Opinion Today
January 29, 2025
Americans sour on some of Trump's early moves, Reuters/Ipsos poll finds Jason Lange and James Oliphant, Reuters Americans have a dim view of some of President Donald Trump's early barrage of executive orders, including his attempt to do away with so-called birthright citizenship and his decision to rename the Gulf of Mexico, a Reuters/Ipsos poll found. Overall, the poll showed 45% of Americans approve of Trump's performance as president, down slightly from 47% in a Jan. 20-21 poll.
Trust in Public Health Agencies and Vaccines Falls Amid Republican Skepticism KFF Share of Parents Who Say They Keep Their Children Up to Date on Their Vaccines Falls; 1 in 4 Republicans Parents Now Say They’ve Skipped or Delayed Some Childhood Vaccines
Most Americans Favor School Vaccination Requirements, but Support Is Rising for Opt-Out Options Annenberg Public Policy Center With President Donald Trump having challenged school vaccination mandates for children during his campaign, a new survey finds that nearly three-quarters of U.S. adults support requiring that children be vaccinated against preventable diseases such as measles, mumps, and rubella. To protect children who cannot be vaccinated for medical reasons, over half of Americans also support states prohibiting other unvaccinated children from attending school, either private or public.
Consumers’ optimism about both present and future conditions pulled back in January Conference Board The Conference Board Consumer Confidence Index® declined by 5.4 points in January to 104.1 (1985=100). December’s reading was revised up by 4.8 points to 109.5 but was still down 3.3 points from the previous month.
Understanding The 2024 Election: Uncovering the Key Factors Influencing Americans’ Presidential Votes PRRI This Spotlight analysis examines the key factors that determined Americans’ presidential vote choice in the 2024 election, with a particular focus on gauging the importance of the economy in this election cycle. New survey data from PRRI showed that concerns about inflation animated a majority of American voters last fall — though not equally among Trump and Harris voters.
