Crime and Justice: Americans more likely to say crime is on the rise than not; three-quarters targeted by scams
Majority have confidence in state and local police; fewer say the same of FBI, ICE, Supreme Court January 27, 2026 – Police-reported crimes have fallen significantly since 2000, but Americans are more likely than not to believe there has been an increase in crime in their communities. New data from Angus Reid USA finds Americans four-times as likely to say…
Americans reject strongman rule, military government – but deep divisions emerge over who should actually run the country
Democracy remains the preferred system for most Americans, but a sizeable minority—particularly Trump voters and those who sat out 2020—show openness to authoritarian alternatives November 7, 2022 – A new U.S. survey finds that while Americans remain overwhelmingly attached to democratic government, large and politically consequential minorities are open to models that weaken or bypass it. Strongman leadership, technocratic rule…
The Divided States of America: The Biden era ushers in hope for his supporters, despair for Trump backers
Most 2020 GOP voters say President-Elect Biden will do a worse job handling COVID-19 than Trump January 19, 2021 – Tomorrow the pages of American history turn again, with the inauguration of President-Elect Joe Biden and Vice President-Elect Kamala Harris. But what kind of narrative is written onto those pages will depend squarely on Biden and his administration’s ability to…