Public opinion

Valentine's Day balloons are displayed at a grocery store in Glenview, Ill., Monday, Feb. 10, 2025. (AP Photo/Nam Y. Huh)

Many Americans think Valentine’s Day is romantic and fun — not outdated or stressful: AP-NORC poll

Some U.S. adults consider Valentine’s Day outdated, according to a new AP-NORC poll — but many more say they love the romance and fun of quality time with partners, friends and extended family.

A woman holds up a dosage of Wegovy, a drug used for weight loss, at her home in Front Royal, Va., on March 1, 2024. (AP Photo/Amanda Andrade-Rhoades, File)

About half of Americans approve of using weight-loss drugs to treat obesity, AP-NORC poll finds

Robert F. Kennedy Jr., President Donald Trump's choice to be Secretary of Health and Human Services, arrives to appear before the Senate Finance Committee for his confirmation hearing, at the Capitol in Washington, Wednesday, Jan. 29, 2025. (AP Photo/Ben Curtis)

What US adults think of Robert F. Kennedy Jr. and his views on vaccines, fluoride and raw milk

Elon Musk reacts as President-elect Donald Trump speaks at a rally ahead of the 60th Presidential Inauguration, Jan. 19, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon, File)

What Americans think about Trump and Musk’s plans for the federal government: AP-NORC poll

A member of the National Guard patrols along a stretch of border wall, Tuesday, Jan. 21, 2025, in Brownsville, Texas. (AP Photo/Eric Gay)

Border security is popular – but that may be the limit of US immigration consensus: AP-NORC poll

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Republican presidential candidate former President Donald Trump arrives for a campaign rally at Trump National Doral Miami, Tuesday, July 9, 2024, in Doral, Fla. (AP Photo/Rebecca Blackwell)

Trump wants Black and Latino support. But he’s not popular with either group, poll analysis shows

FILE - Abortion rights activists and Women's March leaders protest as part of a national day of strike actions outside the Supreme Court, June 24, 2024, in Washington. A new poll finds that a solid majority of Americans oppose a federal abortion ban and that a rising number support access to abortions for any reason. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon, File)

Support for legal abortion has risen since Supreme Court eliminated protections, AP-NORC poll finds

FILE - Students walk on the campus of Boston College, Monday, April 29, 2024, in Boston. Americans are increasingly skeptical about the value and cost of college, with most saying they feel the U.S. higher education system is headed in the “wrong direction,” according to a new poll. (AP Photo/Charles Krupa, File)

Is college worth it? Poll finds only 36% of Americans have confidence in higher education

FILE - Former President Donald Trump returns to the courtroom at Manhattan Criminal Court, May 30, 2024, in New York. Americans are about evenly split on whether Trump should face prison time for his recent felony conviction on hush money charges, according to a new poll from the AP-NORC Center for Public Affairs Research conducted June 20-24. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig, Pool)

Americans are split over whether Trump should face prison in the hush money case, AP-NORC poll finds

A woman sorts out ballot papers, during the presidential election, in Nouakchott, Mauritania, Saturday, June 29, 2024. Mauritanians are voting for their next president, with the incumbent Mohamed Ould Ghazouani widely expected to win the vote after positioning Mauritania as a strategic ally of the West in a region swept by coups and violence. (AP Photo/Mamsy Elkeihel)

Polls close in Mauritania, with the incumbent ally of the West favored to win

FILE - Members of the Supreme Court sit for a group portrait at the Supreme Court building in Washington, Oct. 7, 2022. Bottom row, from left, Justice Sonia Sotomayor, Justice Clarence Thomas, Chief Justice of the United States John Roberts, Justice Samuel Alito, and Justice Elena Kagan. Top row, from left, Justice Amy Coney Barrett, Justice Neil Gorsuch, Justice Brett Kavanaugh, and Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson. As the U.S. Supreme Court is expected to rule on a major case involving former President Donald Trump, 7 in 10 Americans think its justices are more likely to shape the law to fit their own ideology, rather than serving as neutral arbiters of government authority, according to a new poll. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

7 in 10 Americans think Supreme Court justices put ideology over impartiality: AP-NORC poll

Signage for the upcoming presidential debate is seen at the media file center near the CNN Techwood campus in Atlanta on Tuesday, June 25, 2024. A new poll finds that most U.S. adults plan to watch or listen to some element of Thursday's presidential debate. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais)

Most Americans plan to watch the Biden-Trump debate, and many see high stakes, an AP-NORC poll finds

FILE - A shadow is seen across a Medicare card on June 10, 2024, in Portland, Ore. Majorities of Americans favor forgiving all or some of an individual's medical debt if the person is facing hardships, according to a new poll from the University of Chicago Harris School of Public Policy and The Associated Press-NORC Center for Public Affairs Research. (AP Photo/Jenny Kane)

Majority of Americans favor forgiving medical debt, AP-NORC poll finds

The verdict sheet in the hush money trial of former President Donald Trump is photographed Thursday, May 30, 2024, after a jury convicted Trump of felony crimes for falsifying business records in a scheme to illegally influence the 2016 election. (AP Photo/Jon Elswick)

AP-NORC poll: About half of US adults approve of Trump’s conviction, but views of him remain stable

FILE - President Joe Biden speaks about student loan debt at Madison College, April 8, 2024, in Madison, Wis. Relatively few Americans say they're fans of Biden's work on the issue of student loans, according to a new poll from the University of Chicago Harris School of Public Policy and The Associated Press-NORC Center for Public Affairs Research conducted May 16-21. The survey found that three in 10 U.S. adults say they approve of how Biden has handled the issue of student loan debt, while 4 in 10 disapprove. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci, File)

Biden’s student loan work gets tepid reviews — even among those with debt, an AP-NORC poll finds

Farmers with their tractors gather around the Atomium in Brussels, Tuesday, June 4, 2024. Farmers are protesting in Brussels to put pressure on the European Union, just days before European Parliament elections. (AP Photo/Geert Vanden Wijngaert)

Tractors rumble in streets again ahead of EU polls. Farming is a big issue and the far right pounces

An EV charging station is seen Thursday, May 9, 2024, in San Antonio. Many Americans still aren’t sold on going electric for their next car purchase. High prices and a lack of easy-to-find charging stations are major sticking points, a new poll shows. (AP Photo/Eric Gay)

Many Americans are still shying away from EVs despite Biden’s push, an AP-NORC/EPIC poll finds

FILE - A row of school buses rests in a parking lot, April 7, 2020, in Cleveland Heights, Ohio. About 7 in 10 AAPI adults approve of K-12 public schools teaching about the history of slavery, racism and segregation, according to a new poll from AAPI Data and The Associated Press-NORC Center for Public Affairs Research. A similar share also support teaching about the history of Asian American and Pacific Islander communities in the United States, while about half support teaching about issues related to sex and sexuality. (AP Photo/Tony Dejak, File)

Most AAPI adults think the history of racism should be taught in schools, an AP-NORC poll finds

FILE - Journalists line the press stand before Republican presidential candidate former President Donald Trump speaks at a caucus night party in Des Moines, Iowa, Jan. 15, 2024. Attitudes toward the media and political news ahead of the election were explored in a poll from the American Press Institute and The Associated Press-NORC Center for Public Affairs Research. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik, File)

News organizations have trust issues as they gear up to cover another election, a poll finds

FILE - A sign sits at an electric vehicle charging station, March 8, 2024, at an electric vehicle charging station in London, Ohio. A new poll from The Associated Press-NORC Center for Public Affairs Research shows that 45% of adults in the United States say they have become more concerned about climate change over the past year, including roughly 6 in 10 Democrats and one-quarter of Republicans. (AP Photo/Joshua A. Bickel, File)

Climate change concerns grow, but few think Biden’s climate law will help, an AP-NORC poll finds

FILE - The sun shines through clouds over wildfire wreckage in Lahaina, Hawaii, Aug. 10, 2023. A dangerous mix of conditions appear to have combined to make the wildfires blazing a path of destruction in Hawaii particularly damaging, including flash drought, high winds, low humidity and dry vegetation. According to a new poll, Asian Americans, Native Hawaiians and Pacific Islanders in the United States are slightly more likely than the overall adult population to believe in human-caused climate change. The recent poll from AAPI Data and The Associated Press-NORC Center for Public Affairs Research finds 84% of AAPI adults agree climate change exists. In comparison, 74% of all U.S. adults hold the same sentiment. (AP Photo/Rick Bowmer, File)

Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders in US more likely to believe in climate change: AP-NORC poll

FILE - Former President Donald Trump sits in Manhattan criminal court with his legal team in New York, April 15, 2024. A new AP-NORC Center for Public Affairs Research poll found that only about one-third of U.S. adults think Trump did something illegal in the hush money case for which jury selection began Monday, while close to half think he did something illegal in the other three criminal cases pending against him. Still, about half of Americans would consider Trump unfit to serve as president if he is convicted. (Jabin Botsford/Pool Photo via AP)

Only 1 in 3 US adults think Trump acted illegally in New York hush money case, AP-NORC poll shows

In this combination photo, President Joe Biden speaks in Milwaukee, March 13, 2024, left, and former President Donald Trump speaks in New York, Jan. 11, 2024. A new poll conducted April 4-8 from the AP-NORC Center for Public Affairs Research finds that more than half of U.S. adults think Biden's presidency has hurt the country on cost of living and immigration. Meanwhile, nearly half think Trump's presidency hurt the country on voting rights and election security, relations with foreign countries, abortion laws and climate change. (AP Photo)

Many say Biden and Trump did more harm than good, but for different reasons, AP-NORC poll shows

FILE - President Joe Biden speaks at an event in Raleigh, N.C., March. 26, 2024. A new poll from The Associated Press-NORC Center for Public Opinion Research conducted March 21-25, finds that while Americans say they respect the Constitution's checks and balances and don't want a president to have too much power, that view shifts if the candidate of their party wins the presidency. It’s a view held by members of both parties, though it's especially common among Republicans. (AP Photo/Matt Kelley, File)

Americans think a president’s power should be checked, AP-NORC poll finds — unless their side wins

FILE - The Capitol is seen as water sprinklers soak the National Mall on a hot summer morning in Washington, July 15, 2022. A new poll finds that most Americans share many core values on what it means to be an American despite the country’s deep political polarization. The poll from The Associated Press-NORC Center for Public Affairs Research found that about 9 in 10 U.S. adults say the right to vote, the right to equal protection under the law and the right to privacy are important or very important to the U.S.’s identity as a nation.(AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

Yes, we’re divided. But new AP-NORC poll shows Americans still agree on most core American values

FILE - Cars and trucks line up to enter the U.S. from Mexico at a border crossing in El Paso, Texas, March 29, 2019. Most Americans think the U.S. has been significantly changed by immigrants over the past five years and while many agree immigrants contribute to the economy, there are broad concerns that even legal immigration brings risks as well, according to a new poll from The Associated Press-NORC Center for Public Affairs Research, conducted March 21-25, 2024. (AP Photo/Gerald Herbert, File)

Many Americans say immigrants contribute to economy but there’s worry over risks, AP-NORC poll finds

FILE - Protesters dressed as Abraham Lincoln chant during a Planned Parenthood rally in support of abortion access outside the U.S. Supreme Court, April 15, 2023, in Washington. A new poll from from AAPI Data and The Associated Press-NORC Center for Public Affairs Research shows that Asian Americans, Native Hawaiians and Pacific Islanders in the U.S. are highly supportive of legal abortion, even in situations where the pregnant person wants an abortion for any reason. (AP Photo/Nathan Howard, File)

Nearly 8 in 10 AAPI adults in the US think abortion should be legal, an AP-NORC poll finds

FILE - President Joe Biden delivers his State of the Union speech to a joint session of Congress, at the Capitol in Washington, Feb. 7, 2023. A poll shows that a growing share of U.S. adults doubt that 81-year-old President Joe Biden has the memory and acuity for the job. That means Biden's upcoming State of the Union address could be something of a real-time audition as he bids for a second term. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite, File)

6 in 10 US adults doubt mental capability of Biden and Trump, AP-NORC poll finds

FILE - Nevada Secretary of State Cisco Aguilar speaks before Gov. Joe Lombardo signs an election worker protection bill into law at the old Assembly Chambers in Carson City, Nev., May 30, 2023. To fight a poll worker shortage that is especially pronounced in rural counties, Aguilar is taking a page from counterparts elsewhere and proposing that the legal community be tapped to help address the problem. (AP Photo/Tom R. Smedes, File)

Nevada and other swing states need more poll workers. Can lawyers help fill the gap?

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FILE - Fans sit under a TikTok ad at a baseball game at Yankee Stadium, April 14, 2023, in New York. A bill that could lead to the popular video-sharing app TikTok being unavailable in the United States is quickly gaining traction in the House. Lawmakers advanced legislation against TikTok Thursday as they voiced concerns about the potential for the platform to surveil and manipulate Americans. (AP Photo/Frank Franklin II, File)

Americans divided on TikTok ban even as Biden campaign joins the app, AP-NORC poll shows

FILE - The New York City skyline is seen behind planes waiting to take off at LaGuardia Airport in New York, Nov. 22, 2023. Most Americans believe that air travel is generally safe in the U.S., despite some doubts about whether aircraft are being properly maintained and remain free from structural problems.(AP Photo/Seth Wenig, File)

AP-NORC Poll: Most Americans say air travel is safe despite recent scares

FILE - With the U.S Capitol in the background, demonstrators rally during the March on Washington for Gaza at Freedom Plaza in Washington, Jan. 13, 2024. About half of Asian Americans, Native Hawaiians and Pacific Islanders in the U.S. believe the country is giving too much support of Israelis and not enough for Palestinians amid the ongoing war in Gaza, according to a new poll that shows those views are dominant among young adults. (AP Photo/Jose Luis Magana, File)

Half of Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders want more US support of Palestinians, a poll shows

Pro-Palestinian demonstrators march during a visit by President Joe Biden in Warren, Mich., Thursday, Feb. 1, 2024. (AP Photo/Paul Sancya)

Half of US adults say Israel has gone too far in war in Gaza, AP-NORC poll shows

FILE - President Joe Biden speaks to members of the media before boarding Marine One on the South Lawn of the White House in Washington, Jan. 30, 2024. U.S. adults are only feeling slightly better about the economy, despite stocks being near record highs and surprisingly strong growth last year. A new poll from The Associated Press-NORC Center for Public Affairs Research finds that 35% of U.S. adults call the national economy good. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik, File)

AP-NORC poll finds an uptick in positive ratings of the US economy, but it’s not boosting Biden