Public opinion


U.S. consumer sentiment remains low despite slight uptick

Expectations and Investment sub-indices show first rebound in months
Government Survey

Ipsos Core Political : Presidential Approval Tracker (07/13/2022)

This week’s Ipsos Core Political has President Biden with a 39% approval rating as the economy remains the country’s most important problem.

Vast majority of Americans believe students deserve an equal opportunity to pursue higher education

New Public Agenda/USA Today/Ipsos Hidden Common Ground poll also finds support for student debt forgiveness
Politics Survey

Guns in America

Five charts that explore the entangled relationship between America and guns.

Most gun owners support certain gun control reforms

New NPR/Ipsos poll also shows deep distrust of government institutions, suggesting barriers to enacting gun control could exist

Most American adults support barring trans student athletes from competing

New NPR/Ipsos poll also finds a plurality opposes restricting trans youth’s access to gender-affirming care
Government Survey

Ipsos Core Political : Presidential Approval Tracker (07/07/2022)

This week’s Ipsos Core Political has President Biden with a 36% approval rating, as the economy remains the country’s most important problem and the one Americans want Biden to prioritize addressing.

One in three incorrectly believe their country is one of the biggest hosts of refugees globally

Excluding Turkey, Colombia and the US, who are the actual top 3, this means that 3 in 10 in the rest of the countries surveyed incorrectly overstate the true position of their country, according to data from the UNHCR for 2021.

Where the country is on abortion

In five charts we examine the data on abortion in the U.S. and around the world.