658100/pandemic-hurt-children-social-skills-mental-health.aspx?utm_source=tagrss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=syndication /poll/658100/pandemic-hurt-children-social-skills-mental-health.aspx?utm_source=tagrss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=syndication Thu, 13 Mar 2025 08:00:00 GMT