Opinion Today

July 16, 2021

President Biden’s approval remains steady with a little over half of Americans approving of his job in office
Chris Jackson & Jocelyn Duran, Ipsos
Overall, 53% of Americans approve of President Biden’s performance in office, and he gets the biggest approval on his handling of COVID-19, the environment, and racial inequality. Americans are most concerned about the economy (18%), the health care system (11%), crime or corruption (10%) and public health (9%).

Democratic, Republican Confidence in Science Diverges
Jeffrey M. Jones, Gallup
Sixty-four percent of U.S. adults say they have "a great deal" or "quite a lot" of confidence in science, compared with 70% when Gallup last measured it more than four decades ago. The modest decline overall obscures more significant changes among political partisans.

Contrary to reports, most Americans not worked up over Critical Race Theory
Jocelyn Duran & Chris Jackson, Ipsos
A recent Reuters/Ipsos poll finds that less than half of Americans are familiar with …