Opinion Today
July 23, 2025
Comparing disapproval of Trump and Biden, Ukraine aid, Jeffrey Epstein, and PBS: July 18-21, 2025, Economist/YouGov Poll David Montgomery and Taylor Orth, YouGov This week’s Economist/YouGov poll covers… • How approval of Trump's handling of inflation has fallen to match Biden's • A new high in support for increasing military aid to Ukraine • Bipartisan agreement on the Epstein investigation • Little support for public broadcasting cuts
New poll: Democrats lead House generic ballot; deportations unpopular; Musk party flops G. Elliott Morris, Strength In Numbers Results from the July Strength In Numbers/Verasight poll
Trump’s favorability has fallen among AAPI adults since last year, AAPI Data/AP-NORC poll finds Thomas Beaumont and Linley Sanders, Associated Press A small but fast-growing group in the United States has soured somewhat on President Donald Trump this year, as they worry about high costs and fear that new tariff policies will further raise their personal expenses, a new poll finds. The percentage of Asian Americans, Native Hawaiians and Pacific Islanders with an unfavorable opinion of Trump rose to 71% in July, from 60% in December, according to a national survey by AAPI Data and The Associated Press-NORC Center for Public Affairs Research. Confidence in the Future of Social Security Among Younger Adults at 15-Year-Low AARP A new AARP report, released ahead of Social Security’s 90th anniversary, reveals Americans’ confidence in the future of Social Security has declined by 7 percentage points in the last five years, from 43% in 2020 to 36% in 2025. This is the lowest level since 2010, when confidence in Social Security was at 35%. Younger adults are generally less confident: just 25% of people ages 18-49 are confident in the program’s future, compared to 48% of those 50 and older.
The Government and the Epstein Files Erica Seifert, Navigator Research This Navigator Research report covers what Americans are hearing when it comes to the Trump administration and the Epstein files.
The Epstein Story Continues to Break Through to Voters Data for Progress New Data for Progress polling finds that despite Trump’s best efforts to distract his followers from the case, the Epstein files continue to be one of the biggest stories breaking through to voters. In a poll conducted July 11-12, Data for Progress found that 25% of voters had heard “a lot” about the Epstein files. In a new survey, conducted July 18-20, we now find that 37% of voters have heard “a lot” about the story.
