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News Articles: public opinion

Two women embrace and cry as they look out over a burned area in Lahaina, Hawaii in August 2023. A new survey finds most Americans expect the impacts of climate change to worsen in the next 30 years, as climate scientists warn.

Here's how Americans feel about climate change

The majority of Americans think climate change will kill and displace a large number of people in the U.S. in the next 30 years, according to a survey by the Pew Research Center.

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By:
  • Rebecca Hersher
A couple walk in front of the Kremlin's Spasskaya Tower and St Basil's cathedral in downtown Moscow. While 80% of poll respondents say they support Russia's military, some have mixed feelings.

What Russians think of the war in Ukraine, according to an independent pollster

Denis Volkov acknowledges that public opinion polling in Russia has its challenges and pitfalls, but says the findings still hold valuable information.

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By:
  • Rachel Treisman
Public opinion surveys show that Chinese and U.S. respondents show increasingly negative attitudes toward each other's countries. In China, reported levels of satisfaction with the Chinese government have grown.

As U.S. Views Of China Grow More Negative, Chinese Support For Their Government Rises

Recent trends in public sentiment run parallel to deteriorating U.S.-China relations. In China, the pandemic "increased people's satisfaction and support for their government," says a sociologist.

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By:
  • Emily Feng

Despite Mask Wars, Americans Support Aggressive Measures To Stop COVID-19, Poll Finds

Two-thirds of Americans believe the U.S. is handling the pandemic worse than other nations, an NPR/Ipsos poll finds. Majorities support more aggressive measures to stop the spread of the coronavirus.

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By:
  • Brian Mann