Plus polling on Trump and the media, democracy, economic statistics, Cuba, and transgender people.
All of the following items are among Election Day registered voters — those U.S. adult citizens who either are registered to vote or who say they plan to register before Election Day.
- 57% say the way Donald Trump treats journalists is unacceptable and 29% say it is acceptable
- 66% say Trump should not be allowed to bar news organizations whose coverage he dislikes from the White House, while 21% say he should
- 65% are somewhat or completely dissatisfied with the way democracy is working in the United States today, and 29% are satisfied. Democrats are the most likely to be dissatisfied (76%), followed by Independents (70%) and Republicans (49%)
- 64% would rather have a member of Congress who compromises to get things done than one who sticks to their principles, no matter what (36%)
- 56% somewhat (31%) or completely (25%) distrust the data the federal government reports about the economy, and 35% trust it
- Half (50%) think there are more unemployed people than the government's numbers show, while 20% think the numbers are accurate
- 60% would somewhat or strongly oppose the U.S. using military force to overthrow the government of Cuba, and 20% support it. More Republicans support than opposite (41% vs. 33%)
See the toplines and crosstabs for the September 25 - 28, 2026 Economist/YouGov Poll
Methodology: The poll was conducted among 1,563 U.S. adult citizens, including 1,429 who reported that they were currently registered to vote or planned to register before the election in November. 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 those who are currently registered to vote or who plan to register before the election in November is approximately 3.4%.
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