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Canadians and Mexicans now view China more positively than the U.S.

Canadians and Mexicans also now view Chinese President Xi Jinping more positively than Trump, even as relatively few people in both countries have confidence in the two leaders.
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What Americans think about the global AI race

Most Americans see China as more advanced than the U.S. in AI development, while 43% say U.S. leadership in AI is extremely ...
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Americans’ evaluations of the economy remain negative

Positive ratings are slightly lower than in January, when 28% rated the economy as excellent or good. Still, Americans’ economic ratings have hovered around this level for the l ...
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As the 2026 Midterms Approach, Economy Is Front and Center

Americans are now almost evenly split over which party they most agree with on economic policies: 37% say the Democrats, while 36% say the GOP.
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Midterm voting preferences by race and ethnicity, age, and other demographics

This is part of a larger report on Americans and the 2026 midterm elections. Several months ahead of the 2026 midterm elections, Democrats hold a 6 percentage point edge over Republicans among ...
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Should congressional candidates seek common ground or push hard for party priorities?

With congressional primaries already underway and the midterm elections coming up this fall, voters in both partisan coalitions are fairly split over whether they are looking for candidates who ...
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Views of Congress are near record lows

Note: No answer responses are not shown. Source: Survey of U.S. adults conducted July 6-12, 2026. Fresh data delivered Saturday mornings Thank you for subscribing! 901 E St. NW, Suite 300 ...
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Democrats more likely than Republicans say they have given ‘a lot’ of thought to midterms, it ‘really matters’ who wins

Date % of registered voters who … Rep/Lean Rep Dem/Lean Dem; July 2026: Say it really matters which party wins control of Congress: 60: 70: Aug 2022: Say it really matters which ...
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Republican Party advantage on immigration narrows as public is divided over which party they agree with more on economic issues

Response 5/1/16 8/1/19 1/1/22 7/1/22 6/1/23 9/1/25 7/1/26; Policies to deal with the budget deficit: Agree with Rep Party NET: 32: 36: 33: 31: Policies to deal with the budget def ...
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Views of Congress are overwhelmingly unfavorable as Republicans’ views grow more negative

Note: No answer responses are not shown. Source: Survey of U.S. adults conducted July 6-12, 2026. Fresh data delivered Saturday mornings Thank you for subscribing! 901 E St. NW, Suite 300 ...
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Younger Democratic supporters prefer candidates who will focus on pushing hard for priorities over those who seek common ground to get things done

Relatively small sample size for Hispanic voters who favor a Republican candidate for Congress (N=195, margin of error +/- 10 percentage points). Black Republicans and Asian Republicans are a very ...
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Unconventional Right and Tuned-Out Middle are less engaged with the midterm elections than other groups

The survey had a sample size of 144 Tuned-Out Middle registered voters, for a margin of error plus or minus 10.1 percentage points at the 95% confidence level. Source: Survey of U.S. adults conducted ...