# 61% of Americans feel connected to national events

Canonical page: https://data.verasight.io/culture/61-of-americans-feel-connected-to-national-events/

> Indexed question in Culture.

## Reading

A majority of Americans (61%) think what happens to people across the country will have something to do with what happens in their own life, according to a May 2026 Verasight survey of 509 U.S. adults.

The remaining 39% see no such link between the national picture and their own lives.

## Topline

Do you think what happens generally to people in this country will have something to do with what happens in your life?

61% of Americans feel connected to national events.

- Yes: 60.6%
- No: 39.4%

## Methodology

- Mode: Verasight panel recruited via random address-based sampling, random person-to-person text messaging, and dynamic online targeting
- Population: US adults age 18+
- Field dates: 2026-05-11 → 2026-05-11
- Base (unweighted): 509
- Margin of error: +/- 4.6%
- Module: society
- Sponsor: Verasight
- Weight variable: weight
- Weighting targets: age, race/ethnicity, sex, income, education, region, metropolitan status

## Source

- Canonical question URL: [https://reports.verasight.io/r/spsp26#q-5.19](https://reports.verasight.io/r/spsp26#q-5.19)

## Citation

Verasight SPSP Omnibus Survey #2026-045, fielded May 11-11, 2026, N=509 US adults age 18+, +/- 4.6%.

Canonical question URL: [https://reports.verasight.io/r/spsp26#q-5.19](https://reports.verasight.io/r/spsp26#q-5.19)