While the nation’s economy has been rocked by banking turmoil and stock market fluctuations in recent weeks, the public’s views of the economy are similar to where they stood in January. Just 19% of U.S. adults rate current economic conditions as excellent or good, while 46% say conditions are only fair and 35% rate the […]
Most Americans think the U.S. should prioritize the development of renewable energy over fossil fuel sources. At the same time, most say they are not ready to stop using fossil fuel energy sources altogether. And a sizable share think the U.S. should never stop using fossil fuel sources. Renewable sources, such as wind and solar, […]
The Democratic and Republican parties are both viewed unfavorably by majorities of Americans. And while most adults say they feel at least somewhat well-represented by at least one of the two parties, a quarter (25%) say neither party represents the interests of people like them even somewhat well. Reflecting dissatisfaction with the major parties, even […]
About three-in-ten Americans (28%) currently rate national economic conditions as excellent or good, while a similar share (31%) say they are poor and about four-in-ten (41%) view them as “only fair.” While ratings remain substantially lower than they were prior to the start of the COVID-19 pandemic, they are more positive than they were last […]