Politics

January 1, 2024 Foreign policy issues top the public’s agenda for 2024, followed by economic concerns. Education, the environment and climate change, and health care continue to be major concerns. Most Americans do not expect things to get better for themselves or the country in the upcoming year. To explore the public’s agenda for 2024,…

Sixty-eight percent of adults are pessimistic about the state of politics in the United States and many lack confidence that the parties will select presidential candidates fairly.

About half the public thinks the U.S. should prioritize negotiating a permanent ceasefire and provide humanitarian aid to Palestinians in Gaza. Fewer think military aid to Israel is a high priority.