Opinion Today

January 24, 2025

What do Americans expect from Donald Trump's second term?
Taylor Orth, YouGov
Opinions on Donald Trump and his policies are sharply divided just after his inauguration. Majorities of Americans anticipate that compared to his first term as president, during his second term there will be more executive orders, pardons, and trade disputes, among other changes. Our survey asked Americans about 20 policies that Trump either mentioned in his inauguration speech or took action toward implementing during his first or second day in office.

Americans’ support for climate justice
Jennifer P. Carman, Danning Lu, Matthew Ballew, et al, Environmental Science & Policy
Collaborating with climate justice practitioners, we conducted a nationally representative survey of U.S. adults (n = 1011) to measure and explore predictors of Americans’ climate justice beliefs and intentions to engage in related behaviors. We find that only about one-third of Americans have heard of climate justice, but about half of Americans support climate justice goals once they are explained.