What Americans think

Responses: 173,000
Surveys: 163
Latest survey: Oct 15, 2026

A national survey of 1,000 Americans a wave, weekly from September 2022 and monthly since July 2025.

Six themes from the survey, then every question by any group. International compares the same measures across six countries.

Feelings toward the parties and groups

Partisans rate their own party 56.8 points warmer than the other party. Democrats rate Democrats 73 and Republicans 15 on the 0–100 thermometer; Republicans rate Republicans 75 and Democrats 20. Over 163 surveys since September 2022 the monthly gap has run from 48.5 to 58.4 points.

Every respondent rates both parties from 0 (very unfavorable) to 100 (very favorable). Affective polarization is a partisan’s rating of their own party minus their rating of the other party, averaged over Democrats and Republicans with leaners included. Since January 2025 each respondent also rates two of six social groups on the same scale.

How warmly do partisans rate the two parties?

Average 0–100 rating by month · the shaded band is a party’s rating of its own party minus its rating of the other · September 2022 to October 2026, 163 surveys

Democrats

Republicans

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How warmly do partisans rate the two parties?
Month	Democrats → Democrats	Democrats → Republicans	Republicans → Republicans	Republicans → Democrats	Independents → Democrats	Independents → Republicans	n
September 2022	76	22	76	20	32	37	2,392
October 2022	76	19	75	20	31	35	6,954
November 2022	76	21	75	21	33	36	5,226
December 2022	75	22	71	21	29	35	3,452
January 2023	76	20	72	21	32	34	2,755
February 2023	76	23	74	25	31	34	2,683
March 2023	76	23	73	24	33	36	3,461
April 2023	76	24	75	23	33	37	2,749
May 2023	75	23	74	22	32	37	2,901
June 2023	75	23	73	22	34	37	4,685
July 2023	75	22	74	22	32	34	3,997
August 2023	75	24	73	22	31	35	3,992
September 2023	75	25	73	24	33	38	4,997
October 2023	76	25	74	25	34	38	3,997
November 2023	77	27	74	25	34	38	3,996
December 2023	76	26	73	26	35	37	4,997
January 2024	77	26	75	25	34	38	3,996
February 2024	75	26	74	26	36	38	3,996
March 2024	76	27	75	28	36	37	4,997
April 2024	77	29	75	27	35	38	3,996
May 2024	77	27	75	26	36	37	4,998
June 2024	76	26	76	26	35	38	4,000
July 2024	77	24	77	25	35	38	3,994
August 2024	79	25	77	25	37	38	4,998
September 2024	79	26	76	25	39	39	3,997
October 2024	78	27	77	25	38	41	3,995
November 2024	77	25	79	27	37	38	4,997
December 2024	76	26	78	27	39	39	4,000
January 2025	76	25	79	26	37	40	5,000
February 2025	74	21	78	25	38	39	3,997
March 2025	70	18	78	20	33	35	3,994
April 2025	73	19	77	21	35	35	3,990
May 2025	72	17	76	20	33	35	4,998
June 2025	71	15	76	18	32	32	3,999
July 2025	70	14	77	20	35	34	1,996
August 2025	69	15	78	19	31	32	1,000
September 2025	71	16	77	19	32	32	998
October 2025	73	16	76	18	36	35	1,000
November 2025	71	13	77	19	32	31	1,000
December 2025	71	17	75	19	34	30	1,000
January 2026	69	16	74	22	34	32	999
February 2026	71	17	76	19	34	29	998
March 2026	70	16	76	20	32	31	998
April 2026	72	16	75	20	37	32	998
May 2026	70	11	75	18	36	33	1,000
June 2026	73	15	76	21	36	29	998
July 2026	73	18	74	21	36	33	999
August 2026	73	13	76	19	32	29	997
September 2026	72	16	77	20	35	30	1,000
October 2026	74	16	75	20	36	33	997

Notes

Feelings toward Democrats. How would you rate your feeling toward Democrats? Zero means very unfavorable and 100 means very favorable. Fifty means you do not feel favorable or unfavorable.

Feelings toward Republicans. How would you rate your feeling toward Republicans? Zero means very unfavorable and 100 means very favorable. Fifty means you do not feel favorable or unfavorable.

September 2022 to October 2026, 163 surveys. In this window, last six surveys (May–Oct 2026): 5,991 respondents.

Each line is the monthly average among the rating party; the survey was weekly until July 2025, so early months pool several surveys.

Weighted with the survey weight; engaged respondents only. Democrats and Republicans include leaners; independents are pure independents. 95% intervals use the Kish effective sample size. Groups under 100 respondents are hatched.

How far apart are the parties’ feelings?

Affective polarization: a partisan’s rating of their own party minus their rating of the other, by month · September 2022 to October 2026, 163 surveys

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How far apart are the parties’ feelings?
Month	All adults	Democrats	Republicans	n
September 2022	54.7 (53.2–56.3)	54.1 (52.0–56.2)	55.6 (53.2–57.9)	1,961
October 2022	56.2 (55.4–57.1)	56.8 (55.7–57.9)	55.5 (54.2–56.9)	5,704
November 2022	54.5 (53.4–55.5)	55.3 (53.9–56.7)	53.4 (51.9–55.0)	4,305
December 2022	51.5 (50.1–52.9)	52.4 (50.6–54.2)	50.3 (48.2–52.5)	2,868
January 2023	53.6 (52.1–55.1)	56.0 (53.9–58.0)	51.0 (48.8–53.3)	2,270
February 2023	51.0 (49.5–52.6)	52.4 (50.4–54.4)	49.4 (47.0–51.9)	2,214
March 2023	51.0 (49.7–52.4)	52.6 (50.8–54.3)	49.2 (47.1–51.3)	2,816
April 2023	51.9 (50.5–53.4)	52.0 (50.1–53.9)	51.8 (49.6–54.1)	2,257
May 2023	52.0 (50.6–53.5)	51.9 (50.0–53.8)	52.2 (50.0–54.4)	2,398
June 2023	51.5 (50.3–52.7)	51.5 (49.9–53.0)	51.5 (49.6–53.3)	3,808
July 2023	52.2 (51.0–53.5)	52.7 (51.1–54.3)	51.7 (49.8–53.6)	3,308
August 2023	51.1 (50.0–52.3)	51.6 (50.1–53.1)	50.6 (48.8–52.4)	3,297
September 2023	49.7 (48.7–50.8)	49.7 (48.3–51.1)	49.7 (48.1–51.3)	4,150
October 2023	49.9 (48.7–51.1)	50.5 (48.9–52.1)	49.2 (47.3–51.0)	3,300
November 2023	49.5 (48.3–50.7)	49.8 (48.2–51.4)	49.1 (47.3–50.9)	3,263
December 2023	48.8 (47.8–49.9)	49.9 (48.5–51.4)	47.5 (45.9–49.1)	4,124
January 2024	50.0 (48.8–51.2)	50.2 (48.6–51.8)	49.8 (48.0–51.6)	3,367
February 2024	48.7 (47.5–49.8)	49.2 (47.6–50.7)	48.1 (46.3–49.8)	3,383
March 2024	48.5 (47.4–49.6)	49.1 (47.6–50.6)	47.7 (46.0–49.4)	4,238
April 2024	48.6 (47.4–49.8)	48.6 (47.0–50.2)	48.5 (46.8–50.3)	3,442
May 2024	49.8 (48.7–50.9)	50.0 (48.6–51.4)	49.6 (47.9–51.3)	4,178
June 2024	49.4 (48.1–50.7)	49.3 (47.5–51.1)	49.6 (47.6–51.5)	3,257
July 2024	52.9 (51.7–54.2)	53.3 (51.6–55.1)	52.4 (50.6–54.2)	3,288
August 2024	52.7 (51.5–53.9)	53.3 (51.7–54.9)	52.0 (50.3–53.6)	4,131
September 2024	52.2 (50.9–53.5)	53.6 (51.8–55.3)	50.6 (48.8–52.5)	3,316
October 2024	51.7 (50.4–53.0)	51.6 (49.9–53.4)	51.8 (49.9–53.7)	3,353
November 2024	52.4 (51.2–53.5)	51.9 (50.2–53.6)	52.9 (51.2–54.5)	4,246
December 2024	50.3 (49.0–51.6)	50.0 (48.1–51.8)	50.5 (48.7–52.4)	3,346
January 2025	51.9 (50.8–53.1)	50.8 (49.2–52.5)	53.1 (51.5–54.7)	4,130
February 2025	53.2 (51.9–54.4)	53.1 (51.4–54.9)	53.2 (51.4–55.0)	3,277
March 2025	54.7 (53.5–56.0)	52.5 (50.8–54.3)	57.1 (55.3–58.9)	3,246
April 2025	54.8 (53.6–56.1)	54.1 (52.4–55.7)	55.7 (53.9–57.5)	3,271
May 2025	55.8 (54.7–57.0)	55.2 (53.6–56.7)	56.5 (54.9–58.1)	4,082
June 2025	56.7 (55.5–57.9)	56.3 (54.6–57.9)	57.2 (55.5–59.0)	3,241
July 2025	56.0 (54.3–57.7)	55.4 (53.0–57.7)	56.7 (54.2–59.2)	1,584
August 2025	56.3 (53.9–58.7)	54.2 (50.9–57.5)	58.5 (55.1–62.0)	747
September 2025	56.2 (53.2–59.2)	54.7 (51.1–58.4)	57.7 (53.0–62.4)	771
October 2025	57.3 (54.5–60.1)	57.3 (53.3–61.2)	57.4 (53.4–61.4)	774
November 2025	57.7 (55.3–60.2)	57.4 (53.9–60.9)	58.1 (54.7–61.6)	776
December 2025	55.4 (52.9–57.9)	54.9 (51.6–58.2)	56.0 (52.2–59.7)	768
January 2026	52.0 (49.4–54.6)	52.4 (49.0–55.7)	51.6 (47.6–55.5)	762
February 2026	55.2 (52.6–57.8)	54.0 (50.6–57.5)	56.7 (52.8–60.6)	758
March 2026	55.1 (52.6–57.5)	53.9 (50.4–57.4)	56.3 (52.8–59.8)	768
April 2026	55.2 (52.4–57.9)	56.0 (52.2–59.9)	54.2 (50.3–58.2)	773
May 2026	58.4 (55.8–60.9)	59.1 (55.8–62.4)	57.6 (53.6–61.5)	770
June 2026	56.3 (53.8–58.8)	57.7 (54.5–60.9)	54.9 (51.1–58.7)	781
July 2026	54.4 (51.8–57.0)	55.7 (52.3–59.1)	53.2 (49.2–57.1)	777
August 2026	58.1 (55.7–60.5)	59.6 (56.7–62.5)	56.5 (52.7–60.4)	788
September 2026	56.7 (54.2–59.2)	56.6 (53.2–59.9)	56.8 (53.1–60.5)	787
October 2026	56.8 (54.3–59.3)	58.4 (55.3–61.5)	55.1 (51.2–59.0)	799

Notes

Affective polarization. A partisan's rating of their own party minus their rating of the other party, on the 0–100 thermometers.

Democrats and Republicans only, leaners included. September 2022 to October 2026, 163 surveys. In this window, last six surveys (May–Oct 2026): 4,702 respondents.

How do partisans feel about six social groups?

Average 0–100 rating by the rating party, last six surveys (May–Oct 2026) · sorted by the gap between the parties

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How do partisans feel about six social groups?
Item	All adults	Democrats	Independents	Republicans	Gap D − R
Feelings toward Black people	74 (72–75)	82 (80–83)	65 (62–68)	+11	2,078
Feelings toward White people	67 (66–69)	62 (60–64)	57 (54–61)	−17	2,002
Feelings toward Jewish people	71 (70–73)	74 (72–76)	63 (60–66)	+0.4	1,975
Feelings toward Hispanic people	73 (72–75)	80 (78–81)	67 (64–70)	+9	2,010
Feelings toward illegal immigrants	43 (42–45)	62 (59–64)	44 (40–47)	+41	1,959
Feelings toward transgender people	49 (47–51)	71 (69–73)	44 (40–48)	+42	1,951

Notes

Feelings toward Black people. How would you rate your feeling toward Black people? Zero means very unfavorable and 100 means very favorable. Fifty means you do not feel favorable or unfavorable.

Asked since January 2025; each respondent rates two of the six groups. January 2025 to October 2026, 40 surveys. In this window, last six surveys (May–Oct 2026): 2,078 respondents.

The six groups are Black people, White people, Jewish people, Hispanic people, illegal immigrants, transgender people, each on the same 0–100 scale as the party thermometers.

Approval and the future of democracy

44% of Americans agree the country is heading toward the end of democracy, against 44% in August 2024. 57% of Democrats and 35% of Republicans agree. 21% agree very little can be done to stop it, and the three partisan groups sit within 1.8 points of each other. 32% approve of the way Trump is handling his job (Democrats 2.6%, Republicans 73%); 25% approve of the way Democrats are handling theirs (Democrats 53%).

Approval of Trump and of the Democrats has been asked monthly since June 2025. The two statements about democracy were asked monthly since August 2024 except September 2024; the share shown is those who strongly or somewhat agree.

Who approves of Trump, and who approves of the Democrats?

Share who strongly or somewhat approve, by month · June 2025 to October 2026, 21 surveys

Approve of Trump

Approve of the Democrats

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Who approves of Trump, and who approves of the Democrats?
Month	Trump: all adults	Trump: democrats	Trump: independents	Trump: republicans	Democrats: all adults	Democrats: democrats	Democrats: independents	Democrats: republicans	n
June 2025	38% (37%–40%)	2.6% (1.7%–3.6%)	26% (22%–29%)	85% (82%–87%)	22% (21%–24%)	45% (42%–47%)	9% (6%–11%)	4.2% (3.0%–5%)	4,000
July 2025	36% (34%–39%)	3.3% (1.9%–4.7%)	18% (14%–23%)	84% (81%–87%)	21% (19%–23%)	43% (39%–47%)	9% (6%–13%)	2.9% (1.5%–4.2%)	2,000
August 2025	37% (33%–40%)	1.0% (0%–2.2%)	23% (17%–29%)	85% (81%–89%)	18% (16%–21%)	41% (36%–47%)	7% (3.0%–10%)	1.5% (0.1%–2.9%)	1,000
September 2025	33% (30%–37%)	2.1% (0.3%–3.9%)	17% (10%–23%)	77% (71%–82%)	21% (18%–25%)	50% (44%–56%)	7% (2.8%–12%)	1.9% (0.1%–3.7%)	1,000
October 2025	35% (31%–39%)	2.8% (0.7%–4.9%)	19% (12%–26%)	82% (77%–87%)	26% (23%–30%)	57% (51%–64%)	14% (8%–20%)	2.0% (0.2%–3.7%)	1,000
November 2025	34% (31%–38%)	0.9% (0%–2.0%)	20% (13%–27%)	85% (80%–89%)	22% (19%–26%)	50% (44%–55%)	9% (3.8%–13%)	2.9% (0.9%–4.8%)	1,000
December 2025	33% (30%–36%)	4.0% (1.8%–6%)	17% (11%–22%)	79% (74%–84%)	26% (23%–29%)	53% (47%–58%)	13% (8%–18%)	3.1% (1.1%–5%)	1,000
January 2026	32% (28%–35%)	2.1% (0.5%–3.6%)	18% (12%–24%)	75% (70%–80%)	22% (19%–25%)	44% (39%–50%)	12% (7%–17%)	4.9% (2.4%–7%)	1,000
February 2026	34% (30%–37%)	3.1% (1.2%–5%)	18% (12%–23%)	82% (78%–87%)	25% (22%–28%)	53% (47%–58%)	12% (7%–16%)	2.1% (0.3%–3.9%)	1,000
March 2026	35% (31%–38%)	1.4% (0.1%–2.8%)	20% (14%–26%)	81% (76%–85%)	24% (20%–27%)	50% (44%–56%)	11% (6%–15%)	3.2% (1.1%–5%)	1,000
April 2026	32% (28%–35%)	4.1% (1.8%–6%)	18% (12%–24%)	73% (68%–78%)	27% (24%–31%)	58% (52%–63%)	13% (8%–18%)	2.9% (0.9%–4.9%)	1,000
May 2026	31% (28%–35%)	0.7% (0%–1.6%)	19% (12%–25%)	74% (68%–79%)	24% (21%–27%)	53% (47%–59%)	9% (4.6%–14%)	1.9% (0.2%–3.5%)	1,000
June 2026	31% (28%–35%)	1.2% (0%–2.5%)	14% (8%–20%)	73% (67%–78%)	25% (22%–28%)	52% (46%–58%)	17% (11%–23%)	3.1% (1.1%–5%)	1,000
July 2026	35% (32%–39%)	4.6% (2.2%–7%)	18% (12%–24%)	77% (72%–82%)	24% (20%–27%)	50% (44%–55%)	11% (7%–16%)	4.1% (1.7%–7%)	1,000
August 2026	32% (29%–35%)	1.8% (0.4%–3.3%)	11% (6%–16%)	75% (70%–80%)	27% (24%–30%)	56% (51%–62%)	15% (9%–21%)	3.5% (1.4%–6%)	1,000
September 2026	31% (28%–35%)	4.0% (1.8%–6%)	12% (7%–17%)	70% (64%–75%)	25% (22%–28%)	52% (46%–57%)	16% (10%–22%)	3.0% (1.1%–5%)	1,000
October 2026	31% (28%–34%)	3.1% (1.1%–5%)	16% (10%–22%)	70% (65%–75%)	27% (24%–31%)	56% (50%–61%)	12% (7%–17%)	6% (3.5%–9%)	1,000

Notes

Trump approval. Do you approve or disapprove of the way Donald Trump is handling his job as President? The share shown counts “Strongly approve” and “Somewhat approve”.

Approval of Democrats. Do you approve or disapprove of the job Democrats are doing? The share shown counts “Strongly approve” and “Somewhat approve”.

June 2025 to October 2026, 21 surveys. In this window, last six surveys (May–Oct 2026): 6,000 respondents.

Do Americans think democracy is ending, and can anything be done?

Share who strongly or somewhat agree, by month · asked monthly since August 2024 except September 2024

America is heading toward the end of democracy

Very little can be done to stop it

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Do Americans think democracy is ending, and can anything be done?
Month	End of democracy: all adults	End of democracy: democrats	End of democracy: independents	End of democracy: republicans	Little can be done: all adults	Little can be done: democrats	Little can be done: independents	Little can be done: republicans	n
August 2024	44% (41%–46%)	36% (33%–40%)	39% (33%–45%)	55% (51%–59%)	23% (21%–25%)	20% (17%–23%)	22% (17%–27%)	27% (23%–30%)	2,000
October 2024	42% (40%–44%)	39% (36%–41%)	33% (29%–37%)	51% (48%–54%)	21% (20%–23%)	18% (16%–20%)	22% (18%–26%)	26% (23%–28%)	4,000
November 2024	37% (36%–39%)	47% (45%–50%)	31% (27%–35%)	28% (26%–30%)	25% (23%–26%)	27% (25%–30%)	20% (17%–24%)	23% (21%–25%)	5,000
December 2024	37% (35%–38%)	49% (46%–52%)	31% (27%–36%)	26% (24%–28%)	24% (22%–25%)	27% (25%–30%)	25% (21%–28%)	20% (18%–22%)	4,000
January 2025	38% (36%–40%)	54% (52%–56%)	32% (28%–36%)	23% (21%–26%)	25% (24%–26%)	31% (29%–33%)	22% (19%–25%)	20% (18%–22%)	4,999
February 2025	40% (38%–41%)	60% (57%–62%)	33% (29%–37%)	22% (20%–24%)	24% (23%–26%)	29% (26%–31%)	25% (21%–29%)	19% (17%–22%)	4,000
March 2025	42% (40%–44%)	65% (63%–68%)	38% (34%–42%)	19% (17%–21%)	23% (21%–24%)	27% (25%–30%)	20% (17%–24%)	19% (17%–21%)	4,000
April 2025	43% (41%–45%)	62% (60%–65%)	41% (37%–45%)	23% (20%–25%)	22% (20%–23%)	24% (22%–27%)	23% (19%–26%)	18% (16%–21%)	4,000
May 2025	43% (42%–45%)	65% (62%–67%)	38% (34%–42%)	23% (21%–25%)	21% (19%–22%)	23% (21%–26%)	20% (17%–23%)	19% (17%–21%)	5,000
June 2025	46% (44%–48%)	67% (64%–70%)	43% (39%–48%)	25% (22%–27%)	22% (20%–23%)	23% (21%–25%)	25% (21%–29%)	19% (17%–21%)	4,000
July 2025	46% (44%–49%)	70% (67%–74%)	42% (36%–48%)	22% (19%–25%)	23% (21%–25%)	27% (23%–30%)	21% (16%–25%)	20% (17%–24%)	2,000
August 2025	47% (43%–50%)	67% (62%–73%)	48% (41%–56%)	23% (19%–28%)	21% (18%–24%)	22% (18%–27%)	22% (16%–28%)	18% (14%–23%)	1,000
September 2025	48% (44%–52%)	72% (66%–77%)	45% (37%–54%)	27% (21%–33%)	25% (21%–28%)	27% (21%–33%)	31% (23%–39%)	18% (12%–23%)	1,000
October 2025	48% (44%–52%)	67% (61%–73%)	52% (44%–61%)	24% (19%–29%)	23% (19%–26%)	24% (19%–29%)	27% (19%–35%)	18% (13%–23%)	1,000
November 2025	46% (43%–50%)	65% (59%–70%)	45% (36%–53%)	27% (22%–32%)	20% (17%–24%)	18% (13%–23%)	23% (16%–30%)	21% (16%–26%)	1,000
December 2025	46% (43%–50%)	62% (56%–67%)	38% (31%–46%)	33% (28%–39%)	22% (19%–25%)	24% (19%–29%)	17% (12%–23%)	24% (19%–28%)	1,000
January 2026	47% (44%–51%)	64% (59%–70%)	43% (36%–51%)	31% (25%–36%)	20% (17%–23%)	20% (16%–25%)	21% (15%–27%)	19% (14%–24%)	1,000
February 2026	47% (44%–51%)	64% (59%–69%)	42% (35%–50%)	31% (25%–37%)	20% (17%–23%)	17% (13%–21%)	24% (17%–30%)	20% (15%–25%)	1,000
March 2026	43% (39%–47%)	58% (52%–64%)	40% (32%–48%)	28% (23%–34%)	20% (17%–23%)	21% (17%–26%)	18% (12%–24%)	20% (15%–25%)	1,000
April 2026	39% (36%–43%)	55% (49%–61%)	33% (25%–40%)	26% (20%–31%)	21% (18%–24%)	18% (14%–23%)	20% (14%–26%)	23% (18%–28%)	999
May 2026	44% (40%–48%)	63% (57%–69%)	37% (29%–45%)	28% (23%–34%)	21% (18%–24%)	20% (15%–25%)	26% (19%–33%)	18% (13%–22%)	1,000
June 2026	44% (40%–47%)	57% (51%–63%)	34% (26%–41%)	37% (31%–42%)	20% (17%–23%)	17% (13%–22%)	22% (15%–29%)	22% (17%–27%)	1,000
July 2026	43% (39%–46%)	55% (49%–60%)	37% (30%–44%)	33% (28%–39%)	23% (20%–26%)	22% (18%–27%)	25% (19%–32%)	23% (18%–28%)	1,000
August 2026	46% (42%–50%)	61% (56%–66%)	40% (32%–48%)	35% (29%–40%)	22% (19%–25%)	21% (17%–26%)	19% (13%–26%)	24% (19%–29%)	1,000
September 2026	45% (42%–49%)	57% (52%–63%)	41% (33%–49%)	36% (30%–41%)	20% (17%–23%)	25% (20%–30%)	18% (12%–24%)	16% (12%–21%)	1,000
October 2026	43% (39%–46%)	51% (45%–57%)	36% (28%–44%)	38% (32%–43%)	19% (17%–22%)	15% (11%–19%)	22% (15%–29%)	22% (18%–27%)	1,000

Notes

America is heading toward the end of democracy. Do you agree or disagree: America is heading toward the end of democracy. The share shown counts “Strongly agree” and “Somewhat agree”.

Little can be done to stop it. Do you agree or disagree: Very little can be done to stop American democracy from ending in the next decade. The share shown counts “Strongly agree” and “Somewhat agree”.

August 2024 to October 2026, 58 surveys. In this window, last six surveys (May–Oct 2026): 6,000 respondents.

An asking more than a month from the next is drawn as its own point, never joined to the monthly line.

Political violence

1.7% of Americans support assault on protesters from the other party, 1.4% arson and 0.8% murder. Protest without a permit, the first act on the ladder, draws 41% of Democrats and 20% of Republicans; in September 2022 the shares were 32% and 30%.

Six acts are described in order of severity, from protesting without a permit to murder, each committed against the other party. Each act after the first was shown only to people who supported the act before it; a person who opposed an act counts as not supporting every act above it, so every share is of all respondents.

Which acts draw support, and from which party?

Share of all respondents who strongly support or support each act, last six surveys (May–Oct 2026) · in ladder order

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Which acts draw support, and from which party?
Item	All adults	Democrats	Independents	Republicans	Gap D − R
Protesting without a permit	28% (27%–30%)	41% (39%–43%)	21% (18%–24%)	+21	6,000
Vandalism	7% (6%–7%)	10% (8%–11%)	6% (4.2%–7%)	+6	6,000
Assault	1.7% (1.3%–2.1%)	1.8% (1.2%–2.5%)	1.4% (0.6%–2.2%)	0.0	6,000
Arson	1.4% (1.0%–1.7%)	1.4% (0.9%–1.9%)	1.1% (0.4%–1.8%)	−0.1	6,000
Assault with a deadly weapon	1.0% (0.7%–1.3%)	1.0% (0.5%–1.5%)	0.8% (0.2%–1.4%)	−0.2	6,000
Murder	0.8% (0.5%–1.0%)	0.7% (0.3%–1.1%)	0.4% (0%–0.8%)	−0.3	6,000

Notes

Protesting without a permit. A person was convicted of protesting without a permit. He was arrested by police after leading a protest against your party on the grounds of the county courthouse. He made no effort to acquire the necessary permit for the protest and refused to leave when asked by police. Do you support or oppose this person's actions? The share shown counts “Strongly support” and “Support”.

Vandalism. A person was convicted of vandalism. He was arrested by police after he vandalized several large signs expressing support for candidates of the other party. Do you support or oppose this person's actions? The share shown counts “Strongly support” and “Support”.

Assault. A person was convicted of assault. He was arrested by police for throwing rocks at peaceful protesters from the other party. Although no one was seriously injured, paramedics bandaged a man with a head wound. Do you support or oppose this person's actions? The share shown counts “Strongly support” and “Support”.

Arson. A person was convicted of arson. He was arrested by police as he attempted to run from a fire he started at the local headquarters of the other party. Although he waited for the building to close for the night, several adjacent buildings were still occupied. Do you support or oppose this person's actions? The share shown counts “Strongly support” and “Support”.

Assault with a deadly weapon. A person was convicted of assault with a deadly weapon. He was arrested by police after driving his car into a crowd of protesters from the other party. Although no one was killed, several individuals were seriously injured and one spent a month in the hospital. Do you support or oppose this person's actions? The share shown counts “Strongly support” and “Support”.

Murder. A person was convicted of murder. He was arrested by police after surveillance footage was found showing him stabbing a prominent member of the other party to death. He targeted the victim because he believed the victim had prevented him from voting in the last election as part of a conspiracy to stop voters from your party. Do you support or oppose this person's actions? The share shown counts “Strongly support” and “Support”.

September 2022 to October 2026, 163 surveys. In this window, last six surveys (May–Oct 2026): 6,000 respondents.

The six acts form a ladder: each act after the first was shown only to people who supported the act before it, and everyone else is counted as not supporting it. Every share is of all respondents.

Has support for the first two acts changed since 2022?

Share of all respondents, by party and month · September 2022 to October 2026, 163 surveys

Protesting without a permit

Vandalism

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Has support for the first two acts changed since 2022?
Month	Protest: all adults	Protest: democrats	Protest: independents	Protest: republicans	Vandalism: all adults	Vandalism: democrats	Vandalism: independents	Vandalism: republicans	n
September 2022	30% (28%–32%)	32% (29%–35%)	22% (18%–27%)	30% (26%–33%)	7% (6%–8%)	10% (8%–12%)	6% (3.1%–8%)	4.9% (3.4%–7%)	2,412
October 2022	31% (30%–32%)	35% (33%–37%)	23% (21%–26%)	30% (28%–32%)	6% (6%–7%)	8% (7%–9%)	4.7% (3.3%–6%)	4.5% (3.6%–5%)	6,985
November 2022	29% (28%–31%)	32% (30%–34%)	22% (19%–25%)	29% (26%–31%)	6% (6%–7%)	8% (7%–9%)	3.7% (2.4%–5%)	5% (3.9%–6%)	5,244
December 2022	31% (29%–33%)	32% (30%–35%)	22% (18%–26%)	33% (30%–36%)	6% (5%–7%)	9% (7%–10%)	4.2% (2.3%–6%)	3.5% (2.3%–4.6%)	3,455
January 2023	30% (28%–32%)	31% (28%–34%)	28% (23%–33%)	29% (26%–32%)	6% (5%–7%)	9% (7%–11%)	5% (2.8%–8%)	4.2% (2.7%–6%)	2,761
February 2023	30% (28%–32%)	31% (28%–34%)	23% (19%–28%)	31% (28%–35%)	7% (6%–8%)	7% (6%–9%)	5% (2.8%–8%)	7% (4.9%–9%)	2,688
March 2023	31% (29%–33%)	33% (31%–36%)	21% (17%–25%)	33% (30%–36%)	8% (7%–9%)	10% (8%–12%)	4.1% (2.4%–6%)	7% (6%–9%)	3,461
April 2023	31% (29%–33%)	35% (32%–38%)	24% (20%–28%)	29% (26%–32%)	7% (6%–8%)	8% (6%–9%)	5% (2.8%–7%)	6% (4.2%–8%)	2,753
May 2023	31% (29%–33%)	35% (32%–38%)	23% (19%–27%)	31% (27%–34%)	8% (7%–9%)	10% (9%–12%)	5% (2.9%–7%)	6% (4.2%–8%)	2,904
June 2023	30% (29%–32%)	33% (31%–35%)	24% (21%–27%)	30% (27%–33%)	7% (6%–8%)	9% (8%–11%)	4.9% (3.2%–7%)	5% (4.1%–7%)	4,690
July 2023	33% (31%–35%)	36% (33%–38%)	28% (24%–32%)	32% (30%–35%)	7% (6%–8%)	9% (8%–11%)	5% (3.5%–7%)	6% (4.2%–7%)	4,000
August 2023	31% (29%–32%)	34% (31%–36%)	24% (21%–28%)	30% (27%–33%)	7% (6%–8%)	10% (8%–11%)	4.6% (2.9%–6%)	5% (4.0%–7%)	4,000
September 2023	29% (28%–31%)	33% (31%–35%)	19% (16%–22%)	30% (27%–32%)	7% (6%–8%)	9% (8%–10%)	3.8% (2.4%–5%)	5% (4.2%–7%)	5,000
October 2023	31% (29%–32%)	34% (31%–36%)	26% (22%–30%)	29% (27%–32%)	6% (6%–7%)	9% (7%–10%)	4.1% (2.4%–6%)	4.4% (3.2%–6%)	4,000
November 2023	28% (27%–30%)	32% (29%–34%)	21% (17%–24%)	28% (26%–31%)	7% (6%–7%)	10% (8%–11%)	3.4% (1.9%–4.8%)	4.2% (3.1%–5%)	4,000
December 2023	28% (27%–30%)	30% (28%–32%)	21% (18%–24%)	29% (27%–32%)	7% (6%–8%)	8% (7%–9%)	4.0% (2.6%–6%)	7% (6%–8%)	4,999
January 2024	28% (26%–29%)	28% (26%–30%)	22% (19%–26%)	29% (26%–32%)	6% (5%–7%)	8% (7%–10%)	2.9% (1.4%–4.3%)	4.7% (3.5%–6%)	4,000
February 2024	28% (26%–29%)	30% (28%–33%)	20% (16%–23%)	27% (25%–30%)	7% (6%–8%)	10% (8%–11%)	4.2% (2.4%–6%)	6% (4.3%–7%)	4,000
March 2024	29% (28%–31%)	30% (28%–32%)	25% (22%–28%)	29% (27%–32%)	7% (6%–8%)	9% (8%–10%)	4.6% (2.9%–6%)	5% (4.0%–6%)	5,000
April 2024	28% (27%–30%)	30% (28%–32%)	22% (18%–26%)	28% (26%–31%)	8% (7%–9%)	10% (9%–11%)	4.4% (2.6%–6%)	8% (6%–9%)	4,000
May 2024	26% (24%–27%)	29% (27%–31%)	24% (20%–27%)	23% (21%–25%)	5% (4.5%–6%)	7% (6%–8%)	3.1% (1.8%–4.4%)	4.2% (3.2%–5%)	5,000
June 2024	27% (25%–28%)	29% (27%–31%)	20% (17%–23%)	27% (25%–30%)	7% (6%–8%)	8% (7%–9%)	4.8% (3.0%–7%)	6% (4.6%–7%)	4,000
July 2024	27% (25%–28%)	30% (27%–32%)	21% (17%–24%)	27% (24%–29%)	6% (5%–7%)	7% (6%–8%)	4.3% (2.5%–6%)	6% (4.3%–7%)	4,000
August 2024	26% (25%–28%)	28% (26%–31%)	21% (17%–24%)	26% (24%–28%)	6% (5%–7%)	7% (6%–8%)	6% (3.6%–7%)	4.9% (3.8%–6%)	5,000
September 2024	26% (24%–28%)	29% (26%–31%)	19% (15%–22%)	26% (24%–28%)	6% (5%–7%)	8% (7%–9%)	4.0% (2.2%–6%)	4.2% (3.1%–5%)	3,999
October 2024	24% (23%–26%)	26% (24%–29%)	17% (13%–20%)	26% (23%–28%)	4.7% (3.9%–5%)	6% (4.3%–7%)	3.4% (1.8%–5%)	4.2% (3.1%–5%)	4,000
November 2024	24% (22%–25%)	26% (24%–28%)	17% (14%–20%)	23% (21%–26%)	5% (4.4%–6%)	6% (5%–8%)	2.9% (1.5%–4.3%)	4.6% (3.5%–6%)	5,000
December 2024	24% (22%–25%)	28% (26%–31%)	15% (12%–19%)	22% (20%–25%)	5% (4.3%–6%)	7% (6%–9%)	3.0% (1.4%–4.5%)	3.9% (2.8%–5%)	3,999
January 2025	24% (23%–25%)	28% (25%–30%)	20% (17%–23%)	22% (20%–24%)	5% (4.3%–6%)	6% (5%–7%)	4.4% (2.8%–6%)	3.9% (2.9%–4.8%)	5,000
February 2025	26% (24%–27%)	33% (30%–36%)	19% (16%–23%)	21% (19%–24%)	6% (5%–7%)	9% (7%–11%)	4.2% (2.5%–6%)	4.1% (3.0%–5%)	4,000
March 2025	27% (25%–28%)	38% (35%–40%)	20% (17%–24%)	19% (16%–21%)	6% (5%–7%)	10% (8%–11%)	3.8% (2.2%–6%)	3.4% (2.4%–4.4%)	4,000
April 2025	28% (26%–29%)	37% (35%–40%)	19% (16%–22%)	22% (20%–24%)	6% (5%–7%)	8% (7%–10%)	4.6% (2.8%–7%)	3.8% (2.8%–4.9%)	4,000
May 2025	28% (27%–30%)	38% (36%–41%)	23% (20%–27%)	21% (19%–23%)	6% (5%–7%)	9% (7%–10%)	4.0% (2.4%–6%)	4.2% (3.1%–5%)	5,000
June 2025	28% (27%–30%)	42% (39%–44%)	20% (17%–24%)	18% (15%–20%)	6% (5%–7%)	10% (9%–12%)	3.3% (1.7%–4.9%)	3.2% (2.1%–4.2%)	3,999
July 2025	28% (26%–30%)	41% (37%–45%)	21% (16%–26%)	17% (14%–20%)	6% (4.7%–7%)	11% (9%–13%)	3.0% (1.0%–4.9%)	2.0% (0.9%–3.1%)	2,000
August 2025	31% (28%–34%)	44% (38%–50%)	21% (15%–27%)	24% (19%–28%)	6% (4.0%–7%)	9% (5%–12%)	4.3% (1.4%–7%)	3.5% (1.4%–6%)	1,000
September 2025	26% (23%–30%)	34% (28%–40%)	23% (16%–30%)	21% (15%–26%)	3.5% (2.0%–5%)	6% (3.1%–9%)	2.4% (0%–5%)	1.6% (0%–3.3%)	1,000
October 2025	28% (25%–32%)	41% (35%–48%)	25% (17%–32%)	17% (12%–21%)	4.8% (3.1%–7%)	8% (4.3%–11%)	2.7% (0%–6%)	3.2% (1.0%–6%)	1,000
November 2025	31% (27%–34%)	42% (36%–48%)	27% (20%–35%)	21% (16%–26%)	7% (5%–9%)	11% (7%–15%)	8% (3.1%–12%)	3.2% (1.1%–5%)	1,000
December 2025	28% (25%–32%)	45% (39%–50%)	14% (9%–19%)	20% (16%–25%)	6% (4.5%–8%)	10% (7%–14%)	3.3% (0.6%–6%)	3.4% (1.4%–6%)	1,000
January 2026	28% (25%–31%)	42% (37%–48%)	22% (16%–28%)	16% (12%–20%)	5% (3.8%–7%)	9% (6%–13%)	3.3% (0.6%–6%)	2.5% (0.6%–4.3%)	1,000
February 2026	28% (25%–31%)	39% (34%–45%)	16% (11%–22%)	23% (17%–28%)	6% (4.1%–8%)	9% (6%–12%)	5% (1.8%–9%)	2.5% (0.5%–4.5%)	1,000
March 2026	24% (21%–27%)	33% (27%–38%)	16% (10%–22%)	19% (14%–23%)	5% (3.5%–7%)	7% (4.3%–10%)	3.9% (0.9%–7%)	3.3% (1.2%–5%)	1,000
April 2026	26% (23%–29%)	40% (34%–45%)	15% (9%–20%)	19% (14%–24%)	5% (3.7%–7%)	10% (7%–13%)	3.4% (0.6%–6%)	1.7% (0.1%–3.2%)	1,000
May 2026	31% (27%–34%)	43% (37%–49%)	22% (15%–29%)	23% (18%–28%)	6% (4.3%–8%)	11% (7%–14%)	3.2% (0.3%–6%)	3.6% (1.3%–6%)	1,000
June 2026	25% (22%–28%)	36% (31%–42%)	20% (13%–26%)	17% (12%–21%)	5% (3.6%–7%)	9% (5%–12%)	3.5% (0.4%–7%)	2.8% (0.9%–4.7%)	1,000
July 2026	28% (25%–31%)	40% (34%–45%)	21% (15%–27%)	21% (16%–26%)	7% (4.7%–8%)	9% (5%–12%)	6% (2.5%–10%)	4.7% (2.1%–7%)	1,000
August 2026	30% (26%–33%)	43% (38%–49%)	22% (15%–28%)	21% (16%–25%)	6% (4.3%–8%)	8% (5%–11%)	7% (2.9%–11%)	3.2% (1.2%–5%)	1,000
September 2026	28% (25%–32%)	41% (35%–46%)	24% (17%–30%)	19% (15%–23%)	7% (5%–9%)	10% (7%–14%)	8% (4.0%–13%)	3.5% (1.5%–6%)	1,000
October 2026	28% (25%–31%)	42% (36%–47%)	18% (11%–24%)	20% (16%–25%)	8% (6%–10%)	12% (9%–16%)	6% (2.3%–11%)	4.9% (2.5%–7%)	1,000

Notes

September 2022 to October 2026, 163 surveys. In this window, last six surveys (May–Oct 2026): 6,000 respondents.

The six acts form a ladder: each act after the first was shown only to people who supported the act before it, and everyone else is counted as not supporting it. Every share is of all respondents.

How rare is support for the violent acts?

Share of all respondents, by month · the four acts above vandalism · September 2022 to October 2026, 163 surveys

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How rare is support for the violent acts?
Month	Assault	Arson	Assault with a deadly weapon	Murder	n
September 2022	2.5%	1.7%	1.3%	1.1%	2,412
October 2022	2.1%	1.6%	1.2%	1.0%	6,985
November 2022	2.4%	1.8%	1.6%	1.5%	5,244
December 2022	2.5%	1.8%	1.4%	1.2%	3,455
January 2023	2.6%	1.8%	1.4%	1.3%	2,761
February 2023	2.9%	2.4%	1.8%	1.6%	2,688
March 2023	3.6%	2.7%	2.4%	2.0%	3,461
April 2023	3.2%	2.5%	2.1%	2.0%	2,752
May 2023	4.1%	3.4%	2.9%	2.6%	2,904
June 2023	3.2%	2.7%	2.2%	1.9%	4,690
July 2023	2.7%	2.2%	1.7%	1.5%	4,000
August 2023	3.1%	2.6%	2.1%	1.8%	3,999
September 2023	3.1%	2.2%	1.9%	1.7%	5,000
October 2023	3.2%	2.6%	2.0%	1.9%	4,000
November 2023	3.0%	2.4%	2.1%	1.8%	4,000
December 2023	3.7%	2.7%	2.2%	1.8%	4,999
January 2024	3.3%	2.6%	2.2%	1.7%	4,000
February 2024	3.7%	3.0%	2.4%	2.3%	4,000
March 2024	3.4%	2.7%	2.2%	1.9%	5,000
April 2024	4.4%	3.4%	2.9%	2.5%	3,999
May 2024	2.3%	1.8%	1.4%	1.2%	5,000
June 2024	2.9%	2.2%	1.8%	1.5%	4,000
July 2024	2.5%	1.8%	1.4%	1.2%	4,000
August 2024	2.8%	2.0%	1.7%	1.3%	5,000
September 2024	2.7%	2.0%	1.6%	1.4%	3,999
October 2024	2.3%	1.7%	1.3%	1.2%	3,999
November 2024	2.4%	1.7%	1.4%	1.1%	5,000
December 2024	2.4%	1.7%	1.3%	1.1%	3,998
January 2025	2.1%	1.7%	1.5%	1.3%	5,000
February 2025	2.8%	2.2%	1.6%	1.4%	4,000
March 2025	2.3%	1.5%	1.2%	0.9%	4,000
April 2025	2.1%	1.5%	1.3%	1.1%	4,000
May 2025	2.1%	1.7%	1.1%	1.1%	5,000
June 2025	2.3%	1.7%	1.3%	1.1%	3,999
July 2025	1.7%	1.3%	0.9%	0.7%	2,000
August 2025	1.3%	0.8%	0.5%	0.5%	1,000
September 2025	0.9%	0.4%	0.4%	0.4%	1,000
October 2025	1.4%	0.9%	0.7%	0.7%	1,000
November 2025	1.7%	1.3%	0.8%	0.8%	1,000
December 2025	1.4%	1.0%	0.6%	0.5%	1,000
January 2026	1.8%	1.4%	1.2%	0.9%	1,000
February 2026	1.5%	1.1%	0.7%	0.7%	1,000
March 2026	1.2%	0.8%	0.4%	0.6%	1,000
April 2026	1.5%	1.1%	0.5%	0.5%	1,000
May 2026	2.4%	1.7%	1.2%	0.4%	1,000
June 2026	0.8%	0.5%	0.4%	0.3%	1,000
July 2026	1.9%	1.8%	1.2%	1.2%	1,000
August 2026	1.6%	1.0%	0.7%	0.1%	1,000
September 2026	1.9%	1.6%	1.3%	1.0%	1,000
October 2026	1.8%	1.5%	1.4%	1.4%	1,000

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Shown only to those who supported the act before; everyone else counts as not supporting. September 2022 to October 2026, 163 surveys. In this window, last six surveys (May–Oct 2026): 6,000 respondents.

The six acts form a ladder: each act after the first was shown only to people who supported the act before it, and everyone else is counted as not supporting it. Every share is of all respondents.

Who supports an antisemitic murder?

Alan Whitle was convicted of murder. He was arrested by police after surveillance footage was found showing him stabbing a prominent member of the local Jewish community to death. Whitle targeted the victim because the victim was Jewish, driven by opposition to the war in Gaza. Do you support or oppose Whitle's actions? · asked monthly since May 2025 · share who strongly support or support, last six surveys (May–Oct 2026)

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Who supports an antisemitic murder?
Item	All adults	Democrats	Independents	Republicans	Gap D − R	n
Murder of a Jewish community member	2.6% (2.1%–3.1%)	1.7% (1.1%–2.3%)	2.5% (1.5%–3.5%)	−1.8	6,000

Notes

Murder of a Jewish community member. Alan Whitle was convicted of murder. He was arrested by police after surveillance footage was found showing him stabbing a prominent member of the local Jewish community to death. Whitle targeted the victim because the victim was Jewish, driven by opposition to the war in Gaza. Do you support or oppose Whitle's actions? The share shown counts “Strongly support” and “Support”.

May 2025 to October 2026, 22 surveys. In this window, last six surveys (May–Oct 2026): 6,000 respondents.

Democratic norms

Republicans agree more often on 5 of the six norm violations, and on one the parties are within two points; the widest gap is on censoring hostile media, 14% of Democrats to 29% of Republicans. In September 2022 the same item ran 18% among Democrats and 22% among Republicans. Next widest is governing by executive order, 22% of Democrats to 37% of Republicans.

Each statement describes something the respondent’s own party might do to the other: ignore court rulings, cut polling stations, govern by executive order, censor hostile media, put party before election rules, or punish companies that criticize it. The share shown is those who strongly agree or agree. Because each item is worded for the respondent’s own party, a Democrat and a Republican are answering about different actors.

Which norm violations do partisans accept, and which party accepts them more?

Share who strongly agree or agree, last six surveys (May–Oct 2026) · sorted by the gap between the parties

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Which norm violations do partisans accept, and which party accepts them more?
Item	All adults	Democrats	Independents	Republicans	Gap D − R
Ignoring court rulings	11% (10%–12%)	10% (8%–11%)	6% (4.2%–7%)	−7	5,999
Cutting polling stations	7% (6%–8%)	7% (6%–9%)	4.0% (2.7%–5%)	−0.8	6,000
Governing by executive order	25% (24%–26%)	22% (20%–24%)	10% (8%–12%)	−15	6,000
Censoring hostile media	19% (18%–20%)	14% (12%–16%)	11% (9%–13%)	−15	6,000
Party over election rules	13% (12%–14%)	12% (10%–13%)	6% (4.2%–7%)	−7	6,000
Punishing companies that speak out	8% (7%–9%)	7% (5%–8%)	4.6% (3.2%–6%)	−5	6,000

Notes

Ignoring court rulings. Do you agree or disagree: Your party's elected officials should sometimes consider ignoring court decisions when the judges who issued those decisions were appointed by a president from the other party. The share shown counts “Strongly agree” and “Agree”.

Cutting polling stations. Do you agree or disagree: Your party should reduce the number of polling stations in areas that typically support the other party. The share shown counts “Strongly agree” and “Agree”.

Governing by executive order. Do you agree or disagree: If your party's president can't get cooperation from the other party's members of congress to pass new laws, your party's president should circumvent Congress and issue executive orders on their own to accomplish their priorities. The share shown counts “Strongly agree” and “Agree”.

Censoring hostile media. Do you agree or disagree with the following: The government should be able to censor media sources that spend more time attacking your party than the other party. The share shown counts “Strongly agree” and “Agree”.

Party over election rules. Do you agree or disagree with the following: When your party's candidate questions the outcome of an election other members of your party should be more loyal to your party than to election rules and the constitution. The share shown counts “Strongly agree” and “Agree”.

Punishing companies that speak out. Do you agree or disagree: Your party's elected officials should punish companies that speak out against the political priorities of your party. The share shown counts “Strongly agree” and “Agree”.

September 2022 to October 2026, 163 surveys. In this window, last six surveys (May–Oct 2026): 5,999 respondents.

How has agreement with two of the norm violations moved since 2022?

Share who strongly agree or agree, by party and month · September 2022 to October 2026, 163 surveys

Governing by executive order

Censoring hostile media

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How has agreement with two of the norm violations moved since 2022?
Month	Executive order: all adults	Executive order: democrats	Executive order: independents	Executive order: republicans	Censorship: all adults	Censorship: democrats	Censorship: independents	Censorship: republicans	n
September 2022	33% (31%–35%)	47% (43%–50%)	10% (6%–13%)	26% (22%–30%)	18% (16%–20%)	18% (15%–21%)	8% (4.8%–12%)	22% (19%–26%)	1,704
October 2022	32% (31%–34%)	49% (47%–51%)	15% (12%–17%)	21% (19%–23%)	17% (16%–18%)	16% (14%–17%)	9% (7%–11%)	21% (19%–23%)	5,813
November 2022	33% (31%–34%)	48% (46%–51%)	13% (11%–16%)	21% (19%–23%)	19% (18%–20%)	18% (16%–20%)	10% (8%–12%)	24% (22%–26%)	5,244
December 2022	29% (27%–31%)	41% (38%–43%)	9% (6%–11%)	24% (21%–26%)	17% (15%–18%)	17% (15%–19%)	9% (6%–11%)	20% (17%–22%)	3,455
January 2023	32% (30%–34%)	45% (42%–48%)	13% (9%–16%)	25% (22%–28%)	17% (16%–19%)	17% (15%–20%)	9% (6%–12%)	21% (18%–24%)	2,761
February 2023	33% (30%–35%)	46% (43%–49%)	12% (9%–16%)	26% (23%–29%)	20% (18%–21%)	19% (16%–21%)	8% (5%–11%)	25% (22%–28%)	2,688
March 2023	33% (31%–35%)	45% (43%–48%)	12% (9%–14%)	28% (25%–31%)	20% (19%–22%)	20% (17%–22%)	12% (9%–15%)	25% (22%–28%)	3,461
April 2023	32% (30%–34%)	45% (42%–48%)	15% (12%–19%)	25% (22%–28%)	20% (18%–22%)	20% (17%–22%)	12% (9%–16%)	24% (21%–27%)	2,753
May 2023	31% (29%–33%)	44% (41%–47%)	12% (9%–15%)	23% (20%–26%)	18% (17%–20%)	17% (15%–19%)	10% (7%–13%)	23% (20%–26%)	2,904
June 2023	30% (29%–32%)	42% (40%–45%)	14% (11%–17%)	23% (20%–25%)	17% (16%–18%)	16% (15%–18%)	8% (6%–10%)	23% (20%–25%)	4,691
July 2023	30% (29%–32%)	41% (39%–44%)	13% (10%–16%)	25% (22%–28%)	17% (16%–18%)	15% (14%–17%)	14% (11%–17%)	20% (18%–22%)	4,000
August 2023	31% (30%–33%)	41% (39%–44%)	11% (9%–14%)	28% (25%–30%)	19% (18%–20%)	19% (17%–21%)	9% (7%–12%)	24% (21%–26%)	4,000
September 2023	32% (30%–33%)	41% (39%–43%)	14% (11%–16%)	27% (25%–29%)	20% (19%–21%)	20% (19%–22%)	11% (9%–14%)	23% (21%–25%)	5,000
October 2023	32% (30%–33%)	42% (39%–44%)	13% (10%–15%)	28% (25%–31%)	20% (19%–22%)	19% (17%–21%)	10% (8%–13%)	26% (23%–28%)	4,000
November 2023	30% (29%–32%)	40% (38%–43%)	13% (11%–16%)	27% (24%–29%)	22% (21%–24%)	23% (21%–25%)	12% (10%–15%)	26% (24%–29%)	4,000
December 2023	32% (30%–33%)	39% (36%–41%)	15% (13%–18%)	31% (28%–33%)	20% (19%–21%)	20% (18%–21%)	12% (10%–14%)	24% (21%–26%)	5,000
January 2024	32% (31%–34%)	42% (39%–44%)	12% (9%–14%)	30% (27%–32%)	21% (20%–23%)	21% (19%–23%)	14% (11%–17%)	25% (22%–27%)	4,000
February 2024	33% (31%–34%)	42% (40%–45%)	15% (12%–18%)	28% (26%–31%)	21% (19%–22%)	21% (19%–23%)	11% (8%–13%)	25% (23%–27%)	4,000
March 2024	35% (33%–36%)	41% (39%–43%)	16% (13%–19%)	34% (31%–36%)	23% (22%–24%)	23% (21%–25%)	14% (11%–17%)	26% (24%–28%)	5,000
April 2024	34% (33%–36%)	41% (39%–44%)	14% (11%–18%)	33% (31%–36%)	22% (20%–23%)	21% (19%–23%)	14% (11%–17%)	26% (23%–28%)	4,000
May 2024	33% (31%–34%)	40% (38%–42%)	12% (10%–15%)	32% (30%–35%)	19% (18%–20%)	17% (16%–19%)	10% (8%–12%)	25% (22%–27%)	5,000
June 2024	32% (30%–34%)	41% (38%–43%)	14% (11%–17%)	30% (28%–33%)	19% (18%–20%)	19% (17%–21%)	11% (8%–13%)	23% (21%–25%)	4,000
July 2024	31% (29%–32%)	41% (39%–44%)	12% (9%–15%)	27% (24%–29%)	20% (18%–21%)	20% (18%–22%)	11% (9%–14%)	24% (22%–26%)	4,000
August 2024	31% (29%–32%)	40% (38%–42%)	13% (10%–16%)	28% (25%–30%)	19% (18%–20%)	18% (16%–20%)	11% (9%–14%)	24% (21%–26%)	5,000
September 2024	32% (31%–34%)	43% (41%–46%)	13% (10%–16%)	28% (26%–31%)	20% (19%–21%)	20% (18%–22%)	12% (9%–15%)	24% (21%–26%)	4,000
October 2024	30% (28%–31%)	38% (35%–40%)	13% (10%–16%)	27% (24%–29%)	20% (19%–22%)	19% (17%–21%)	13% (10%–16%)	25% (22%–27%)	4,000
November 2024	30% (29%–32%)	34% (32%–37%)	12% (9%–15%)	32% (30%–35%)	22% (20%–23%)	20% (18%–22%)	13% (10%–16%)	26% (24%–28%)	5,000
December 2024	30% (28%–31%)	33% (31%–36%)	12% (9%–16%)	33% (30%–35%)	21% (19%–22%)	20% (18%–23%)	12% (9%–14%)	24% (22%–27%)	4,000
January 2025	31% (30%–33%)	33% (31%–35%)	15% (12%–18%)	36% (33%–38%)	20% (19%–21%)	20% (18%–22%)	12% (10%–15%)	24% (22%–26%)	5,000
February 2025	30% (28%–32%)	28% (26%–31%)	14% (11%–17%)	39% (36%–41%)	19% (18%–21%)	17% (15%–20%)	11% (8%–13%)	25% (23%–27%)	4,000
March 2025	26% (25%–28%)	23% (21%–26%)	10% (8%–13%)	37% (34%–39%)	17% (16%–19%)	15% (13%–17%)	9% (6%–11%)	24% (22%–27%)	4,000
April 2025	28% (27%–30%)	23% (21%–26%)	13% (10%–16%)	41% (38%–44%)	18% (17%–20%)	13% (12%–15%)	12% (9%–15%)	27% (24%–29%)	4,000
May 2025	25% (23%–26%)	21% (19%–23%)	11% (8%–14%)	36% (33%–38%)	18% (17%–19%)	14% (12%–16%)	9% (6%–11%)	27% (24%–29%)	5,000
June 2025	26% (24%–28%)	24% (22%–27%)	10% (7%–13%)	36% (33%–39%)	17% (15%–18%)	13% (11%–15%)	10% (7%–12%)	24% (22%–27%)	4,000
July 2025	25% (23%–27%)	23% (20%–27%)	9% (6%–12%)	35% (31%–39%)	17% (15%–18%)	12% (9%–14%)	9% (6%–13%)	26% (22%–29%)	2,000
August 2025	24% (21%–27%)	21% (16%–25%)	11% (7%–16%)	35% (30%–41%)	16% (13%–18%)	12% (8%–16%)	7% (3.0%–10%)	26% (21%–31%)	1,000
September 2025	22% (19%–25%)	25% (20%–31%)	4.1% (0.6%–8%)	31% (25%–37%)	14% (11%–16%)	8% (4.5%–11%)	7% (2.4%–11%)	24% (18%–30%)	1,000
October 2025	22% (19%–26%)	19% (14%–24%)	3.9% (0.5%–7%)	39% (33%–46%)	17% (14%–20%)	13% (8%–17%)	8% (3.6%–13%)	28% (23%–34%)	1,000
November 2025	24% (21%–28%)	22% (17%–27%)	15% (9%–21%)	36% (30%–41%)	18% (15%–21%)	11% (7%–15%)	11% (6%–16%)	33% (27%–38%)	1,000
December 2025	24% (21%–27%)	22% (18%–27%)	10% (6%–15%)	37% (32%–43%)	16% (14%–19%)	13% (9%–17%)	8% (4.0%–12%)	26% (21%–31%)	1,000
January 2026	23% (20%–26%)	17% (13%–21%)	9% (4.8%–13%)	40% (34%–46%)	17% (14%–19%)	10% (7%–13%)	11% (6%–15%)	28% (23%–33%)	1,000
February 2026	26% (22%–29%)	21% (17%–26%)	9% (4.8%–14%)	43% (36%–49%)	16% (13%–19%)	11% (7%–14%)	15% (10%–20%)	23% (17%–28%)	1,000
March 2026	23% (20%–26%)	20% (16%–25%)	7% (2.7%–11%)	38% (32%–43%)	19% (16%–22%)	16% (12%–20%)	6% (2.4%–10%)	31% (26%–37%)	1,000
April 2026	26% (23%–29%)	26% (21%–31%)	8% (3.8%–12%)	39% (33%–45%)	18% (15%–21%)	16% (12%–21%)	11% (6%–16%)	24% (19%–30%)	1,000
May 2026	25% (21%–28%)	19% (15%–24%)	8% (3.6%–13%)	42% (36%–48%)	18% (15%–21%)	15% (11%–19%)	10% (4.8%–14%)	28% (23%–34%)	1,000
June 2026	25% (22%–28%)	21% (16%–26%)	11% (6%–16%)	38% (32%–43%)	19% (16%–22%)	14% (10%–19%)	10% (4.8%–15%)	29% (24%–34%)	1,000
July 2026	24% (21%–27%)	25% (20%–30%)	11% (6%–15%)	32% (26%–38%)	18% (15%–21%)	14% (10%–18%)	9% (4.9%–14%)	28% (23%–34%)	1,000
August 2026	27% (24%–30%)	24% (19%–28%)	13% (8%–18%)	38% (33%–44%)	17% (15%–20%)	12% (9%–16%)	12% (7%–18%)	26% (21%–31%)	1,000
September 2026	25% (22%–28%)	22% (17%–26%)	11% (6%–16%)	37% (31%–42%)	22% (19%–25%)	16% (12%–20%)	14% (9%–20%)	32% (27%–37%)	1,000
October 2026	24% (21%–27%)	22% (18%–27%)	8% (3.3%–12%)	36% (31%–42%)	20% (17%–22%)	13% (10%–17%)	8% (3.7%–13%)	33% (28%–38%)	1,000

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September 2022 to October 2026, 163 surveys. In this window, last six surveys (May–Oct 2026): 6,000 respondents.

Trust and civic values

37% of Democrats and 87% of Republicans are extremely or very proud to be American, the widest party gap among the seven items. The narrowest is on the share who think a complaint would be easily resolved: 14% of Democrats and 15% of Republicans. 90% of Democrats and 87% of Republicans say voting in every election is important.

Seven questions asked in every survey since September 2022 (the democracy item since November 2022): whether a stranger would return a lost wallet, whether a member of Congress would take a bribe, whether a complaint about a public service would be resolved, whether voting in every election matters, pride in being American, the expectation of fair treatment from government, and the importance of living in a democracy. Each share is the two most positive answers.

Where do the parties agree on trust and civic values, and where do they part?

Share giving the two most positive answers, last six surveys (May–Oct 2026) · sorted by the gap between the parties

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Where do the parties agree on trust and civic values, and where do they part?
Item	All adults	Democrats	Independents	Republicans	Gap D − R
A stranger would return a lost wallet	33% (32%–34%)	36% (34%–38%)	26% (23%–28%)	+1.4	6,000
A member of Congress would take a bribe	46% (44%–47%)	47% (45%–49%)	50% (47%–53%)	+5.0	6,000
A complaint about a public service would be resolved	13% (12%–14%)	14% (12%–16%)	10% (8%–12%)	−1.0	5,999
Voting in every election matters	81% (79%–82%)	90% (89%–91%)	55% (51%–58%)	+3.2	6,000
Proud to be American	59% (57%–60%)	37% (35%–40%)	50% (46%–53%)	−49	5,999
Government treats people fairly	27% (25%–28%)	23% (21%–25%)	20% (17%–23%)	−12	6,000
Living in a democracy matters	82% (81%–83%)	89% (87%–90%)	65% (61%–68%)	+3.4	6,000

Notes

A stranger would return a lost wallet. Do you think your wallet (or your valuables) would be returned to you if it were found by a stranger? The share shown counts “Yes”.

A member of Congress would take a bribe. If a member of Congress were offered a bribe to influence the awarding of a government contract, do you think that the member of Congress would accept or refuse the bribe? The share shown counts “Extremely likely to accept” and “Likely to accept”.

A complaint about a public service would be resolved. If you were to complain about the poor quality of a public service, how likely or unlikely is it that the problem would be easily resolved? The share shown counts “Extremely likely” and “Likely”.

Voting in every election matters. How important or unimportant is it to vote in every election? The share shown counts “Very important” and “Important”.

Proud to be American. How proud are you to be an American? The share shown counts “Extremely proud” and “Very proud”.

Government treats people fairly. Do you agree or disagree that you can expect fair treatment from government authorities? The share shown counts “Strongly agree” and “Agree”.

Living in a democracy matters. How important or unimportant is it to you that you live in a representative democracy? The share shown counts “Very important” and “Important”.

September 2022 to October 2026, 163 surveys. In this window, last six surveys (May–Oct 2026): 6,000 respondents.

Have pride and the expectation of fair treatment moved since 2022?

Share giving the two most positive answers, by party and month · September 2022 to October 2026, 163 surveys

Proud to be American

Government treats people fairly

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Have pride and the expectation of fair treatment moved since 2022?
Month	Pride: all adults	Pride: democrats	Pride: independents	Pride: republicans	Fair treatment: all adults	Fair treatment: democrats	Fair treatment: independents	Fair treatment: republicans	n
September 2022	59% (57%–62%)	47% (44%–50%)	45% (40%–51%)	81% (78%–83%)	28% (26%–30%)	36% (33%–39%)	15% (11%–19%)	23% (20%–26%)	2,409
October 2022	58% (57%–59%)	42% (40%–43%)	46% (43%–49%)	83% (82%–85%)	27% (26%–28%)	35% (33%–36%)	16% (14%–19%)	22% (20%–24%)	6,984
November 2022	60% (58%–61%)	46% (44%–48%)	49% (46%–53%)	81% (79%–83%)	29% (28%–31%)	37% (35%–40%)	18% (16%–21%)	24% (22%–26%)	5,242
December 2022	61% (59%–63%)	49% (46%–51%)	49% (44%–54%)	82% (79%–84%)	28% (26%–29%)	37% (35%–40%)	17% (13%–20%)	21% (18%–23%)	3,454
January 2023	60% (58%–62%)	45% (42%–49%)	48% (43%–54%)	81% (78%–84%)	29% (27%–31%)	37% (34%–40%)	19% (15%–24%)	25% (22%–28%)	2,761
February 2023	63% (61%–65%)	51% (48%–54%)	49% (43%–54%)	82% (79%–85%)	29% (27%–31%)	36% (33%–39%)	14% (11%–18%)	28% (25%–31%)	2,688
March 2023	62% (60%–64%)	49% (46%–52%)	52% (48%–57%)	81% (79%–84%)	29% (27%–31%)	36% (34%–39%)	19% (15%–22%)	25% (22%–27%)	3,461
April 2023	62% (60%–64%)	50% (47%–53%)	53% (48%–58%)	81% (79%–84%)	30% (28%–32%)	40% (37%–43%)	18% (14%–22%)	23% (20%–26%)	2,753
May 2023	61% (59%–63%)	47% (44%–50%)	51% (46%–56%)	81% (79%–84%)	30% (28%–32%)	38% (35%–41%)	18% (14%–21%)	25% (22%–28%)	2,904
June 2023	60% (59%–62%)	48% (46%–50%)	49% (45%–53%)	82% (80%–84%)	28% (26%–29%)	35% (33%–37%)	18% (15%–21%)	24% (21%–26%)	4,690
July 2023	60% (58%–61%)	45% (43%–48%)	48% (44%–52%)	83% (81%–85%)	27% (26%–29%)	35% (32%–37%)	20% (17%–24%)	22% (19%–24%)	3,999
August 2023	61% (60%–63%)	51% (48%–53%)	47% (43%–51%)	81% (78%–83%)	30% (28%–31%)	39% (36%–41%)	19% (16%–23%)	23% (20%–25%)	3,998
September 2023	64% (62%–65%)	52% (50%–54%)	55% (51%–59%)	83% (81%–85%)	30% (28%–31%)	38% (36%–40%)	19% (16%–22%)	24% (21%–26%)	4,999
October 2023	64% (63%–66%)	53% (51%–56%)	52% (48%–57%)	84% (82%–86%)	32% (30%–34%)	41% (39%–44%)	18% (14%–21%)	27% (24%–29%)	3,999
November 2023	66% (64%–68%)	57% (55%–60%)	55% (51%–59%)	83% (81%–85%)	33% (31%–34%)	43% (40%–45%)	19% (16%–22%)	27% (25%–30%)	4,000
December 2023	66% (64%–67%)	56% (54%–58%)	55% (51%–58%)	82% (80%–84%)	34% (32%–35%)	43% (41%–45%)	22% (19%–25%)	28% (26%–30%)	5,000
January 2024	66% (64%–67%)	56% (54%–59%)	55% (51%–60%)	82% (79%–84%)	36% (35%–38%)	45% (42%–47%)	25% (21%–29%)	30% (28%–33%)	4,000
February 2024	66% (64%–67%)	57% (54%–59%)	53% (48%–57%)	82% (80%–84%)	35% (33%–37%)	43% (40%–45%)	22% (18%–25%)	31% (28%–34%)	4,000
March 2024	67% (65%–68%)	57% (55%–59%)	51% (48%–55%)	84% (82%–86%)	36% (35%–38%)	44% (42%–46%)	21% (18%–24%)	33% (30%–35%)	5,000
April 2024	68% (67%–70%)	60% (57%–62%)	57% (52%–61%)	82% (80%–85%)	37% (35%–38%)	46% (44%–48%)	21% (18%–25%)	32% (29%–34%)	4,000
May 2024	67% (65%–68%)	58% (56%–60%)	52% (48%–56%)	83% (81%–84%)	34% (32%–35%)	43% (41%–45%)	20% (17%–23%)	28% (26%–31%)	5,000
June 2024	65% (64%–67%)	56% (54%–59%)	54% (49%–58%)	82% (80%–85%)	35% (34%–37%)	44% (41%–47%)	23% (19%–26%)	31% (28%–34%)	4,000
July 2024	66% (64%–68%)	57% (55%–60%)	51% (47%–56%)	84% (82%–86%)	34% (32%–35%)	42% (40%–45%)	20% (16%–23%)	30% (27%–33%)	3,999
August 2024	68% (67%–70%)	61% (59%–63%)	55% (51%–59%)	84% (82%–86%)	34% (33%–36%)	44% (42%–47%)	24% (20%–27%)	27% (25%–29%)	4,998
September 2024	69% (67%–70%)	62% (59%–64%)	53% (48%–57%)	84% (81%–86%)	37% (35%–38%)	46% (43%–49%)	24% (20%–28%)	31% (28%–34%)	4,000
October 2024	68% (66%–70%)	60% (57%–62%)	59% (55%–64%)	84% (81%–86%)	38% (37%–40%)	47% (45%–50%)	24% (20%–28%)	33% (30%–36%)	4,000
November 2024	70% (69%–72%)	58% (56%–61%)	58% (54%–62%)	88% (86%–89%)	38% (36%–39%)	44% (42%–47%)	23% (20%–27%)	36% (33%–38%)	4,999
December 2024	69% (67%–70%)	57% (55%–60%)	58% (53%–62%)	84% (82%–86%)	36% (35%–38%)	40% (37%–43%)	24% (20%–28%)	37% (35%–40%)	4,000
January 2025	68% (67%–70%)	54% (52%–56%)	58% (55%–62%)	87% (86%–89%)	34% (33%–36%)	37% (35%–40%)	24% (21%–27%)	35% (33%–37%)	4,999
February 2025	64% (63%–66%)	48% (45%–51%)	52% (48%–57%)	86% (84%–88%)	32% (31%–34%)	31% (29%–34%)	24% (20%–27%)	37% (34%–40%)	4,000
March 2025	61% (59%–63%)	41% (38%–43%)	53% (49%–57%)	87% (85%–89%)	28% (26%–30%)	25% (23%–28%)	18% (15%–22%)	36% (33%–38%)	3,999
April 2025	62% (61%–64%)	44% (42%–47%)	52% (47%–56%)	87% (85%–89%)	31% (29%–33%)	29% (27%–32%)	22% (18%–25%)	37% (34%–40%)	3,999
May 2025	61% (59%–62%)	42% (39%–44%)	50% (46%–54%)	86% (84%–88%)	30% (28%–31%)	30% (27%–32%)	19% (16%–22%)	35% (33%–38%)	4,999
June 2025	58% (56%–60%)	37% (34%–40%)	47% (43%–52%)	87% (85%–89%)	26% (24%–28%)	19% (17%–22%)	21% (17%–24%)	36% (33%–39%)	4,000
July 2025	56% (54%–59%)	35% (31%–38%)	47% (41%–53%)	86% (83%–89%)	24% (22%–27%)	19% (16%–23%)	14% (10%–18%)	36% (32%–39%)	1,999
August 2025	56% (52%–59%)	30% (25%–36%)	47% (40%–54%)	89% (85%–92%)	26% (23%–29%)	20% (15%–25%)	22% (16%–28%)	36% (31%–42%)	1,000
September 2025	57% (53%–61%)	35% (29%–41%)	40% (31%–48%)	91% (87%–95%)	22% (18%–25%)	20% (15%–25%)	15% (8%–21%)	28% (22%–34%)	1,000
October 2025	58% (54%–62%)	39% (33%–46%)	49% (40%–57%)	86% (81%–90%)	27% (23%–31%)	25% (19%–30%)	18% (12%–25%)	36% (30%–42%)	1,000
November 2025	54% (50%–58%)	38% (32%–44%)	38% (30%–46%)	86% (82%–90%)	25% (22%–28%)	24% (19%–29%)	15% (9%–22%)	34% (28%–39%)	1,000
December 2025	57% (54%–61%)	40% (34%–45%)	50% (43%–57%)	85% (81%–89%)	24% (21%–27%)	16% (12%–20%)	20% (14%–26%)	37% (32%–43%)	1,000
January 2026	53% (49%–56%)	33% (28%–38%)	42% (35%–49%)	82% (78%–87%)	25% (22%–28%)	18% (14%–22%)	16% (11%–22%)	38% (32%–44%)	1,000
February 2026	54% (51%–58%)	35% (30%–40%)	43% (36%–51%)	85% (81%–90%)	21% (18%–25%)	19% (14%–23%)	12% (7%–17%)	31% (26%–37%)	1,000
March 2026	58% (55%–62%)	40% (35%–46%)	45% (37%–53%)	87% (83%–91%)	25% (22%–28%)	23% (19%–28%)	14% (9%–20%)	34% (29%–40%)	1,000
April 2026	61% (57%–65%)	41% (36%–47%)	57% (49%–64%)	86% (82%–90%)	24% (20%–27%)	22% (17%–27%)	19% (13%–25%)	29% (23%–34%)	1,000
May 2026	55% (52%–59%)	33% (27%–39%)	46% (38%–55%)	87% (83%–91%)	27% (23%–30%)	22% (17%–27%)	25% (18%–32%)	33% (27%–39%)	1,000
June 2026	60% (56%–63%)	40% (34%–45%)	51% (42%–59%)	86% (82%–90%)	25% (22%–28%)	24% (19%–29%)	19% (12%–26%)	29% (24%–35%)	1,000
July 2026	60% (56%–64%)	41% (35%–46%)	50% (43%–58%)	86% (82%–90%)	28% (25%–32%)	26% (21%–31%)	20% (14%–26%)	37% (31%–42%)	1,000
August 2026	59% (55%–62%)	36% (31%–41%)	51% (43%–59%)	87% (83%–91%)	28% (25%–31%)	21% (17%–26%)	19% (12%–25%)	40% (35%–46%)	1,000
September 2026	61% (57%–64%)	39% (33%–44%)	53% (45%–61%)	87% (84%–91%)	25% (22%–28%)	19% (15%–23%)	17% (11%–23%)	35% (30%–41%)	1,000
October 2026	58% (54%–61%)	37% (31%–42%)	48% (40%–56%)	87% (83%–90%)	28% (25%–31%)	24% (19%–29%)	20% (14%–27%)	36% (31%–42%)	999

Notes

Proud to be American. How proud are you to be an American? The share shown counts “Extremely proud” and “Very proud”.

Government treats people fairly. Do you agree or disagree that you can expect fair treatment from government authorities? The share shown counts “Strongly agree” and “Agree”.

September 2022 to October 2026, 163 surveys. In this window, last six surveys (May–Oct 2026): 5,999 respondents.

Issues

10% of Democrats and 56% of Republicans expect the economy to do well over the next six months; in January 2025 the shares were 30% and 82%. On the five 1–7 policy scales the parties are furthest apart on energy, 2.6 points, and closest on free trade, 1.1. Support for new tariffs is 27% when the question says nothing about prices and 20% when it says prices would rise.

The five policy scales run from 1 to 7 between two stated positions, with 4 as the middle of the road; each respondent is asked a random subset. The immigration, economy, trade and speech items have been asked of half the sample since January 2025, and the workplace items of everyone since January 2025.

Where do the parties stand on five policy scales?

Each party’s average position on a 1–7 scale between two stated positions, last six surveys (May–Oct 2026) · the cells show how the party’s answers spread across the scale, darker where more chose that point

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Where do the parties stand on five policy scales?
Scale	1 means	7 means	All adults	Democrats	Independents	Republicans	Gap	n
Taxes	Tax richer people at a higher rate	Tax everyone at the same rate	3.1	2.0 (2.0–2.1)	3.0 (2.9–3.1)	4.3 (4.2–4.4)	2.3	6,000
Energy	Decrease U.S. production of natural gas and coal	Increase U.S. production of natural gas and coal	4.4	3.2 (3.1–3.3)	4.2 (4.1–4.4)	5.8 (5.7–5.9)	2.6	6,000
Health insurance	Implement government health insurance for everyone	Have individuals and private insurance pay medical expenses	3.1	2.0 (2.0–2.1)	2.9 (2.8–3.1)	4.4 (4.3–4.5)	2.4	6,000
Free trade	Limit free trade	Allow free trade	4.4	4.9 (4.9–5.0)	4.4 (4.3–4.5)	3.8 (3.7–3.9)	1.1	6,000
Guns	Ban the manufacture, possession, and sale of assault rifles and semi-automatic weapons	Do not restrict the manufacture, possession, and sale of assault rifles and semi-automatic weapons	3.4	2.2 (2.1–2.2)	3.5 (3.4–3.7)	4.7 (4.6–4.8)	2.5	6,000

Notes

Taxes. Where would you place yourself on this scale? 1 = Tax richer people at a higher rate; 7 = Tax everyone at the same rate; 4 = Middle of the road.

Energy. Where would you place yourself on this scale? 1 = Decrease U.S. production of natural gas and coal; 7 = Increase U.S. production of natural gas and coal; 4 = Middle of the road.

Health insurance. Where would you place yourself on this scale? 1 = Implement government health insurance for everyone; 7 = Have individuals and private insurance pay medical expenses; 4 = Middle of the road.

Free trade. Where would you place yourself on this scale? 1 = Limit free trade; 7 = Allow free trade; 4 = Middle of the road.

Guns. Where would you place yourself on this scale? 1 = Ban the manufacture, possession, and sale of assault rifles and semi-automatic weapons; 7 = Do not restrict the manufacture, possession, and sale of assault rifles and semi-automatic weapons; 4 = Middle of the road.

Each respondent is asked a random subset of the policy items. September 2022 to October 2026, 162 surveys. In this window, last six surveys (May–Oct 2026): 6,000 respondents.

How have partisans’ positions moved since the survey began?

Average position in the survey’s first twelve months (September 2022 to August 2023) against last six surveys (May–Oct 2026), on the 1–7 scale

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How have partisans’ positions moved since the survey began?
Scale and party	First twelve months	n	Latest window	n	Change
Taxes · Democrats	2.2	10,894	2.0 (2.0–2.1)	2,477	−0.2
Taxes · Republicans	4.4	7,339	4.3 (4.2–4.4)	2,234	−0.1
Energy · Democrats	3.2	11,139	3.2 (3.1–3.3)	2,477	0.0
Energy · Republicans	6.0	7,522	5.8 (5.7–5.9)	2,234	−0.2
Health insurance · Democrats	2.2	10,996	2.0 (2.0–2.1)	2,477	−0.2
Health insurance · Republicans	4.8	7,534	4.4 (4.3–4.5)	2,234	−0.4
Free trade · Democrats	4.2	10,963	4.9 (4.9–5.0)	2,477	+0.7
Free trade · Republicans	3.8	7,549	3.8 (3.7–3.9)	2,234	0.0
Guns · Democrats	2.1	10,941	2.2 (2.1–2.2)	2,477	+0.1
Guns · Republicans	5.1	7,508	4.7 (4.6–4.8)	2,234	−0.4

Notes

Taxes. Where would you place yourself on this scale? 1 = Tax richer people at a higher rate; 7 = Tax everyone at the same rate; 4 = Middle of the road.

Each respondent is asked a random subset of the policy items. September 2022 to October 2026, 162 surveys. In this window, last six surveys (May–Oct 2026): 6,000 respondents.

The first-year figure is the n-weighted mean of the monthly party averages over the first twelve months the scales were asked; the latest figure is the window estimate with its interval.

Is immigration good for America, and what should happen to immigrants here illegally?

Share agreeing or saying “good thing”, last six surveys (May–Oct 2026) · half the sample since January 2025

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Is immigration good for America, and what should happen to immigrants here illegally?
Item	All adults	Democrats	Independents	Republicans	Gap D − R
Immigration is good for America	53% (50%–55%)	78% (75%–81%)	46% (41%–50%)	+47	3,010
Deport immigrants here illegally	48% (46%–50%)	19% (17%–22%)	42% (38%–47%)	−63	3,010
Amnesty for undocumented immigrants	31% (29%–33%)	54% (51%–57%)	26% (22%–30%)	+44	3,010

Notes

Immigration is good for America. On the whole, do you think immigration is a good thing or a bad thing for America today? The share shown counts “Good thing”.

Deport immigrants here illegally. Do you agree or disagree: immigrants currently living in the United States illegally should be deported. The share shown counts “Strongly agree” and “Somewhat agree”.

Amnesty for undocumented immigrants. Do you agree or disagree: undocumented immigrants currently living in the United States should be granted amnesty. The share shown counts “Strongly agree” and “Somewhat agree”.

Asked since January 2025 of half the sample. January 2025 to October 2026, 40 surveys. In this window, last six surveys (May–Oct 2026): 3,010 respondents.

Has support for deportation moved since January 2025?

Share who strongly or somewhat agree that immigrants living in the United States illegally should be deported, by party and month

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Has support for deportation moved since January 2025?
Month	All adults	Democrats	Independents	Republicans	n
January 2025	55% (51%–58%)	28% (23%–33%)	55% (47%–63%)	81% (76%–85%)	1,012
February 2025	54% (51%–56%)	27% (23%–30%)	46% (40%–53%)	84% (81%–87%)	2,005
March 2025	51% (49%–54%)	26% (23%–29%)	48% (42%–54%)	82% (79%–85%)	2,038
April 2025	54% (52%–57%)	27% (23%–30%)	52% (46%–58%)	85% (82%–88%)	1,953
May 2025	52% (50%–55%)	22% (19%–25%)	51% (45%–56%)	86% (83%–88%)	2,513
June 2025	49% (46%–52%)	20% (17%–24%)	45% (39%–51%)	84% (80%–87%)	2,020
July 2025	47% (44%–51%)	20% (16%–25%)	41% (34%–49%)	81% (76%–85%)	1,007
August 2025	44% (39%–49%)	17% (11%–23%)	41% (32%–51%)	83% (76%–89%)	499
September 2025	54% (48%–60%)	22% (14%–30%)	43% (31%–56%)	85% (79%–91%)	499
October 2025	47% (41%–53%)	21% (14%–29%)	43% (30%–55%)	82% (75%–89%)	490
November 2025	45% (39%–51%)	13% (7%–19%)	38% (25%–50%)	80% (73%–86%)	463
December 2025	47% (42%–52%)	20% (14%–27%)	37% (27%–47%)	83% (77%–89%)	496
January 2026	41% (36%–46%)	16% (11%–21%)	35% (25%–45%)	77% (69%–84%)	497
February 2026	45% (40%–50%)	18% (12%–23%)	38% (28%–49%)	91% (86%–97%)	516
March 2026	47% (42%–52%)	19% (12%–25%)	36% (26%–47%)	83% (77%–89%)	502
April 2026	46% (41%–52%)	21% (14%–28%)	47% (36%–59%)	81% (74%–88%)	477
May 2026	44% (39%–49%)	15% (9%–21%)	47% (35%–59%)	84% (77%–90%)	500
June 2026	53% (48%–58%)	18% (11%–24%)	44% (31%–58%)	83% (78%–89%)	515
July 2026	49% (44%–54%)	19% (14%–25%)	49% (38%–59%)	80% (73%–86%)	537
August 2026	49% (43%–54%)	18% (12%–24%)	43% (31%–54%)	81% (74%–88%)	461
September 2026	46% (41%–51%)	20% (14%–26%)	32% (22%–42%)	81% (74%–87%)	505
October 2026	50% (45%–55%)	25% (18%–32%)	38% (26%–50%)	83% (77%–89%)	492

Notes

Asked since January 2025 of half the sample. January 2025 to October 2026, 40 surveys. In this window, last six surveys (May–Oct 2026): 3,010 respondents.

How do partisans rate the economy, ahead and behind?

Share expecting the next six months to go very or somewhat well, and share saying the past six months went well, by party and month · half the sample since January 2025

The next six months

The past six months

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How do partisans rate the economy, ahead and behind?
Month	Next six months: all adults	Next six months: democrats	Next six months: independents	Next six months: republicans	Past six months: all adults	Past six months: democrats	Past six months: independents	Past six months: republicans	n
January 2025	52% (49%–56%)	30% (25%–36%)	36% (28%–44%)	82% (77%–86%)	33% (29%–36%)	54% (48%–59%)	20% (13%–26%)	17% (13%–21%)	994
February 2025	46% (43%–48%)	24% (20%–27%)	37% (31%–43%)	71% (67%–74%)	29% (27%–31%)	47% (43%–51%)	24% (18%–29%)	14% (12%–17%)	2,004
March 2025	37% (34%–39%)	13% (11%–16%)	27% (22%–33%)	70% (67%–74%)	27% (25%–29%)	39% (35%–43%)	15% (10%–19%)	18% (15%–21%)	2,021
April 2025	36% (34%–38%)	14% (11%–16%)	24% (19%–30%)	66% (62%–69%)	28% (26%–31%)	32% (28%–35%)	19% (14%–24%)	30% (26%–33%)	2,048
May 2025	38% (36%–40%)	13% (10%–15%)	28% (23%–33%)	70% (67%–73%)	26% (24%–28%)	22% (19%–25%)	17% (13%–21%)	36% (32%–39%)	2,477
June 2025	37% (34%–39%)	11% (8%–13%)	26% (20%–31%)	69% (65%–73%)	26% (24%–28%)	13% (10%–15%)	16% (12%–21%)	44% (40%–49%)	1,984
July 2025	37% (34%–41%)	11% (8%–15%)	21% (14%–28%)	74% (69%–79%)	30% (27%–34%)	13% (9%–16%)	18% (12%–25%)	56% (51%–62%)	990
August 2025	34% (29%–39%)	7% (2.3%–12%)	18% (10%–25%)	66% (59%–73%)	30% (25%–34%)	11% (4.8%–16%)	14% (7%–21%)	55% (47%–62%)	498
September 2025	30% (25%–35%)	7% (2.4%–12%)	16% (6%–25%)	64% (55%–73%)	24% (19%–29%)	8% (3.2%–13%)	12% (3.6%–21%)	48% (39%–57%)	502
October 2025	36% (31%–41%)	16% (10%–22%)	21% (11%–31%)	66% (57%–74%)	30% (25%–35%)	13% (7%–18%)	18% (8%–27%)	55% (46%–63%)	505
November 2025	32% (27%–36%)	7% (2.9%–11%)	24% (14%–34%)	63% (56%–71%)	23% (19%–28%)	7% (3.0%–11%)	12% (4.0%–20%)	50% (42%–58%)	544
December 2025	37% (32%–42%)	13% (7%–18%)	28% (18%–39%)	67% (60%–74%)	26% (22%–30%)	10% (5%–15%)	16% (8%–25%)	48% (40%–55%)	499
January 2026	31% (26%–35%)	7% (2.9%–11%)	18% (10%–26%)	68% (60%–75%)	27% (23%–32%)	10% (5%–15%)	16% (8%–24%)	56% (47%–64%)	500
February 2026	32% (27%–36%)	12% (7%–17%)	16% (8%–23%)	65% (56%–73%)	29% (25%–34%)	12% (7%–17%)	13% (6%–20%)	59% (51%–68%)	518
March 2026	25% (21%–30%)	10% (5%–14%)	12% (4.9%–19%)	59% (50%–68%)	22% (18%–27%)	8% (4.1%–13%)	15% (8%–23%)	48% (39%–58%)	496
April 2026	28% (23%–33%)	12% (7%–17%)	17% (9%–25%)	63% (54%–72%)	21% (17%–26%)	9% (4.8%–14%)	11% (4.0%–17%)	50% (41%–59%)	519
May 2026	26% (22%–31%)	9% (3.4%–14%)	15% (7%–23%)	52% (43%–60%)	18% (14%–22%)	8% (2.8%–13%)	9% (2.6%–15%)	35% (27%–43%)	493
June 2026	31% (26%–36%)	12% (6%–17%)	15% (7%–23%)	59% (50%–67%)	18% (14%–22%)	5% (1.4%–9%)	11% (3.4%–18%)	35% (27%–43%)	485
July 2026	32% (28%–37%)	12% (7%–18%)	19% (10%–27%)	63% (55%–72%)	23% (19%–28%)	11% (6%–16%)	14% (7%–22%)	43% (34%–52%)	478
August 2026	27% (23%–32%)	6% (2.7%–10%)	19% (11%–27%)	60% (52%–68%)	19% (15%–23%)	3.6% (0.9%–6%)	9% (3.1%–15%)	47% (39%–55%)	533
September 2026	29% (25%–34%)	8% (3.5%–12%)	20% (12%–29%)	55% (47%–62%)	19% (16%–23%)	8% (3.7%–12%)	11% (4.2%–18%)	35% (28%–43%)	500
October 2026	25% (20%–29%)	11% (6%–15%)	18% (9%–28%)	48% (39%–56%)	17% (13%–21%)	8% (4.0%–12%)	10% (2.2%–17%)	34% (26%–42%)	496

Notes

The economy over the next six months. How do you expect the economy to perform in the next 6 months? The share shown counts “Very good” and “Somewhat good”.

The economy over the past six months. How do you think the economy performed in the previous 6 months? The share shown counts “Very good” and “Somewhat good”.

Asked since January 2025 of half the sample. January 2025 to October 2026, 40 surveys. In this window, last six surveys (May–Oct 2026): 2,985 respondents.

Does support for new tariffs survive a price cue?

A split ballot: half the sample is asked about new tariffs, the other half about new tariffs “even if it increased the price of things you buy at the store” · share who strongly or somewhat support, last six surveys (May–Oct 2026)

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Does support for new tariffs survive a price cue?
Group	Without the price cue	n	With the price cue	n	Difference
All adults	27% (24%–30%)	1,536	20% (18%–23%)	1,485	−7 pts
Democrats	7% (4.7%–9%)	649	4.1% (2.2%–6%)	596	−2.9 pts
Independents	18% (13%–23%)	323	13% (8%–17%)	356	−5 pts
Republicans	54% (50%–59%)	564	43% (38%–47%)	533	−12 pts

Notes

New tariffs. Would you support or oppose the US government putting new tariffs on things made in other countries? The share shown counts “Strongly support” and “Somewhat support”.

New tariffs, if prices rise. Would you support or oppose the US government putting new tariffs on things made in other countries even if it increased the price of things you buy at the store? The share shown counts “Strongly support” and “Somewhat support”.

Split ballot: half the sample sees the version with the price cue. January 2025 to October 2026, 40 surveys. In this window, last six surveys (May–Oct 2026): 1,536 respondents.

The two halves are assigned at random, so the difference between the versions is the effect of the price cue.

What do partisans believe trade does?

Share agreeing America needs more manufacturing jobs, and share saying free trade increases each of four things, last six surveys (May–Oct 2026)

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What do partisans believe trade does?
Item	All adults	Democrats	Independents	Republicans	Gap D − R
More manufacturing jobs	44% (41%–46%)	29% (26%–32%)	39% (35%–44%)	−32	3,021
Free trade and product variety	57% (55%–60%)	68% (65%–71%)	50% (46%–55%)	+17	3,021
Free trade and prices	32% (30%–34%)	28% (25%–31%)	33% (28%–37%)	−8	3,021
Free trade and the number of jobs	24% (22%–26%)	22% (19%–25%)	24% (20%–28%)	−4.3	3,021
Free trade and wages	23% (21%–25%)	21% (19%–24%)	23% (19%–26%)	−4.1	3,021

Notes

More manufacturing jobs. Do you agree or disagree: America would be better off if more Americans worked in manufacturing than they do today. The share shown counts “Strongly agree” and “Somewhat agree”.

Free trade and product variety. Do you think free trade agreements with other countries generally increase or decrease product variety, or don’t make much difference either way? The share shown counts “Increase”.

Free trade and prices. Do you think free trade agreements with other countries generally increase or decrease prices, or don’t make much difference either way? The share shown counts “Increase”.

Free trade and the number of jobs. Do you think free trade agreements with other countries generally increase or decrease the number of jobs, or don’t make much difference either way? The share shown counts “Increase”.

Free trade and wages. Do you think free trade agreements with other countries generally increase or decrease wages, or don’t make much difference either way? The share shown counts “Increase”.

Asked since January 2025 of half the sample. January 2025 to October 2026, 40 surveys. In this window, last six surveys (May–Oct 2026): 3,021 respondents.

How secure is free speech, and who says so?

How each group answered, last six surveys (May–Oct 2026) · half the sample since January 2025

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How secure is free speech, and who says so?
Group	Completely secure	Very secure	Somewhat secure	Not at all secure	n
All adults	5%	15%	49%	31%	2,990
Democrats	2.8%	9%	45%	43%	1,196
Independents	4.6%	13%	47%	36%	626
Republicans	8%	21%	55%	16%	1,168

Notes

Free speech is secure. How secure do you think the right to freedom of speech is in America today? The share shown counts “Completely secure” and “Very secure”.

Asked since January 2025 of half the sample. January 2025 to October 2026, 40 surveys. In this window, last six surveys (May–Oct 2026): 2,990 respondents.

Has the sense that free speech is secure moved since January 2025?

Share saying free speech is completely or very secure, by party and month

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Has the sense that free speech is secure moved since January 2025?
Month	All adults	Democrats	Independents	Republicans	n
January 2025	21% (18%–24%)	16% (12%–19%)	19% (12%–26%)	29% (24%–34%)	1,010
February 2025	23% (21%–25%)	17% (14%–20%)	17% (12%–21%)	32% (28%–35%)	2,015
March 2025	20% (18%–23%)	10% (8%–13%)	20% (15%–25%)	32% (28%–36%)	1,958
April 2025	23% (20%–25%)	14% (11%–17%)	16% (12%–21%)	35% (31%–39%)	1,953
May 2025	20% (18%–22%)	14% (11%–16%)	12% (8%–16%)	30% (27%–34%)	2,508
June 2025	20% (18%–22%)	9% (7%–11%)	17% (12%–21%)	34% (30%–38%)	2,005
July 2025	20% (17%–23%)	9% (5%–12%)	16% (10%–22%)	34% (29%–40%)	991
August 2025	22% (18%–26%)	6% (1.8%–10%)	20% (11%–29%)	37% (30%–44%)	498
September 2025	15% (11%–19%)	6% (1.8%–9%)	15% (6%–24%)	26% (16%–36%)	500
October 2025	17% (13%–22%)	12% (6%–18%)	10% (3.1%–18%)	30% (21%–38%)	498
November 2025	17% (13%–20%)	6% (2.5%–10%)	20% (11%–29%)	29% (21%–36%)	530
December 2025	16% (13%–20%)	9% (5%–14%)	21% (12%–29%)	23% (16%–30%)	497
January 2026	16% (12%–19%)	7% (3.1%–11%)	11% (4.0%–17%)	31% (23%–39%)	501
February 2026	22% (18%–27%)	12% (7%–17%)	9% (2.4%–15%)	43% (34%–52%)	485
March 2026	18% (14%–22%)	7% (2.8%–11%)	19% (10%–28%)	30% (23%–38%)	502
April 2026	21% (16%–25%)	9% (4.1%–14%)	15% (7%–22%)	33% (25%–40%)	484
May 2026	20% (16%–24%)	12% (7%–17%)	24% (14%–34%)	27% (19%–34%)	516
June 2026	18% (14%–22%)	17% (11%–23%)	12% (4.8%–19%)	24% (16%–31%)	508
July 2026	21% (17%–26%)	11% (6%–17%)	15% (7%–23%)	35% (27%–43%)	466
August 2026	22% (18%–27%)	14% (8%–20%)	20% (10%–30%)	29% (22%–35%)	500
September 2026	19% (15%–23%)	6% (2.8%–10%)	20% (11%–28%)	34% (26%–42%)	495
October 2026	19% (15%–23%)	11% (6%–17%)	13% (6%–21%)	28% (21%–35%)	505

Notes

Free speech is secure. How secure do you think the right to freedom of speech is in America today? The share shown counts “Completely secure” and “Very secure”.

Asked since January 2025 of half the sample. January 2025 to October 2026, 40 surveys. In this window, last six surveys (May–Oct 2026): 2,990 respondents.

Does politics follow people to work?

19 items on politics, business and the workplace, last six surveys (May–Oct 2026) · sorted by the gap between the parties · share giving the answers named in the notes

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Does politics follow people to work?
Item	All adults	Democrats	Independents	Republicans	Gap D − R
Avoided asking for help at work over politics	16% (15%–18%)	16% (14%–17%)	19% (16%–21%)	−0.1	5,999
Political disagreement hurts job satisfaction	18% (17%–19%)	19% (17%–21%)	19% (17%–22%)	+3.4	6,000
Companies should take positions on social issues	18% (17%–19%)	27% (25%–29%)	15% (13%–18%)	+17	5,999
Businesses improve people’s lives	34% (32%–35%)	29% (27%–31%)	27% (24%–30%)	−14	5,999
Businesses should speak out on climate change	51% (50%–53%)	76% (74%–78%)	48% (44%–51%)	+49	6,000
Businesses should speak out on mental health	61% (59%–62%)	74% (72%–76%)	58% (55%–61%)	+25	6,000
Businesses should speak out on racial issues	48% (46%–49%)	68% (66%–70%)	46% (43%–50%)	+41	6,000
Businesses should speak out on gun laws	34% (33%–36%)	51% (49%–53%)	33% (29%–36%)	+33	6,000
Businesses should speak out on LGBTQ+ issues	32% (31%–34%)	56% (54%–58%)	26% (23%–29%)	+45	6,000
Businesses should speak out on immigration policy	38% (36%–39%)	51% (49%–53%)	30% (27%–33%)	+23	5,999
Businesses should speak out on international conflicts	25% (24%–27%)	35% (33%–37%)	23% (20%–25%)	+18	5,999
Businesses should speak out on abortion	23% (22%–24%)	33% (31%–35%)	21% (18%–24%)	+19	6,000
Businesses should speak out on political candidates	19% (18%–21%)	26% (24%–28%)	17% (15%–20%)	+12	5,999
Choosing a job: fair wages	85% (84%–86%)	90% (89%–92%)	79% (76%–82%)	+8	6,000
Choosing a job: healthcare benefits	86% (85%–87%)	91% (89%–92%)	77% (75%–80%)	+3.4	6,000
Choosing a job: being close to home	78% (77%–79%)	77% (75%–79%)	74% (71%–77%)	−4.2	6,000
Choosing a job: promotion opportunities	78% (77%–79%)	80% (78%–82%)	71% (68%–74%)	−0.4	6,000
Choosing a job: remote work options	51% (49%–52%)	59% (56%–61%)	48% (45%–52%)	+14	5,999
Choosing a job: a commitment to DEI	52% (50%–53%)	77% (75%–79%)	48% (45%–51%)	+50	5,999

Notes

Avoided asking for help at work over politics. Have you ever avoided asking for help at work because you thought the person might disagree with your political views? The share shown counts “Always” and “Often” and “Sometimes”.

Political disagreement hurts job satisfaction. To what extent does political disagreement at work affect your job satisfaction? The share shown counts “A great deal” and “Quite a bit” and “Somewhat”.

Companies should take positions on social issues. Do you agree or disagree: Companies should take public positions on social issues. The share shown counts “Strongly agree” and “Agree”.

Businesses improve people’s lives. Which of the following best describes the impact businesses have on people’s lives? The share shown counts “Extremely positive” and “Positive”.

Businesses should speak out on climate change. Do you think businesses should or should not take a public stance on climate change? The share shown counts “Yes”.

Businesses should speak out on mental health. Do you think businesses should or should not take a public stance on mental health? The share shown counts “Yes”.

Businesses should speak out on racial issues. Do you think businesses should or should not take a public stance on racial issues? The share shown counts “Yes”.

Businesses should speak out on gun laws. Do you think businesses should or should not take a public stance on gun laws? The share shown counts “Yes”.

Businesses should speak out on LGBTQ+ issues. Do you think businesses should or should not take a public stance on LGBTQ+ issues? The share shown counts “Yes”.

Businesses should speak out on immigration policy. Do you think businesses should or should not take a public stance on immigration policy? The share shown counts “Yes”.

Businesses should speak out on international conflicts. Do you think businesses should or should not take a public stance on international conflicts? The share shown counts “Yes”.

Businesses should speak out on abortion. Do you think businesses should or should not take a public stance on abortion? The share shown counts “Yes”.

Businesses should speak out on political candidates. Do you think businesses should or should not take a public stance on political candidates? The share shown counts “Yes”.

Choosing a job: fair wages. When considering a new job, how important would fair wages be in deciding which company or workplace to apply to? The share shown counts “Very important” and “Important”.

Choosing a job: healthcare benefits. When considering a new job, how important would healthcare benefits be in deciding which company or workplace to apply to? The share shown counts “Very important” and “Important”.

Choosing a job: being close to home. When considering a new job, how important would being close to home be in deciding which company or workplace to apply to? The share shown counts “Very important” and “Important”.

Choosing a job: promotion opportunities. When considering a new job, how important would promotion opportunities be in deciding which company or workplace to apply to? The share shown counts “Very important” and “Important”.

Choosing a job: remote work options. When considering a new job, how important would remote work options be in deciding which company or workplace to apply to? The share shown counts “Very important” and “Important”.

Choosing a job: a commitment to DEI. When considering a new job, how important would a commitment to DEI be in deciding which company or workplace to apply to? The share shown counts “Very important” and “Important”.

Asked since January 2025. January 2025 to October 2026, 40 surveys. In this window, last six surveys (May–Oct 2026): 5,999 respondents.

Who holds these views

Ideology divides Americans more than any other demographic on 7 of the 9 headline items. On pride in being American the widest split is ideology, from Conservative at 86% to Liberal at 30%. Among Republicans, 24% of MAGA Republicans agree with ignoring court rulings, against 10% of Republicans who are neither and 10% of Never Trumpers.

Each cell gives the latest-window value for every group of the chosen split, with the highest and lowest groups named; the line under it names the split that spreads the groups most for that item. The second figure compares Republicans by how they describe themselves: MAGA Republican, Never Trumper, or neither.

Which groups hold these views?

Nine headline items for every group of the chosen split, last six surveys (May–Oct 2026) · the highest and lowest groups are named; every square has the value on hover

Affective polarization

56.8

points warmer toward their own party than the other · last six surveys (May–Oct 2026)

Widest split: ideology, Conservative 62.2 to Moderate 45.0

Protesting without a permit

28%

of Americans support protesting without a permit · last six surveys (May–Oct 2026)

Widest split: ideology, Liberal 47% to Conservative 21%

Assault

1.7%

support assault · last six surveys (May–Oct 2026)

Widest split: age, 18–29 4.6% to 65+ 0.6%

Ignoring court rulings

11%

of Americans agree: ignoring court rulings · last six surveys (May–Oct 2026)

Widest split: ideology, Conservative 17% to Moderate 8%

Censoring hostile media

19%

of Americans agree: censoring hostile media · last six surveys (May–Oct 2026)

Widest split: ideology, Conservative 28% to Liberal 14%

A stranger would return a lost wallet

33%

of Americans think a stranger would return their wallet · last six surveys (May–Oct 2026)

Widest split: education, Postgraduate degree 44% to High school or less 29%

Proud to be American

59%

of Americans are extremely or very proud to be American · last six surveys (May–Oct 2026)

Widest split: ideology, Conservative 86% to Liberal 30%

America is heading toward the end of democracy

44%

of Americans agree America is heading toward the end of democracy · last six surveys (May–Oct 2026)

Widest split: ideology, Liberal 60% to Conservative 36%

Trump approval

32%

of Americans approve of Trump · last six surveys (May–Oct 2026)

Widest split: ideology, Conservative 73% to Liberal 3.4%

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Which groups hold these views?
Item	Group	Value	95% interval	n
Affective polarization	Age: 18–29	51.4	48.7–54.2	704
Affective polarization	Age: 30–44	51.6	49.5–53.7	1,157
Affective polarization	Age: 45–64	57.5	55.7–59.3	1,536
Affective polarization	Age: 65+	64.5	62.7–66.2	1,305
Affective polarization	Gender: Women	56.9	55.5–58.3	2,480
Affective polarization	Gender: Men	56.7	55.2–58.2	2,222
Affective polarization	Race and ethnicity: White	57.7	56.5–58.9	3,201
Affective polarization	Race and ethnicity: Black	58.0	54.6–61.3	475
Affective polarization	Race and ethnicity: Hispanic	57.6	54.2–60.9	550
Affective polarization	Race and ethnicity: Asian	41.7	35.6–47.8	163
Affective polarization	Race and ethnicity: Other	53.6	49.7–57.6	313
Affective polarization	Education: High school or less	56.7	54.9–58.6	1,591
Affective polarization	Education: Some college	56.9	55.0–58.9	1,423
Affective polarization	Education: Four-year degree	56.6	54.5–58.6	1,035
Affective polarization	Education: Postgraduate degree	56.9	54.4–59.4	653
Affective polarization	Family income: Under $50,000	56.5	54.7–58.2	1,691
Affective polarization	Family income: $50,000–$99,999	55.1	53.2–57.0	1,421
Affective polarization	Family income: $100,000 or more	57.9	56.0–59.9	1,236
Affective polarization	Religion: Protestant	57.3	55.6–59.0	1,840
Affective polarization	Religion: Catholic	59.0	56.6–61.5	918
Affective polarization	Religion: Other religion	57.4	54.2–60.6	461
Affective polarization	Religion: No religion	54.5	52.8–56.2	1,483
Affective polarization	Born-again Christian: Born-again	59.2	57.4–61.0	1,537
Affective polarization	Born-again Christian: Not born-again	55.6	54.3–56.8	3,165
Affective polarization	Where they live: City	56.6	54.8–58.3	1,634
Affective polarization	Where they live: Suburb	56.0	54.3–57.7	1,742
Affective polarization	Where they live: Small town	57.7	54.8–60.6	556
Affective polarization	Where they live: Rural	58.3	55.7–60.9	769
Affective polarization	Follows politics: Most of the time	62.2	60.9–63.6	2,332
Affective polarization	Follows politics: Some of the time	52.7	50.9–54.5	1,409
Affective polarization	Follows politics: Rarely	50.5	48.0–53.0	914
Affective polarization	Ideology: Liberal	60.2	58.7–61.8	1,597
Affective polarization	Ideology: Moderate	45.0	42.8–47.2	1,188
Affective polarization	Ideology: Conservative	62.2	60.6–63.8	1,753
Protesting without a permit	Age: 18–29	32%	29%–36%	979
Protesting without a permit	Age: 30–44	30%	27%–33%	1,591
Protesting without a permit	Age: 45–64	26%	24%–28%	1,939
Protesting without a permit	Age: 65+	26%	24%–29%	1,491
Protesting without a permit	Gender: Women	26%	24%–27%	3,151
Protesting without a permit	Gender: Men	31%	29%–33%	2,849
Protesting without a permit	Race and ethnicity: White	29%	28%–31%	3,909
Protesting without a permit	Race and ethnicity: Black	25%	21%–29%	663
Protesting without a permit	Race and ethnicity: Hispanic	26%	22%–30%	725
Protesting without a permit	Race and ethnicity: Asian	25%	18%–32%	229
Protesting without a permit	Race and ethnicity: Other	32%	27%–37%	474
Protesting without a permit	Education: High school or less	24%	22%–26%	2,211
Protesting without a permit	Education: Some college	30%	28%–33%	1,765
Protesting without a permit	Education: Four-year degree	31%	28%–34%	1,252
Protesting without a permit	Education: Postgraduate degree	31%	28%–35%	772
Protesting without a permit	Family income: Under $50,000	28%	26%–31%	2,300
Protesting without a permit	Family income: $50,000–$99,999	29%	26%–31%	1,758
Protesting without a permit	Family income: $100,000 or more	29%	26%–32%	1,468
Protesting without a permit	Religion: Protestant	24%	22%–26%	2,210
Protesting without a permit	Religion: Catholic	25%	22%–28%	1,086
Protesting without a permit	Religion: Other religion	28%	24%–32%	669
Protesting without a permit	Religion: No religion	35%	33%–38%	2,035
Protesting without a permit	Born-again Christian: Born-again	22%	20%–24%	1,872
Protesting without a permit	Born-again Christian: Not born-again	31%	30%–33%	4,128
Protesting without a permit	Where they live: City	30%	28%–32%	2,139
Protesting without a permit	Where they live: Suburb	28%	25%–30%	2,207
Protesting without a permit	Where they live: Small town	27%	23%–30%	692
Protesting without a permit	Where they live: Rural	28%	25%–31%	961
Protesting without a permit	Follows politics: Most of the time	34%	32%–37%	2,665
Protesting without a permit	Follows politics: Some of the time	27%	25%–29%	1,778
Protesting without a permit	Follows politics: Rarely	20%	18%–23%	1,448
Protesting without a permit	Ideology: Liberal	47%	44%–50%	1,741
Protesting without a permit	Ideology: Moderate	22%	20%–24%	1,870
Protesting without a permit	Ideology: Conservative	21%	19%–24%	1,904
Assault	Age: 18–29	4.6%	3.0%–6%	979
Assault	Age: 30–44	1.7%	0.9%–2.5%	1,591
Assault	Age: 45–64	0.8%	0.4%–1.3%	1,939
Assault	Age: 65+	0.6%	0.2%–1.1%	1,491
Assault	Gender: Women	1.5%	1.0%–2.0%	3,151
Assault	Gender: Men	1.9%	1.3%–2.5%	2,849
Assault	Race and ethnicity: White	1.5%	1.0%–1.9%	3,909
Assault	Race and ethnicity: Black	2.0%	0.7%–3.3%	663
Assault	Race and ethnicity: Hispanic	3.2%	1.6%–4.8%	725
Assault	Race and ethnicity: Asian	1.8%	0%–4.0%	229
Assault	Race and ethnicity: Other	0.9%	0%–2.0%	474
Assault	Education: High school or less	1.8%	1.1%–2.4%	2,211
Assault	Education: Some college	2.0%	1.2%–2.8%	1,765
Assault	Education: Four-year degree	1.8%	1.0%–2.7%	1,252
Assault	Education: Postgraduate degree	0.8%	0.1%–1.5%	772
Assault	Family income: Under $50,000	1.8%	1.2%–2.5%	2,300
Assault	Family income: $50,000–$99,999	1.9%	1.2%–2.7%	1,758
Assault	Family income: $100,000 or more	1.7%	0.9%–2.4%	1,468
Assault	Religion: Protestant	1.3%	0.8%–1.9%	2,210
Assault	Religion: Catholic	2.4%	1.3%–3.5%	1,086
Assault	Religion: Other religion	3.2%	1.6%–4.8%	669
Assault	Religion: No religion	1.3%	0.7%–1.9%	2,035
Assault	Born-again Christian: Born-again	1.8%	1.1%–2.6%	1,872
Assault	Born-again Christian: Not born-again	1.7%	1.2%–2.1%	4,128
Assault	Where they live: City	2.5%	1.7%–3.2%	2,139
Assault	Where they live: Suburb	1.1%	0.6%–1.6%	2,207
Assault	Where they live: Small town	1.6%	0.5%–2.7%	692
Assault	Where they live: Rural	1.6%	0.7%–2.5%	961
Assault	Follows politics: Most of the time	2.2%	1.6%–2.9%	2,665
Assault	Follows politics: Some of the time	1.4%	0.7%–2.0%	1,778
Assault	Follows politics: Rarely	1.3%	0.6%–2.0%	1,448
Assault	Ideology: Liberal	2.4%	1.5%–3.3%	1,741
Assault	Ideology: Moderate	1.4%	0.8%–2.0%	1,870
Assault	Ideology: Conservative	1.7%	1.0%–2.4%	1,904
Ignoring court rulings	Age: 18–29	13%	10%–15%	979
Ignoring court rulings	Age: 30–44	13%	11%–15%	1,590
Ignoring court rulings	Age: 45–64	9%	8%–11%	1,939
Ignoring court rulings	Age: 65+	10%	9%–12%	1,491
Ignoring court rulings	Gender: Women	9%	8%–11%	3,150
Ignoring court rulings	Gender: Men	13%	12%–14%	2,849
Ignoring court rulings	Race and ethnicity: White	11%	10%–12%	3,909
Ignoring court rulings	Race and ethnicity: Black	11%	8%–13%	662
Ignoring court rulings	Race and ethnicity: Hispanic	13%	10%–16%	725
Ignoring court rulings	Race and ethnicity: Asian	13%	8%–19%	229
Ignoring court rulings	Race and ethnicity: Other	10%	7%–13%	474
Ignoring court rulings	Education: High school or less	11%	10%–13%	2,210
Ignoring court rulings	Education: Some college	12%	10%–13%	1,765
Ignoring court rulings	Education: Four-year degree	11%	9%–13%	1,252
Ignoring court rulings	Education: Postgraduate degree	10%	7%–12%	772
Ignoring court rulings	Family income: Under $50,000	11%	9%–12%	2,299
Ignoring court rulings	Family income: $50,000–$99,999	11%	9%–13%	1,758
Ignoring court rulings	Family income: $100,000 or more	13%	11%–15%	1,468
Ignoring court rulings	Religion: Protestant	11%	9%–12%	2,209
Ignoring court rulings	Religion: Catholic	16%	13%–18%	1,086
Ignoring court rulings	Religion: Other religion	12%	9%–15%	669
Ignoring court rulings	Religion: No religion	9%	7%–10%	2,035
Ignoring court rulings	Born-again Christian: Born-again	14%	13%–16%	1,872
Ignoring court rulings	Born-again Christian: Not born-again	10%	9%–11%	4,127
Ignoring court rulings	Where they live: City	12%	10%–13%	2,138
Ignoring court rulings	Where they live: Suburb	11%	9%–12%	2,207
Ignoring court rulings	Where they live: Small town	10%	7%–13%	692
Ignoring court rulings	Where they live: Rural	12%	10%–14%	961
Ignoring court rulings	Follows politics: Most of the time	14%	12%–15%	2,665
Ignoring court rulings	Follows politics: Some of the time	11%	9%–12%	1,778
Ignoring court rulings	Follows politics: Rarely	8%	6%–10%	1,447
Ignoring court rulings	Ideology: Liberal	10%	8%–12%	1,741
Ignoring court rulings	Ideology: Moderate	8%	7%–10%	1,869
Ignoring court rulings	Ideology: Conservative	17%	15%–18%	1,904
Censoring hostile media	Age: 18–29	19%	16%–22%	979
Censoring hostile media	Age: 30–44	15%	13%–17%	1,591
Censoring hostile media	Age: 45–64	18%	16%–20%	1,939
Censoring hostile media	Age: 65+	24%	21%–26%	1,491
Censoring hostile media	Gender: Women	20%	18%–21%	3,151
Censoring hostile media	Gender: Men	18%	17%–20%	2,849
Censoring hostile media	Race and ethnicity: White	19%	18%–21%	3,909
Censoring hostile media	Race and ethnicity: Black	20%	16%–23%	663
Censoring hostile media	Race and ethnicity: Hispanic	22%	18%–26%	725
Censoring hostile media	Race and ethnicity: Asian	14%	9%–20%	229
Censoring hostile media	Race and ethnicity: Other	14%	10%–18%	474
Censoring hostile media	Education: High school or less	21%	19%–23%	2,211
Censoring hostile media	Education: Some college	20%	18%–22%	1,765
Censoring hostile media	Education: Four-year degree	17%	15%–20%	1,252
Censoring hostile media	Education: Postgraduate degree	15%	12%–18%	772
Censoring hostile media	Family income: Under $50,000	19%	17%–21%	2,300
Censoring hostile media	Family income: $50,000–$99,999	19%	17%–21%	1,758
Censoring hostile media	Family income: $100,000 or more	20%	17%–22%	1,468
Censoring hostile media	Religion: Protestant	22%	20%–24%	2,210
Censoring hostile media	Religion: Catholic	26%	23%–29%	1,086
Censoring hostile media	Religion: Other religion	20%	16%–24%	669
Censoring hostile media	Religion: No religion	11%	10%–13%	2,035
Censoring hostile media	Born-again Christian: Born-again	26%	24%–28%	1,872
Censoring hostile media	Born-again Christian: Not born-again	16%	14%–17%	4,128
Censoring hostile media	Where they live: City	20%	18%–22%	2,139
Censoring hostile media	Where they live: Suburb	17%	16%–19%	2,207
Censoring hostile media	Where they live: Small town	20%	16%–23%	692
Censoring hostile media	Where they live: Rural	20%	17%–23%	961
Censoring hostile media	Follows politics: Most of the time	19%	18%–21%	2,665
Censoring hostile media	Follows politics: Some of the time	20%	17%–22%	1,778
Censoring hostile media	Follows politics: Rarely	18%	16%–21%	1,448
Censoring hostile media	Ideology: Liberal	14%	12%–16%	1,741
Censoring hostile media	Ideology: Moderate	16%	14%–18%	1,870
Censoring hostile media	Ideology: Conservative	28%	26%–31%	1,904
A stranger would return a lost wallet	Age: 18–29	36%	32%–39%	979
A stranger would return a lost wallet	Age: 30–44	31%	28%–33%	1,591
A stranger would return a lost wallet	Age: 45–64	30%	28%–32%	1,939
A stranger would return a lost wallet	Age: 65+	37%	35%–40%	1,491
A stranger would return a lost wallet	Gender: Women	33%	31%–35%	3,151
A stranger would return a lost wallet	Gender: Men	34%	31%–36%	2,849
A stranger would return a lost wallet	Race and ethnicity: White	36%	34%–37%	3,909
A stranger would return a lost wallet	Race and ethnicity: Black	29%	25%–33%	663
A stranger would return a lost wallet	Race and ethnicity: Hispanic	30%	25%–34%	725
A stranger would return a lost wallet	Race and ethnicity: Asian	25%	18%–32%	229
A stranger would return a lost wallet	Race and ethnicity: Other	29%	24%–34%	474
A stranger would return a lost wallet	Education: High school or less	29%	26%–31%	2,211
A stranger would return a lost wallet	Education: Some college	29%	27%–32%	1,765
A stranger would return a lost wallet	Education: Four-year degree	39%	36%–42%	1,252
A stranger would return a lost wallet	Education: Postgraduate degree	44%	40%–48%	772
A stranger would return a lost wallet	Family income: Under $50,000	27%	25%–29%	2,300
A stranger would return a lost wallet	Family income: $50,000–$99,999	35%	33%–38%	1,758
A stranger would return a lost wallet	Family income: $100,000 or more	40%	37%–43%	1,468
A stranger would return a lost wallet	Religion: Protestant	35%	33%–37%	2,210
A stranger would return a lost wallet	Religion: Catholic	38%	35%–42%	1,086
A stranger would return a lost wallet	Religion: Other religion	32%	27%–36%	669
A stranger would return a lost wallet	Religion: No religion	29%	26%–31%	2,035
A stranger would return a lost wallet	Born-again Christian: Born-again	36%	34%–39%	1,872
A stranger would return a lost wallet	Born-again Christian: Not born-again	32%	30%–33%	4,128
A stranger would return a lost wallet	Where they live: City	34%	31%–36%	2,139
A stranger would return a lost wallet	Where they live: Suburb	33%	30%–35%	2,207
A stranger would return a lost wallet	Where they live: Small town	35%	31%–40%	692
A stranger would return a lost wallet	Where they live: Rural	30%	27%–34%	961
A stranger would return a lost wallet	Follows politics: Most of the time	39%	37%–41%	2,665
A stranger would return a lost wallet	Follows politics: Some of the time	32%	29%–34%	1,778
A stranger would return a lost wallet	Follows politics: Rarely	25%	22%–28%	1,448
A stranger would return a lost wallet	Ideology: Liberal	37%	35%–40%	1,741
A stranger would return a lost wallet	Ideology: Moderate	31%	29%–34%	1,870
A stranger would return a lost wallet	Ideology: Conservative	34%	32%–37%	1,904
Proud to be American	Age: 18–29	49%	45%–53%	979
Proud to be American	Age: 30–44	49%	46%–52%	1,590
Proud to be American	Age: 45–64	65%	63%–68%	1,939
Proud to be American	Age: 65+	70%	67%–72%	1,491
Proud to be American	Gender: Women	55%	53%–57%	3,150
Proud to be American	Gender: Men	63%	61%–65%	2,849
Proud to be American	Race and ethnicity: White	62%	60%–63%	3,909
Proud to be American	Race and ethnicity: Black	53%	48%–57%	663
Proud to be American	Race and ethnicity: Hispanic	62%	58%–67%	725
Proud to be American	Race and ethnicity: Asian	39%	31%–47%	229
Proud to be American	Race and ethnicity: Other	51%	45%–56%	473
Proud to be American	Education: High school or less	62%	60%–65%	2,211
Proud to be American	Education: Some college	58%	55%–61%	1,765
Proud to be American	Education: Four-year degree	58%	55%–61%	1,252
Proud to be American	Education: Postgraduate degree	51%	47%–55%	771
Proud to be American	Family income: Under $50,000	54%	52%–57%	2,300
Proud to be American	Family income: $50,000–$99,999	61%	58%–64%	1,758
Proud to be American	Family income: $100,000 or more	63%	60%–66%	1,468
Proud to be American	Religion: Protestant	71%	69%–73%	2,209
Proud to be American	Religion: Catholic	76%	73%–79%	1,086
Proud to be American	Religion: Other religion	56%	51%–60%	669
Proud to be American	Religion: No religion	37%	35%–40%	2,035
Proud to be American	Born-again Christian: Born-again	78%	75%–80%	1,872
Proud to be American	Born-again Christian: Not born-again	50%	48%–52%	4,127
Proud to be American	Where they live: City	58%	55%–60%	2,139
Proud to be American	Where they live: Suburb	57%	54%–59%	2,206
Proud to be American	Where they live: Small town	59%	54%–63%	692
Proud to be American	Where they live: Rural	66%	63%–69%	961
Proud to be American	Follows politics: Most of the time	62%	59%–64%	2,665
Proud to be American	Follows politics: Some of the time	59%	57%–62%	1,777
Proud to be American	Follows politics: Rarely	55%	52%–58%	1,448
Proud to be American	Ideology: Liberal	30%	27%–32%	1,741
Proud to be American	Ideology: Moderate	61%	58%–63%	1,869
Proud to be American	Ideology: Conservative	86%	84%–87%	1,904
America is heading toward the end of democracy	Age: 18–29	38%	35%–42%	979
America is heading toward the end of democracy	Age: 30–44	43%	40%–46%	1,591
America is heading toward the end of democracy	Age: 45–64	44%	41%–46%	1,939
America is heading toward the end of democracy	Age: 65+	50%	47%–53%	1,491
America is heading toward the end of democracy	Gender: Women	47%	45%–49%	3,151
America is heading toward the end of democracy	Gender: Men	41%	39%–43%	2,849
America is heading toward the end of democracy	Race and ethnicity: White	45%	43%–47%	3,909
America is heading toward the end of democracy	Race and ethnicity: Black	44%	39%–49%	663
America is heading toward the end of democracy	Race and ethnicity: Hispanic	37%	33%–42%	725
America is heading toward the end of democracy	Race and ethnicity: Asian	44%	36%–52%	229
America is heading toward the end of democracy	Race and ethnicity: Other	46%	41%–52%	474
America is heading toward the end of democracy	Education: High school or less	40%	37%–42%	2,211
America is heading toward the end of democracy	Education: Some college	45%	42%–48%	1,765
America is heading toward the end of democracy	Education: Four-year degree	47%	43%–50%	1,252
America is heading toward the end of democracy	Education: Postgraduate degree	50%	46%–54%	772
America is heading toward the end of democracy	Family income: Under $50,000	44%	41%–46%	2,300
America is heading toward the end of democracy	Family income: $50,000–$99,999	44%	42%–47%	1,758
America is heading toward the end of democracy	Family income: $100,000 or more	46%	43%–49%	1,468
America is heading toward the end of democracy	Religion: Protestant	41%	39%–43%	2,210
America is heading toward the end of democracy	Religion: Catholic	41%	37%–44%	1,086
America is heading toward the end of democracy	Religion: Other religion	45%	41%–50%	669
America is heading toward the end of democracy	Religion: No religion	49%	46%–52%	2,035
America is heading toward the end of democracy	Born-again Christian: Born-again	38%	35%–41%	1,872
America is heading toward the end of democracy	Born-again Christian: Not born-again	47%	45%–49%	4,128
America is heading toward the end of democracy	Where they live: City	42%	40%–45%	2,139
America is heading toward the end of democracy	Where they live: Suburb	46%	43%–48%	2,207
America is heading toward the end of democracy	Where they live: Small town	43%	39%–48%	692
America is heading toward the end of democracy	Where they live: Rural	45%	41%–48%	961
America is heading toward the end of democracy	Follows politics: Most of the time	51%	48%–53%	2,665
America is heading toward the end of democracy	Follows politics: Some of the time	43%	41%–46%	1,778
America is heading toward the end of democracy	Follows politics: Rarely	36%	33%–39%	1,448
America is heading toward the end of democracy	Ideology: Liberal	60%	57%–63%	1,741
America is heading toward the end of democracy	Ideology: Moderate	40%	38%–43%	1,870
America is heading toward the end of democracy	Ideology: Conservative	36%	34%–39%	1,904
Trump approval	Age: 18–29	23%	20%–26%	979
Trump approval	Age: 30–44	27%	24%–29%	1,591
Trump approval	Age: 45–64	35%	33%–38%	1,939
Trump approval	Age: 65+	41%	38%–44%	1,491
Trump approval	Gender: Women	28%	26%–30%	3,151
Trump approval	Gender: Men	36%	34%–38%	2,849
Trump approval	Race and ethnicity: White	39%	37%–41%	3,909
Trump approval	Race and ethnicity: Black	12%	9%–15%	663
Trump approval	Race and ethnicity: Hispanic	24%	20%–28%	725
Trump approval	Race and ethnicity: Asian	15%	9%–20%	229
Trump approval	Race and ethnicity: Other	25%	20%–29%	474
Trump approval	Education: High school or less	33%	30%–35%	2,211
Trump approval	Education: Some college	33%	31%–36%	1,765
Trump approval	Education: Four-year degree	32%	28%–34%	1,252
Trump approval	Education: Postgraduate degree	27%	24%–31%	772
Trump approval	Family income: Under $50,000	27%	25%–29%	2,300
Trump approval	Family income: $50,000–$99,999	34%	31%–37%	1,758
Trump approval	Family income: $100,000 or more	36%	33%–39%	1,468
Trump approval	Religion: Protestant	44%	41%–46%	2,210
Trump approval	Religion: Catholic	41%	37%–44%	1,086
Trump approval	Religion: Other religion	27%	23%–31%	669
Trump approval	Religion: No religion	16%	14%–17%	2,035
Trump approval	Born-again Christian: Born-again	50%	47%–52%	1,872
Trump approval	Born-again Christian: Not born-again	24%	22%–25%	4,128
Trump approval	Where they live: City	26%	24%–29%	2,139
Trump approval	Where they live: Suburb	31%	28%–33%	2,207
Trump approval	Where they live: Small town	35%	31%–40%	692
Trump approval	Where they live: Rural	44%	41%–48%	961
Trump approval	Follows politics: Most of the time	37%	35%–39%	2,665
Trump approval	Follows politics: Some of the time	33%	31%–36%	1,778
Trump approval	Follows politics: Rarely	24%	21%–26%	1,448
Trump approval	Ideology: Liberal	3.4%	2.4%–4.4%	1,741
Trump approval	Ideology: Moderate	22%	19%–24%	1,870
Trump approval	Ideology: Conservative	73%	71%–76%	1,904

Notes

Affective polarization. A partisan's rating of their own party minus their rating of the other party, on the 0–100 thermometers.

Censoring hostile media. Do you agree or disagree with the following: The government should be able to censor media sources that spend more time attacking your party than the other party.

A stranger would return a lost wallet. Do you think your wallet (or your valuables) would be returned to you if it were found by a stranger?

Proud to be American. How proud are you to be an American?

America is heading toward the end of democracy. Do you agree or disagree: America is heading toward the end of democracy.

Trump approval. Do you approve or disapprove of the way Donald Trump is handling his job as President?

All nine items in last six surveys (May–Oct 2026), 5,999 respondents; the group thermometers and half-sample items are not in this grid.

How do Republicans differ by MAGA identity?

Republicans who call themselves MAGA Republicans, neither, or Never Trumpers · last 12 months (Nov 2025–Oct 2026), so the smallest group clears 100 respondents · share giving the headline answer

Affective polarization runs 70.0 points among MAGA Republicans, 43.4 points among Republicans who are neither, 3.2 points among Never Trumpers.

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How do Republicans differ by MAGA identity?
Item	MAGA Republican	Neither	Never Trumper	n (MAGA · Neither · Never)
Affective polarization (points)	70.0 (68.8–71.2)	43.4 (41.9–44.9)	3.2 (-3.6–9.9)	2,217 · 1,970 · 156
Protesting without a permit	22% (20%–24%)	17% (15%–19%)	18% (11%–24%)	2,220 · 1,972 · 156
Ignoring court rulings	24% (22%–26%)	10% (9%–12%)	10% (4.6%–15%)	2,220 · 1,972 · 156
Censoring hostile media	36% (33%–38%)	22% (19%–24%)	14% (8%–20%)	2,220 · 1,972 · 156
A stranger would return a lost wallet	36% (34%–38%)	32% (29%–34%)	35% (27%–44%)	2,220 · 1,972 · 156
Proud to be American	94% (93%–95%)	79% (77%–81%)	57% (49%–66%)	2,220 · 1,972 · 156
America is heading toward the end of democracy	31% (29%–33%)	32% (30%–34%)	48% (39%–56%)	2,220 · 1,972 · 156
Trump approval	94% (92%–95%)	61% (59%–64%)	11% (6%–17%)	2,220 · 1,972 · 156

Notes

Republicans, leaners included, are asked whether they think of themselves as a MAGA Republican, a Never Trumper, or neither. Never Trumpers are 156 respondents over the last twelve months and 94 in the last six surveys, which is why this figure uses the twelve-month window.

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Do you agree or disagree: Your party's elected officials should sometimes consider ignoring court decisions when the judges who issued those decisions were appointed by a president from the other party.Ignoring court rulings · September 2022 to October 2026, 163 surveys · this window: Last six surveys (May–Oct 2026), 5,999 respondents

How did each group answer?

Ignoring court rulings, by party · last six surveys (May–Oct 2026) · a bar per group in answer order; a group under 100 respondents is hatched

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How did each group answer?
Group	Strongly agree	Agree	Neither agree nor disagree	Disagree	Strongly disagree	n
All adults	3.6%	8%	27%	31%	31%	5,999
Democrats	3.3%	6%	22%	32%	37%	2,476
Independents	1.1%	4.5%	32%	24%	38%	1,289
Republicans	5%	11%	28%	34%	22%	2,234

Notes

September 2022 to October 2026, 163 surveys. In this window, last six surveys (May–Oct 2026): 5,999 respondents.

Where does each group stand?

Share who agree: ignoring court rulings, by party · last six surveys (May–Oct 2026) · squares with 95% intervals

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Where does each group stand?
Group	Value	95% interval	n
All adults	11%	10%–12%	5,999
Democrats	10%	8%–11%	2,476
Independents	6%	4.2%–7%	1,289
Republicans	16%	14%–18%	2,234

Notes

September 2022 to October 2026, 163 surveys. In this window, last six surveys (May–Oct 2026): 5,999 respondents.

How has each group moved over time?

Share who agree: ignoring court rulings, by party · monthly · September 2022 to October 2026, 163 surveys

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How has each group moved over time?
Month	All adults	Democrats	Independents	Republicans
September 2022	12%	13%	8%	12%
October 2022	11%	14%	5%	11%
November 2022	11%	15%	7%	9%
December 2022	13%	15%	7%	12%
January 2023	13%	16%	6%	14%
February 2023	13%	14%	7%	13%
March 2023	14%	17%	7%	14%
April 2023	13%	14%	8%	12%
May 2023	13%	16%	7%	12%
June 2023	12%	15%	5%	12%
July 2023	12%	15%	7%	10%
August 2023	13%	15%	6%	13%
September 2023	12%	14%	6%	12%
October 2023	14%	16%	6%	15%
November 2023	14%	16%	6%	15%
December 2023	14%	15%	7%	16%
January 2024	14%	15%	8%	16%
February 2024	14%	15%	6%	15%
March 2024	15%	17%	7%	16%
April 2024	15%	16%	7%	18%
May 2024	13%	14%	9%	14%
June 2024	13%	14%	6%	15%
July 2024	12%	16%	6%	10%
August 2024	12%	14%	7%	12%
September 2024	12%	14%	7%	11%
October 2024	11%	12%	6%	11%
November 2024	11%	13%	5%	12%
December 2024	12%	15%	7%	11%
January 2025	12%	13%	7%	12%
February 2025	12%	13%	6%	14%
March 2025	13%	10%	5%	20%
April 2025	14%	10%	5%	22%
May 2025	12%	9%	6%	19%
June 2025	13%	9%	5%	20%
July 2025	12%	13%	4.1%	16%
August 2025	11%	10%	3.9%	17%
September 2025	11%	11%	4.1%	17%
October 2025	12%	10%	6%	18%
November 2025	12%	10%	7%	18%
December 2025	14%	15%	3.9%	19%
January 2026	11%	9%	6%	18%
February 2026	11%	7%	6%	19%
March 2026	11%	11%	3.2%	16%
April 2026	12%	13%	5%	16%
May 2026	11%	12%	3.2%	16%
June 2026	12%	11%	5%	19%
July 2026	9%	9%	3.4%	11%
August 2026	11%	7%	7%	17%
September 2026	11%	8%	6%	16%
October 2026	14%	9%	10%	20%

Notes

September 2022 to October 2026, 163 surveys. In this window, last six surveys (May–Oct 2026): 5,999 respondents.

Monthly by party; quarterly for every other split. A group-quarter under 100 respondents is drawn as a hollow square and not joined to the line.

Data as of October 2026 · built Nov 6, 2026 · 158,354 engaged responses of 173,000