In this week's Economist / YouGov Poll:

Plus polling on JD Vance, marijuana, and more. Including:

  • 58% of Americans say the U.S. government should not endorse candidates running for office in foreign countries. 12% say it should
  • 19% of Americans say that Vice President JD Vance has quite a bit or a great deal or influence in the Trump administration. 28% say Vance has a moderate amount of influence and 37% say he has only a little or none at all
  • 33% of Americans say they are not sure what the price of gas was when they last bought it
  • 53% of Americans think the use of marijuana should be legal in the U.S. and 31% do not. Support for legalization is greater among older Americans: 56% of Americans 45 and older support it and 29% oppose it, while 50% of younger adults support it and 33% oppose it

See the toplines and crosstabs for the April 10 - 13, 2026 Economist/YouGov Poll

Methodology: The poll was conducted among 1,748 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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