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Each chart is one survey, not a polling average. Dates below are fieldwork dates; older findings are historical snapshots.

Household costs · United States

18% find holiday gifts very difficult to afford

Dec 11, 2025 – Dec 15, 2025
Registered voters

Very easy22%
Somewhat easy34%
Somewhat difficult24%
Very difficult18%
No opinion / no answer4%
Question & survey details

How easy or difficult is it for you to afford - holiday gifts; very easy, somewhat easy, somewhat difficult, or very difficult?

1,035 respondents overall; registered voters. live interviewers calling landlines and cell phones. Question-specific sample size is not established. Percentages may differ from 100 through rounding.

The fieldwork year comes from the publisher’s dated release heading.

Released 2025-12-17. Original source

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Household costs · United States

19% find health care very difficult to afford

Dec 11, 2025 – Dec 15, 2025
Registered voters

Very easy28%
Somewhat easy31%
Somewhat difficult21%
Very difficult19%
No opinion / no answer2%
Question & survey details

How easy or difficult is it for you to afford - health care; very easy, somewhat easy, somewhat difficult, or very difficult?

1,035 respondents overall; registered voters. live interviewers calling landlines and cell phones. Question-specific sample size is not established. Percentages may differ from 100 through rounding.

The fieldwork year comes from the publisher’s dated release heading.

Released 2025-12-17. Original source

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Economy · United States

30% describe the national economy as poor

Dec 11, 2025 – Dec 15, 2025
Registered voters

Excellent3%
Good31%
Not so good35%
Poor30%
No opinion / no answer2%
Question & survey details

Would you describe the state of the nation's economy these days as excellent, good, not so good, or poor?

1,035 respondents overall; registered voters. live interviewers calling landlines and cell phones. Question-specific sample size is not established. Percentages may differ from 100 through rounding.

The fieldwork year comes from the publisher’s dated release heading.

Released 2025-12-17. Original source

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Health · United States

34% approve of Trump's handling of health care

Dec 11, 2025 – Dec 15, 2025
Registered voters

Approve34%
Disapprove59%
No opinion / no answer7%
Question & survey details

Do you approve or disapprove of the way Donald Trump is handling - health care?

1,035 respondents overall; registered voters. live interviewers calling landlines and cell phones. Question-specific sample size is not established. Percentages may differ from 100 through rounding.

The fieldwork year comes from the publisher’s dated release heading.

Released 2025-12-17. Original source

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Government · United States

35% approve of Republicans in Congress

Dec 11, 2025 – Dec 15, 2025
Registered voters

Approve35%
Disapprove58%
No opinion / no answer7%
Question & survey details

Do you approve or disapprove of the way the Republicans in Congress are handling their job?

1,035 respondents overall; registered voters. live interviewers calling landlines and cell phones. Question-specific sample size is not established. Percentages may differ from 100 through rounding.

The fieldwork year comes from the publisher’s dated release heading.

Released 2025-12-17. Original source

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Foreign affairs · United States

35% approve of Trump's handling of the Russia - Ukraine war

Dec 11, 2025 – Dec 15, 2025
Registered voters

Approve35%
Disapprove55%
No opinion / no answer10%
Question & survey details

Do you approve or disapprove of the way Donald Trump is handling - the Russia - Ukraine war?

1,035 respondents overall; registered voters. live interviewers calling landlines and cell phones. Question-specific sample size is not established. Percentages may differ from 100 through rounding.

The fieldwork year comes from the publisher’s dated release heading.

Released 2025-12-17. Original source

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Household costs · United States

36% say Trump's policies are hurting their personal finances

Dec 11, 2025 – Dec 15, 2025
Registered voters

Helping25%
Hurting36%
No difference37%
No opinion / no answer2%
Question & survey details

Do you think Donald Trump's policies are helping your personal financial situation, hurting your personal financial situation, or aren't making much of a difference?

1,035 respondents overall; registered voters. live interviewers calling landlines and cell phones. Question-specific sample size is not established. Percentages may differ from 100 through rounding.

The fieldwork year comes from the publisher’s dated release heading.

Released 2025-12-17. Original source

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Economy · United States

40% approve of Trump's handling of the economy

Dec 11, 2025 – Dec 15, 2025
Registered voters

Approve40%
Disapprove57%
No opinion / no answer3%
Question & survey details

Do you approve or disapprove of the way Donald Trump is handling - the economy?

1,035 respondents overall; registered voters. live interviewers calling landlines and cell phones. Question-specific sample size is not established. Percentages may differ from 100 through rounding.

The fieldwork year comes from the publisher’s dated release heading.

Released 2025-12-17. Original source

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Economy · United States

40% approve of Trump's handling of trade

Dec 11, 2025 – Dec 15, 2025
Registered voters

Approve40%
Disapprove55%
No opinion / no answer5%
Question & survey details

Do you approve or disapprove of the way Donald Trump is handling - trade?

1,035 respondents overall; registered voters. live interviewers calling landlines and cell phones. Question-specific sample size is not established. Percentages may differ from 100 through rounding.

The fieldwork year comes from the publisher’s dated release heading.

Released 2025-12-17. Original source

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Foreign affairs · United States

41% approve of Trump's handling of foreign policy

Dec 11, 2025 – Dec 15, 2025
Registered voters

Approve41%
Disapprove54%
No opinion / no answer6%
Question & survey details

Do you approve or disapprove of the way Donald Trump is handling - foreign policy?

1,035 respondents overall; registered voters. live interviewers calling landlines and cell phones. Question-specific sample size is not established. Percentages may differ from 100 through rounding.

The fieldwork year comes from the publisher’s dated release heading.

Released 2025-12-17. Original source

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Immigration · United States

42% approve of Trump's handling of deportations

Dec 11, 2025 – Dec 15, 2025
Registered voters

Approve42%
Disapprove55%
No opinion / no answer3%
Question & survey details

Do you approve or disapprove of the way Donald Trump is handling - deportations?

1,035 respondents overall; registered voters. live interviewers calling landlines and cell phones. Question-specific sample size is not established. Percentages may differ from 100 through rounding.

The fieldwork year comes from the publisher’s dated release heading.

Released 2025-12-17. Original source

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Immigration · United States

44% approve of Trump's handling of immigration issues

Dec 11, 2025 – Dec 15, 2025
Registered voters

Approve44%
Disapprove54%
No opinion / no answer2%
Question & survey details

Do you approve or disapprove of the way Donald Trump is handling - immigration issues?

1,035 respondents overall; registered voters. live interviewers calling landlines and cell phones. Question-specific sample size is not established. Percentages may differ from 100 through rounding.

The fieldwork year comes from the publisher’s dated release heading.

Released 2025-12-17. Original source

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This explorer currently draws from supported questions in Caldwell’s automatically published Quinnipiac and KFF reports. It is not a complete archive of all pollsters or all questions. Only current validated reporting inputs appear; unsupported questions remain excluded. The automated publishing pipeline adds new supported findings as reports are published. Up to 200 recent managed reports are checked on each request, with parsed chart models cached by their source fingerprint.