In this week’s Economist/YouGov poll:

Plus polling on Pam Bondi, household finances, NATO, historical turning points, and more. Including:

  • 51% of Americans strongly or somewhat approve of Donald Trump's decision to fire Pam Bondi as attorney general; only 14% disapprove of the decision
    • Majorities of both Democrats (56%) and Republicans (53%) approve of the decision
  • 51% of Americans disapprove of the job Bondi has done as attorney general. Only 22% approve
  • 53% of Americans have an unfavorable opinion of Bondi, the highest share for any of the eight current or former Trump administration officials included in the survey. Only 21% have a favorable opinion
    • Large shares of Americans also have unfavorable opinions of Kristi Noem (52%), Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. (49%), and Pete Hegseth (44%)
    • No Trump administration official included in this week's survey is viewed favorably by more Americans than view them unfavorably
  • 21% of Americans say they think that a year from now they and their household will be better off financially, including 11% of Democrats and 35% of Republicans
    • Since the start of Trump's second term, those are the lowest shares of Americans overall and of Republicans to expect a better financial situation a year from now
  • Only 21% of Americans think the U.S. should withdraw from the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) while 47% want the U.S. to remain
    • Withdrawing from NATO has little support from Democrats (8%) and Independents (19%) but Republicans are slightly more likely to back NATO withdrawal than remaining in the alliance (36% vs. 30%)

See the toplines and crosstabs for the April 3 - 6, 2026 Economist/YouGov Poll

Methodology: The poll was conducted among 1,750 U.S. adult citizens. Respondents were selected from YouGov’s opt-in panel to be representative of U.S. adult citizens. A random sample (stratified by gender, age, race, education, geographic region, and voter registration) was selected from the 2019 American Community Survey. The sample was weighted according to gender, age, race, education, geographic region, 2024 presidential vote, 2020 election turnout and presidential vote, baseline party identification, and current voter registration status. 2024 presidential vote, at time of weighting, was estimated to be 48% Harris and 50% Trump. Demographic weighting targets come from the 2019 American Community Survey. Baseline party identification is the respondent’s most recent answer given around November 8, 2024, and is weighted to the estimated distribution at that time (31% Democratic, 33% Republican). The margin of error for the overall sample is approximately 3%.

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