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Methodology

2026-05-02 00:00:41

The American Trends Panel survey methodology Overview Data in this report comes from Wave 192 of the American Trends Panel (ATP), Pew Research Center’s nationally representative panel of randomly selected U.S. adults. The survey was conducted April 20-26, 2026. A total of 5,103 panelists responded out of 5,898 who were sampled, for a survey-level response […]

Acknowledgments

2026-05-02 00:00:41

This report is a collaborative effort based on the input and analysis of the following individuals: Research team Jocelyn Kiley, Director, Political ResearchSteven Shepard, Associate Director, Political ResearchHannah Hartig, Senior ResearcherBaxter Oliphant, Senior ResearcherGabe Borelli, Research AssociateAndrew Daniller, Research AssociateAndy Cerda, Research Analyst      Shanay Gracia, Research AnalystTed Van Green, Research Analyst Communications and editorial Nida […]

Appendix: Additional charts

2026-05-02 00:00:40

Democrats and Republicans place more importance on advancing own policies than finding common ground

2026-05-02 00:00:39

Republicans and Republican leaning independents overwhelmingly (76%) say Trump is doing an excellent or good job pushing for his policies, regardless of whether Democratic officials agree with them. By comparison, Democrats and Democratic leaners continue to be more critical of the job their elected officials have done at pushing against Trump’s policies when they disagree. […]

Americans continue to view both the Republican and Democratic parties negatively

2026-05-02 00:00:38

The American public’s views of the two major political parties are more unfavorable than favorable, with a substantial share expressing negative views of both parties. While there have been relatively modest fluctuations in these overall ratings over the last several years, the share of the public holding unfavorable views of both parties is higher than […]

Trump Loses Ground on Several Personal Traits as Approval Rating Slips

2026-05-02 00:00:36

A majority of Americans (56%) say the overall level of ethics and honesty in the federal government has fallen over the course of Trump’s term.