A survey conducted in February 2025 found that the most important issue for 24 percent of Americans was inflation and prices. A further 12 percent of respondents were most concerned about jobs and the economy.

In this 2018 survey, eight percent of respondents stated they think the biggest problem for the United States today is Donald Trump. In fact, most of the important problems mentioned are somehow related to the current POTUS – the most mentioned one being immigration and racism.

A country divided

Since Trump’s inauguration in January 2017, political camps in the United States are deeply divided and global politics is in turmoil; Trump’s job approval ratings are notoriously low, and in fact, they are lower than Reagan’s or Nixon’s averages ever were. Trump’s leadership is controversial at best and his executive orders often cause protests, especially among Democrats and liberals – like the travel ban for Muslims.

On the other side

One of Trump’s main campaign promises was a wall on the border with Mexico in order to keep potential illegal immigrants out and enhance security for American citizens. When he did not get the majority for this plan, he declared a national emergency to force the budget to be allocated, even though the majority of Americans did not support this idea, and it is unclear if the situation at the Mexican border actually warrants it. In fact, the total number of unauthorized immigrants has decreased over the last few years and today, many Americans believe that their country benefits from immigrants and their work .

According to a 2023 survey, young adults in the United States were divided when it came to important political issues. However, more than half of Americans between 18 and 34 considered the cost of living and inflation the most important political issue.

United States New Security Issues: US Corporations: Bonds: Nonfinancial data was reported at 60.218 USD bn in May 2018. This records an increase from the previous number of 44.177 USD bn for Apr 2018. United States New Security Issues: US Corporations: Bonds: Nonfinancial data is updated monthly, averaging 37.187 USD bn from Feb 2003 (Median) to May 2018, with 184 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 140.361 USD bn in May 2017 and a record low of 8.529 USD bn in Oct 2005. United States New Security Issues: US Corporations: Bonds: Nonfinancial data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by Federal Reserve Board. The data is categorized under Global Database’s USA – Table US.Z030: New Security Issues: Corporations.

According to the data from January 2024, 22 percent of respondents said that rising health care costs were the most important health issue facing the United States. Mental health ranked second on the list with 15 percent. Issues with healthcare costsCurrently, the most urgent problem facing American healthcare is the high costs of care. The high expense of healthcare may deter people from getting the appropriate treatment when they need medical care or cause them to completely forego preventative care visits. Many Americans reported that they may skip prescription doses or refrain from taking medication as prescribed due to financial concerns. Such health-related behavior can result in major health problems, which may raise the long-term cost of care. Inflation, medical debt, and unforeseen medical expenses have all added to the burden that health costs are placing on household income. Gun violence issueThe gun violence epidemic has plagued the United States over the past few years, yet very little has been done to address the issue. In recent years, gun violence has become the leading cause of death among American children and teens. Even though more than half of Americans are in favor of tougher gun control regulations, there is little political will to strongly reform the current gun law. Gun violence has a deep traumatic impact on survivors and society, it is developing into a major public health crisis in the United States.

The New York Times is releasing a series of data files with cumulative counts of coronavirus cases in the United States, at the state and county level, over time. We are compiling this time series data from state and local governments and health departments in an attempt to provide a complete record of the ongoing outbreak.

Since the first reported coronavirus case in Washington State on Jan. 21, 2020, The Times has tracked cases of coronavirus in real time as they were identified after testing. Because of the widespread shortage of testing, however, the data is necessarily limited in the picture it presents of the outbreak.

We have used this data to power our maps and reporting tracking the outbreak, and it is now being made available to the public in response to requests from researchers, scientists and government officials who would like access to the data to better understand the outbreak.

The data begins with the first reported coronavirus case in Washington State on Jan. 21, 2020. We will publish regular updates to the data in this repository.

This study is part of a quadrennial series designed to investigate the opinions and attitudes of the general public on matters related to foreign policy, and to define the parameters of public opinion within which decision-makers must operate. This public opinion study of the United States focused on respondents' opinions of the United States' leadership role in the world and the challenges the country faces domestically and internationally. The survey covered the following international topics: relations with other countries, role in foreign affairs, possible threats to vital interests in the next ten years, foreign policy goals, benefits or drawbacks of globalization, situations that might justify the use of United States troops in other parts of the world, the number and location of United States military bases overseas, respondent feelings toward people of other countries, opinions on the influence of other countries in the world and how much influence those countries should have, whether there should be a global regulating body to prevent economic instability, international trade, United States participation in potential treaties, the United States' role in the United Nations and NATO, respondent opinions on international institutions and regulating bodies such as the United Nations, World Trade Organization, and the World Health Organization, whether the United States will continue to be the world's leading power in the next 50 years, democracy in the Middle East and South Korea, the role of the United Nations Security Council, which side the United States should take in the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, what measures should be taken to deal with Iran's nuclear program, the military effort in Afghanistan, opinions on efforts to combat terrorism and the use of torture to extract information from prisoners, whether the respondent favors or opposes the government selling military equipment to other nations and using nuclear weapons in various circumstances, the economic development of China, and the conflict between North and South Korea. Domestic issues included economic prospects for American children when they become adults, funding for government programs, the fairness of the current distribution of income in the United States, the role of government, whether the government can be trusted to do what is right, climate change, greenhouse gas emissions, United States' dependence on foreign energy sources, drilling for oil and natural gas off the coast of the United States, and relations with Mexico including such issues as the ongoing drug war, as well as immigration and immigration reform. Demographic and other background information included age, gender, race/ethnicity, marital status, left-right political self-placement, political affiliation, employment status, highest level of education, and religious preference. Also included are household size and composition, whether the respondent is head of household, household income, housing type, ownership status of living quarters, household Internet access, Metropolitan Statistical Area (MSA) status, and region and state of residence.

United States New Security Issues: US Corporations: Stocks: Nonfinancial data was reported at 6.809 USD bn in May 2018. This records an increase from the previous number of 6.238 USD bn for Apr 2018. United States New Security Issues: US Corporations: Stocks: Nonfinancial data is updated monthly, averaging 5.349 USD bn from Feb 2003 (Median) to May 2018, with 184 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 23.709 USD bn in Feb 2015 and a record low of 641.000 USD mn in Dec 2008. United States New Security Issues: US Corporations: Stocks: Nonfinancial data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by Federal Reserve Board. The data is categorized under Global Database’s USA – Table US.Z030: New Security Issues: Corporations.

United States Net Issues: Flow: saar: OMP: CP: Foreign Issues in U.S. (FI) data was reported at 136.268 USD bn in Mar 2018. This records an increase from the previous number of 70.254 USD bn for Dec 2017. United States Net Issues: Flow: saar: OMP: CP: Foreign Issues in U.S. (FI) data is updated quarterly, averaging 0.000 USD bn from Dec 1951 (Median) to Mar 2018, with 266 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 229.830 USD bn in Sep 2017 and a record low of -211.771 USD bn in Sep 2016. United States Net Issues: Flow: saar: OMP: CP: Foreign Issues in U.S. (FI) data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by Federal Reserve Board. The data is categorized under Global Database’s USA – Table US.AB044: Funds by Instruments: Flows and Outstanding: Open Market Paper.

A 2024 survey found that over half of U.S. individuals indicated the cost of accessing treatment was the biggest problem facing the national healthcare system. This is much higher than the global average of 32 percent and is in line with the high cost of health care in the U.S. compared to other high-income countries. Bureaucracy along with a lack of staff were also considered to be pressing issues. This statistic reveals the share of individuals who said select problems were the biggest facing the health care system in the United States in 2024.

PDS: Specific Issues: Coupons: ON-Open: General Transactions: Securities Out: 10 Years data was reported at 987.000 USD mn in 12 Feb 2025. This records a decrease from the previous number of 1.353 USD bn for 05 Feb 2025. PDS: Specific Issues: Coupons: ON-Open: General Transactions: Securities Out: 10 Years data is updated weekly, averaging 2.917 USD bn from Apr 2013 (Median) to 12 Feb 2025, with 620 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 13.645 USD bn in 15 Jul 2015 and a record low of 77.000 USD mn in 13 Dec 2017. PDS: Specific Issues: Coupons: ON-Open: General Transactions: Securities Out: 10 Years data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by Federal Reserve Bank of New York. The data is categorized under Global Database’s United States – Table US.Z043: Primary Dealer Statistics: Specific Issues.

United States PDS: Specific Issues: Coupons: ON-Open: General Transactions: Securities Out: 30 Years data was reported at 10.526 USD bn in 19 Feb 2025. This records an increase from the previous number of 4.624 USD bn for 12 Feb 2025. United States PDS: Specific Issues: Coupons: ON-Open: General Transactions: Securities Out: 30 Years data is updated weekly, averaging 2.558 USD bn from Apr 2013 (Median) to 19 Feb 2025, with 621 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 11.255 USD bn in 24 Jul 2024 and a record low of 59.000 USD mn in 09 Mar 2016. United States PDS: Specific Issues: Coupons: ON-Open: General Transactions: Securities Out: 30 Years data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by Federal Reserve Bank of New York. The data is categorized under Global Database’s United States – Table US.Z043: Primary Dealer Statistics: Specific Issues.

The current political discourse in the United States focuses on extreme political polarization as a contributor to ills ranging from government shutdowns to awkward family holidays. And indeed, a large body of research has documented differences between liberals and conservatives–primarily focused on Republicans and Democrats in the United States. We combine large international surveys and more fine-grained surveys of United States citizens to compare differences in opinion between Republicans and Democrats to the full range of world opinion on moral issues (N = 37,653 in 39 countries) and issues of free speech (N = 40,786 in 38 countries). When viewed in the full distribution, polarization between Democrats and Republicans appears relatively small, even on divisive issues such as abortion, sexual preference, and freedom of religious speech. The average Democrat-Republic overlap is greater than 70% of the country pair overlaps across eight moral issues, meaning that 70% of the country pairs are more dissimilar from each other than Democrats and Republicans are dissimilar; similarly, the average Democrat-Republic overlap is greater than 79% of the country pair overlaps across five freedom of speech issues. These results suggest that cross-cultural comparisons are useful for putting differences between political partisans within the same country in context.

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In 2023, pollution of drinking water was the most concerning environmental issue in the United States according to both Democrats and Republicans. 64 percent of Democrats said they worried a great deal about drinking water quality, compared to 41 percent of Republicans. Meanwhile, 62 percent of Democrats said they worried a great deal about global warming or climate change, compared to just 14 percent of Republicans.

PDS: Specific Issues: Coupons: Fails To Deliver: 10 Years data was reported at 1.616 USD bn in 12 Feb 2025. This records an increase from the previous number of 564.000 USD mn for 05 Feb 2025. PDS: Specific Issues: Coupons: Fails To Deliver: 10 Years data is updated weekly, averaging 275.500 USD mn from Apr 2013 (Median) to 12 Feb 2025, with 618 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 63.717 USD bn in 09 Mar 2016 and a record low of 12.000 USD mn in 30 Dec 2015. PDS: Specific Issues: Coupons: Fails To Deliver: 10 Years data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by Federal Reserve Bank of New York. The data is categorized under Global Database’s United States – Table US.Z043: Primary Dealer Statistics: Specific Issues.

PDS: Specific Issues: Coupons: Term: General Transactions: Securities Out: 30 Years data was reported at 11.000 USD mn in 29 Jan 2025. This records an increase from the previous number of 0.000 USD mn for 08 Jan 2025. PDS: Specific Issues: Coupons: Term: General Transactions: Securities Out: 30 Years data is updated weekly, averaging 64.500 USD mn from Apr 2013 (Median) to 29 Jan 2025, with 272 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 2.056 USD bn in 16 Jul 2014 and a record low of 0.000 USD mn in 08 Jan 2025. PDS: Specific Issues: Coupons: Term: General Transactions: Securities Out: 30 Years data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by Federal Reserve Bank of New York. The data is categorized under Global Database’s United States – Table US.Z043: Primary Dealer Statistics: Specific Issues.

PDS: Specific Issues: Coupons: Term: General Transactions: Securities In: 30 Years data was reported at 0.000 USD mn in 04 Dec 2024. This stayed constant from the previous number of 0.000 USD mn for 27 Nov 2024. PDS: Specific Issues: Coupons: Term: General Transactions: Securities In: 30 Years data is updated weekly, averaging 0.000 USD mn from Apr 2013 (Median) to 04 Dec 2024, with 291 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 415.000 USD mn in 30 Sep 2015 and a record low of 0.000 USD mn in 04 Dec 2024. PDS: Specific Issues: Coupons: Term: General Transactions: Securities In: 30 Years data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by Federal Reserve Bank of New York. The data is categorized under Global Database’s United States – Table US.Z042: Primary Dealer Statistics: Specific Issues.

United States Net Issues: Outs: OMP: CP: Foreign Issues in U.S. (FI) data was reported at 567.421 USD bn in Mar 2018. This records an increase from the previous number of 521.207 USD bn for Dec 2017. United States Net Issues: Outs: OMP: CP: Foreign Issues in U.S. (FI) data is updated quarterly, averaging 29.238 USD bn from Dec 1951 (Median) to Mar 2018, with 266 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 567.421 USD bn in Mar 2018 and a record low of 0.000 USD bn in Dec 1973. United States Net Issues: Outs: OMP: CP: Foreign Issues in U.S. (FI) data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by Federal Reserve Board. The data is categorized under Global Database’s USA – Table US.AB044: Funds by Instruments: Flows and Outstanding: Open Market Paper.

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