Opinion Today
November 25, 2024
Republicans Optimistic, Democrats Afraid After Election Megan Brenan, Gallup In the aftermath of the contentious 2024 U.S. presidential election, large majorities of Republicans and Republican-leaning independents describe their reaction to Donald Trump’s victory as optimistic (86%), relieved (85%), excited (76%) and proud (72%). In contrast, majorities of Democrats and Democratic-leaning independents report feeling afraid (76%), angry (68%) and devastated (61%) about the election’s result.
CBS News poll finds Trump starts on positive note as most approve of transition handling Anthony Salvanto, Jennifer De Pinto, Fred Backus, CBS News President-elect Donald Trump's incoming administration starts off with mostly good will from the public: a majority of Americans overall are either happy or at least satisfied that he won and are either excited or optimistic about what he'll do as president. Trump's handling of his presidential transition gets approval from most Americans overall and brings near-universal approval from his voters, along with a net-positive response about his selections for Cabinet posts, in particular, Sen. Marco Rubio, who is Trump's pick to be secretary of state.
November 2024: Consumer confidence declines globally for first time since March Ipsos Sentiment is largely up in Latin America, more mixed in the Middle East and Africa according to the Ipsos Global Consumer Confidence Index for November 2024