The eighth Summit of the Americas, which begins today in Peru, comes amid a decline in U.S. favorability across much of Latin America, with large majorities in several countries saying they have no confidence in President Donald Trump to do the right thing regarding world affairs.
Just 16% of Americans see Russian President Vladimir Putin favorably, with more Republicans than Democrats holding that view. A quarter of Republicans say they have a favorable view of Putin overall, compared with just 9% of Democrats.
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Do the Russian and Chinese governments respect the personal freedoms of their people? Your opinion may depend on where you live.
People who live in countries where the political system is less than “fully democratic” tend to give Beijing and Moscow higher marks for upholding individual rights than people who live in full democracies.
Americans and Germans also have different perspectives on core elements of the U.S.- German relationship such as economy, security and shared democratic values. In both nations, there are partisan differences over what binds the two countries together.
Americans’ views of 10 federal agencies and departments are more positive than negative, with the postal service ranking the highest. Many view the FBI favorably, though positive opinions of the intelligence service among Republicans have slipped.
Ahead of President Donald Trump’s first State of the Union address, take a look at public opinion on important issues facing the country, from the economy to immigration.
About three-in-ten Americans say the recently passed tax law will have a mostly positive personal effect, while a similar share say its effect will be mostly negative. Opinions also are divided and partisan differences are particularly wide about the tax law’s impact on the country as a whole.
Pew Research Center president Michael Dimock looks back at the events that defined 2017 and what public opinion can tell us about the important trends shaping American society.
A majority of Americans say senior members of Donald Trump’s administration definitely or probably had improper contacts with Russia during last year’s presidential campaign. But Republicans and Democrats are deeply divided in their views of possible wrongdoing and whether they believe special counsel Robert Mueller will conduct a fair investigation into the matter.
People in Vietnam, India and South Korea are generally positive about life today in their countries compared with 50 years ago. But in many places, like Latin America, people are more negative in their views of progress.
How do people in different countries view democracy, military rule and other political systems? Explore the data in our new interactive feature.
Since 2002, Pew Research Center has conducted more than 500,000 interviews with people in 64 countries to learn their views about international and domestic politics, economics and other front-burner topics. Our newly updated Global Indicators Database serves as an interactive repository of these findings. You can use the database to explore public opinion around the world on issues that interest you by country, region and subject area.
Republicans have become far more upbeat about the country and its future since before Donald Trump’s election victory. By contrast, Democrats have become much less positive. As a result, opinions among the public overall have shown little change – and remain about as negative they were in Barack Obama’s final year in office.