Times Square, NYC Dec 31, 1940. Wikimedia
Q1. Happy New Year! May your 2026 be healthy and happy.
Which two of these 2025 domestic events do you think were the most important? (please select up to TWO)
Which two of these 2025 domestic events do you think were the most important? (please select up to TWO)
(Image: New Year's Eve 1925, Gibson Hotel, Cincinnati, OH. Getty // Cincinnati Museum Center)
overall
custom
male
female
rep
ind
dem
18-29
30-44
45-64
65+
Trump pardons all Jan 6 convicted/accused
28%
25%
30%
16%
24%
40%
41%
21%
24%
37%
28%
"Signalgate" cabinet boat strike chat + reporter
4%
1%
6%
0%
5%
6%
12%
1%
2%
4%
4%
National Guard deployed to US cities
34%
28%
37%
20%
37%
45%
44%
42%
27%
29%
34%
Longest-ever government shutdown
17%
14%
20%
17%
16%
17%
27%
8%
21%
17%
17%
TX July 4 floods kill 135
6%
3%
9%
7%
7%
6%
12%
6%
5%
6%
6%
MN legislators shot
10%
9%
11%
8%
11%
13%
12%
16%
7%
8%
10%
Affordability
14%
12%
16%
4%
14%
22%
12%
14%
14%
15%
14%
East Wing ballroom renovation
6%
3%
9%
0%
2%
12%
12%
7%
3%
7%
6%
Epstein files
29%
30%
28%
10%
33%
45%
56%
22%
27%
28%
29%
Charlie Kirk assassinated
35%
45%
28%
74%
26%
4%
27%
43%
37%
27%
35%
Brown University, MIT professor shootings
3%
1%
4%
0%
2%
5%
12%
2%
1%
2%
3%
Rob and Michelle Reiner killed
4%
2%
5%
0%
2%
7%
12%
2%
3%
4%
4%
Estimated 300k-600k deportations
26%
19%
32%
35%
22%
20%
42%
20%
27%
23%
26%
Estimated 1m-2m self-deportations
18%
20%
16%
34%
11%
5%
12%
30%
14%
12%
18%
None of these important
2%
1%
4%
2%
2%
3%
0%
4%
3%
1%
2%
Q2. Which two of these 2025 international events do you think were the most important? (please select up to TWO)
(Image: Doll is dubbed "Miss 1926" at a New Year's Party, London, England, Jan. 1, 1926. Getty // Topical Press Agency)
overall
custom
male
female
rep
ind
dem
18-29
30-44
45-64
65+
Tariffs
48%
45%
50%
47%
42%
50%
50%
46%
46%
52%
48%
USAID dismantled
54%
48%
59%
46%
45%
62%
39%
60%
52%
55%
54%
Trump-Zelensky Oval Office meeting
8%
8%
8%
7%
7%
8%
27%
5%
6%
4%
8%
US strikes on alleged drug boats in Carribean
31%
22%
38%
22%
40%
36%
38%
28%
30%
33%
31%
Qatar gifts plane for AF1, Trump library
10%
3%
15%
0%
10%
18%
15%
9%
9%
8%
10%
American becomes pope
11%
13%
10%
13%
8%
10%
3%
12%
14%
10%
11%
Israel, US bomb Iran nuclear facilities
25%
37%
15%
48%
24%
6%
30%
28%
22%
25%
25%
Israel-Hamas cease-fire
15%
21%
11%
20%
12%
12%
36%
4%
18%
14%
15%
Bondi Beach Hanukkah shootings
6%
2%
9%
7%
7%
5%
12%
2%
7%
7%
6%
None of these important
3%
2%
3%
1%
3%
4%
0%
5%
3%
1%
3%
Q3. Which two of these would you most like to see happen in 2026? (please select up to TWO)
(Image: Rose Bowl Parade, Pasadena, CA, Jan 1, 1926 via Huntington Digital Library)
overall
custom
male
female
rep
ind
dem
18-29
30-44
45-64
65+
Gas prices decline 10%
12%
15%
9%
22%
8%
3%
12%
14%
13%
6%
12%
Grocery prices decline 10%
27%
27%
25%
26%
22%
28%
39%
25%
26%
23%
27%
Housing becomes 10% more affordable
17%
17%
17%
17%
16%
18%
36%
20%
15%
9%
17%
Healthcare becomes 10% more affordable
17%
12%
21%
10%
18%
23%
0%
9%
23%
25%
17%
More harmony in US politics/society
28%
29%
27%
25%
38%
27%
17%
31%
28%
28%
28%
My favorite pro or college team wins title
3%
6%
1%
3%
5%
2%
3%
6%
2%
1%
3%
End of Ukraine-Russia war on 'good' terms
18%
18%
19%
11%
11%
26%
12%
20%
14%
25%
18%
My preferred party controls House & Senate
42%
40%
44%
39%
20%
50%
39%
34%
42%
52%
42%
Neither party controls both House & Senate
2%
2%
3%
0%
9%
3%
3%
1%
3%
4%
2%
True peace between Israel and its neighbors
14%
13%
14%
15%
18%
11%
20%
11%
15%
10%
14%
Fed Funds rate goes from 3.75% to 2.5%
8%
9%
6%
13%
8%
5%
0%
13%
8%
7%
8%
The budget deficit shrinks by 10%
15%
20%
11%
29%
14%
3%
3%
26%
16%
7%
15%
Global CO2 emissions drop by 10%
11%
13%
10%
4%
15%
17%
18%
15%
6%
13%
11%
Stock market up 20%
9%
10%
9%
17%
8%
3%
0%
13%
10%
8%
9%
None of these
3%
1%
5%
1%
6%
3%
0%
6%
3%
1%
3%
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