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 .

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

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.

According to a 2023 survey, young adults in the United States were divided when it came to important political issues such as border security, gun violence prevention, and addressing climate change. However, the majority of young Americans considered the cost of living and inflation a top political issue, regardless of their race and ethnicity.

During a September 2024 survey carried out among digital media buyers from brands, agencies, and adtech from the United States, ** percent named advertising fraud as one of the top four digital media challenges their organization would face in the upcoming 12 months; ** percent of interviewees said that advertising adjacent to deep fakes would be one of the leading challenges.

According to a survey conducted in December 2024, approximately 34 percent of Americans wanted Trump to prioritize inflation throughout his first 100 days in office. Additionally, 30 percent wanted to see Trump focus on immigration in his first days in office.

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.

As of June 2020, ** percent of Democratic respondents thought the way racial and ethnic minorities are treated by the criminal justice system is a very big problem in the United States today. This is compared to ** percent of Republican respondents who thought it was a very a big problem.

The graph shows a list of problems facing journalism in the United States as of early 2016. Among responding news organizations, 29 percent reported revenue as the most important problem facing journalism in the United States.

According to a 2023 poll, just under 20 percent of Americans were confident in China to responsibly manage global problems. However, Democrats had slightly more confidence, whereas Republicans were much less confident in China to handle international problems.

Aging water and wastewater infrastructure continues to be major issue in the U.S. water, wastewater, and stormwater industry. In a 2024 survey with more than *** U.S. water industry stakeholders, ** percent said aging infrastructure was the most challenging issue facing the sector.

As of January 2025, approximately 24 percent of exhibition companies surveyed in eight Central and South American countries reported viewing the state of the economy in their home market as the industry's most important issue over the following 12 to 18 months. Internal management challenges ranked second, selected by 13 percent of respondents.

Inflation was the most worrying topic worldwide as of May 2025, with ********* of the respondents choosing that option. Crime and violence, as well as poverty and social inequality, followed behind. Moreover, following Russia's invasion of Ukraine and the war in Gaza, *** percent of the respondents were worried about military conflict between nations. Only *** percent were worried about the COVID-19 pandemic, which dominated the world after its outbreak in 2020. Global inflation and rising prices Inflation rates have spiked substantially since the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic in 2020. From 2020 to 2021, the worldwide inflation rate increased from 3.5 percent to 4.7 percent, and from 2021 to 2022, the rate increased sharply from 4.7 percent to 8.7 percent. While rates are predicted to fall come 2025, many are continuing to struggle with price increases on basic necessities. Poverty and global development Poverty and social inequality were the third most worrying issues to respondents. While poverty and inequality are still prominent, global poverty rates have been on a steady decline over the years. In 1994, 64 percent of people in low-income countries and around one percent of people in high-income countries lived on less than 2.15 U.S. dollars per day. By 2018, this had fallen to almost 44 percent of people in low-income countries and 0.6 percent in high-income countries. Moreover, fewer people globally are dying of preventable diseases, and people are living longer lives. Despite these aspects, issues such as wealth inequality have global prominence.

A survey carried out in July 2022 in the United States found out that ** percent of marketing professionals that were using artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML) tools in their marketing programs said that their leading challenges were risk and governance issues. Another ** percent of professionals working with AI and ML stated that the AI and ML technologies were too difficult to use or deploy. An additional ** percent of U.S. marketing professionals shared that AI and ML's costs were a challenge as well.

During a July 2023 survey, ** percent of responding adults in the United States said it was inappropriate for companies to take a stand on social and political issues. Among respondents identifying as Republicans, this share rose to ** percent. Conversely, ** percent of respondents identifying as Democrats deemed it appropriate for companies to take a stand on social and political issues.

A survey released in April 2024 found that over ** percent of Americans considered a rise of fascism and extremism their largest sociopolitical concern regarding the future of the United States. However, concerns varied by generation, with ** percent of Gen Z and Millennials considering a lack of values their leading concern, compared to ** percent of Gen X.

A survey conducted in the United States in May 2021 asked Twitter users their opinions on what the major problems of the platform were. Overall, 61 percent of Republican or Republican leaning respondents said that Twitter banning users from the platform was a significant problem, whereas just six percent of Democrats or Democrat leaning respondents felt the same. Additionally, 59 percent of Republican users disliked the action of Twitter limiting the visibility of certain posts and 54 percent of Democrats said that inaccurate or misleading information was the most pressing issue.

This statistic gives an overview of the issues considered most important in voters making their voting decision in the 2016 election for the President of the United States of America, as of 24 July 2016. 74 percent of voters surveyed considered a candidates position on national security to have a very important influence on their eventual vote. In contrast, 57 percent of voters viewed gun control as very important.

When asked to choose the single most important issue for the upcoming 2022 congressional midterm elections, economic policy and abortion are the top concerns. The importance of abortion in 2022 has nearly tripled since the midterm elections of 2018. Respondents indicated that healthcare and immigration are also important. Healthcare was the most important issue in 2018 but has since dropped 12 percentage points.

This statistic shows the projected costs of vision loss and eye disorders in the U.S. from 2014 to 2024, in billion U.S. dollars. It was estimated that in 2014 the total cost of vision problems to the United States was over 145 billion dollars.