Plus polling on North Korea, the Democratic and Republican parties, members of Congress, Kamala Harris, vaccines, and gender identity.
- 27% of Americans strongly or somewhat approve of the friendly statement Donald Trump posted about North Korea on Truth Social and 55% disapprove; 60% of Republicans approve, compared with 4% of Democrats
- 51% of Americans think the Republican Party is too extreme and 43% think the Democratic Party is. Independents are more likely to say this about the Republican Party (53%) than the Democratic Party (39%)
- 62% of Americans would rather have a member of Congress who compromises to get things done and 38% would rather have one who sticks to their principles no matter what
- 39% of Americans have a very or somewhat favorable opinion of Kamala Harris and 50% have an unfavorable one
- 40% of Americans think vaccines are very safe, 34% somewhat safe, 10% not very safe, and 8% not at all safe. 66% of Democrats say very safe, compared with 18% of Republicans
- 63% of Americans strongly or somewhat oppose allowing transgender student athletes to play on teams matching their gender identity and 20% support it
See the toplines and crosstabs for the August 21 - 24, 2026 Economist/YouGov Poll
Methodology: The August 21 - 24, 2026 poll was conducted among 1,536 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, U.S. 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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