In this week’s Economist/YouGov poll:

Plus polling on the war in Iran, voting, democracy, gerrymandering, Trump's age, the U.S. economy, and immigration. Including:

  • 30% of Americans strongly or somewhat support the war with Iran, and 55% oppose it
    • Despite dissatisfaction with the war being fought under the direction of a Republican administration, slightly more Americans say they trust the Republican Party more to handle the war than say they trust Democrats more (32% vs. 28%)
  • 67% of Americans say voting is an effective way for them to have a voice in government, and 18% say it isn't
  • 74% of Americans say partisan gerrymandering (when states draw districts that benefit one party) is a major problem. Only 8% say it is not a problem
    • If one state draws districts that give an advantage to a particular party, more Americans say it is justified for other states to retaliate by drawing districts that benefit the other party than say doing so is not justified (37% vs. 27%)
  • 52% of Americans say Trump is a threat to democracy, and 38% say he isn't
  • 51% say Trump is too old to be president, and 38% say he isn't
  • 44% of Americans say the state of the U.S. economy is poor, and another 30% say it's fair; only 23% say it's either excellent (4%) or good (19%)
  • 42% of Americans say illegal immigrants living in the U.S. should be allowed to stay and apply for citizenship, while 38% say they should be deported and 7% say they should be allowed to stay but not apply for citizenship

See the toplines and crosstabs for the May 9 - 11, 2026 Economist/YouGov Poll

Methodology: The poll was conducted among 1,549 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 3.5%.

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