Opinion Today
July 22, 2026
Majorities of Americans disapprove of Trump's job handling and several of his personal qualities David Montgomery, YouGov The latest Economist / YouGov Poll shows that Donald Trump remains unpopular, with 36% of Americans strongly or somewhat approving of Trump's job performance and 60% disapproving.... With Trump unpopular, his Republican Party is trailing in Americans' intended House vote, though the margin is smaller there than on approval of Trump's job handling.
59% say gas price hikes have forced them to cut back spending; 51% blame Trump G. Elliott Morris, Strength In Numbers The national average price of gasoline is back above $4 a gallon as fighting with Iran has reignited in recent weeks. President Trump’s response has not been to adjust his Middle East policy, but to hunt down price-gougers: On June 24, 2026, the Justice Department launched a probe of oil companies, then on July 3 urged state attorneys general to do the same. Polls suggest voters aren’t buying the ruse.
A majority of Americans have little or no confidence in ICE Alexander Rossell Hayes, YouGov About three-quarters (73%) of Democrats support abolishing ICE. Independents are also more likely to support abolishing the agency than to oppose doing so (48% vs. 34%). Most Republicans (67%) oppose eliminating the agency.... A majority (54%) of Americans have either only a little confidence in ICE (11%) or none at all (42%).... A majority (54%) somewhat or strongly disapprove of Trump's handling of immigration, while only 39% approve, for a net approval of −15.
Which politicians Americans say are socialists Taylor Orth, YouGov This week's Economist / YouGov Poll finds that out of eight politicians associated with the Democratic Party, Bernie Sanders is the politician Americans are most likely to identify as a socialist (55% do), followed closely by Zohran Mamdani at 51% and Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez at 45%.... The survey also asked more broadly about the potential threat of communism. While only 18% of Americans overall believe that communists in the U.S. pose a major threat to the country today, that number is three times as high (52%) among those who identify as very conservative.
A growing political reckoning is coming for data centers, POLITICO Poll shows Katherine Long and Jessie Blaeser, Politico A new POLITICO Poll found that Americans’ attitudes toward data centers have grown increasingly sour and politically polarized in the past six months.
Americans Lead World in Viewing Politics as Risk to Safety Benedict Vigers, Gallup Although Americans are most likely to name road accidents and crime as the two biggest threats to their personal safety, no other population in the world is more likely to identify politics as a safety concern.
One in Four U.S. Employees Locked in Jobs for Health Insurance Ellyn Maese, Gallup Nearly one in four U.S. workers (24%), the equivalent of about 23 million adults, report “job lock” — staying in their current job, even though they want to leave, because they are afraid of losing their health insurance — according to a new study from the West Health-Gallup Center on Healthcare in America. This marks an eight-percentage-point increase since 2021.
