Majorities of adults see decline of union membership as bad for the U.S. and working people
The share of U.S. workers who belonged to a union in 2023 stood at 10%, down from 1983 when 20.1% of American workers were union members.
The share of U.S. workers who belonged to a union in 2023 stood at 10%, down from 1983 when 20.1% of American workers were union members.
Ahead of President Joe Biden's third State of the Union address Americans are focused on the health of the economy and immigration.
Growing shares of Republicans rate immigration and terrorism as top priorities for the president and Congress this year.
Just 24% say the country’s problems could be better solved if presidents didn’t have to worry about Congress or the courts.
Just 18% of U.S. adults say the government is doing a good job dealing with the large number of migrants at the border. Eight-in-ten say it is doing a bad job, including 45% who say it's doing a very bad job.
The U.S. Border Patrol had nearly 250,000 encounters with migrants crossing into the United States from Mexico in December 2023.
The share of adults who say their side is losing more often than winning is up 15 percentage points since early 2020.
47% of Americans favor banning groups from collecting completed ballots to return to official voting centers, while 50% oppose this. The public is also divided over removing people from voter registration lists if they have not voted recently or confirmed their registration, with slightly more opposing this (55%) than supporting it (44%).
Americans overwhelmingly see small businesses as having a positive effect on the way things are going in the country. By contrast, their views of large corporations are broadly negative. And most people – including identical shares in both parties – are critical of the impact of banks and financial institutions.
Seven-in-ten Americans say elected officials should avoid heated or aggressive language because it could encourage some people to take violent action.