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  1. HealthIs psychoanalysis seen as pseudoscience?In a Verasight survey of 1,000 U.S. adults conducted May 1 to 4, 2026, 56% of Americans said they do not know enough about psychoanalysis to say whether it is pseudo-science.Read →
  2. CultureMost Americans' sense of their own attractiveness shifts day to dayThree-quarters of Americans (75%) say their sense of how attractive they are varies at least slightly from day to day, including 8% who say it varies extremely, according to a May 2026 Verasight survey.Read →
  3. PoliticsEight in ten say politicians should do what's right even against their partyAbout eight-in-ten Americans (81%) agree that politicians should do what is right and moral even when it cuts against their party, according to a Verasight survey conducted Sept. 22-29, 2025. That includes 44% who strongly agree.Read →
  4. HealthA majority of Americans know someone who's had an abortionRoughly four-in-ten Americans (42%) say they do not know anyone who has ever had an abortion, according to a January 2024 Verasight survey.Read →
  5. PoliticsNearly eight in ten say the people they care about value votingA September 2023 Verasight survey finds that roughly three-quarters of Americans (77%) say the people they care about consider voting important, including 55% who see it as very important and 23% who see it as somewhat important.Read →
  6. CultureRoughly half reject the idea that wider naloxone access encourages drug useNearly half of Americans (49%) disagree that making naloxone widely available in a community would increase drug use, including 21% who strongly disagree, according to a Verasight survey conducted Nov. 14-20, 2025.Read →
  7. CultureMany Americans would pick up sidewalk litter if they saw itIn a Verasight survey of 1,000 U.S. adults conducted May 16 to 17, 2023, 64% of Americans said they are at least somewhat likely to pick up a piece of litter they see on the sidewalk. This includes 16% who said extremely likely, 19% who said very likely, and 29% who said somewhat likely.Read →
  8. CulturePeople see their own breakup pain as more genuineFew Americans admit to much exaggeration in how they recall a bad relationship after a breakup. A plurality (37%) say they play it up maybe a little and nearly a third (31%) not at all, while 9% own up to quite a bit and just 2% to very much.Read →
  9. PoliticsMost Americans got through the past year without a single 911 callFor most Americans, the past year passed without an emergency call: 85% say they have not called 911 in the past 12 months, according to a June 2026 Verasight survey.Read →
  10. AI & TechAlmost everyone says advanced math and analytical skills matterOutright dismissal of high-level math, analytical, or computer skills is rare, a Verasight survey of 1,509 U.S. adults finds: just 12% think the skills are not too or not at all important for a worker's success in today's economy, including 3% who say not at all important.Read →
  11. HealthThe vast majority say scientific certainty shifts trust in nutrition adviceIn a Verasight survey of 3,000 U.S. adults conducted Jan. 18 to 24, 2024, the vast majority said their trust in nutrition advice shifts when scientific certainty is spelled out; 86% said their trust changes at least sometimes when they know the quality of the science.Read →
  12. PoliticsElection disinformation harming U.S. elections concerns eight-in-ten AmericansIn a Verasight survey of 1,000 U.S. adults conducted in April 2024, 79% of Americans said they were worried that election disinformation will harm elections in the U.S. This includes 41% who said somewhat worried and 38% who said very worried.Read →
  13. PoliticsJust over four in ten oppose increasing the number of migrantsMore Americans oppose increasing the number of migrants in the coming years than support it, according to a September 2023 Verasight survey. Just over four-in-ten (42%) disagree that the number should rise, including 26% who strongly disagree.Read →
  14. AI & TechAbout a quarter of Americans think technology can solve all of humanity's problemsRoughly a quarter of Americans (27%) agree there is a technological solution to all of humanity's problems, including 7% who definitely agree, according to a June 2026 Verasight survey.Read →
  15. PoliticsA majority consider "He lost an election legitimately" uncivilA narrow majority of Americans (57%) view the comment “He lost an election legitimately” as uncivil, meaning rude or disrespectful, according to a Verasight survey conducted Jan. 18-24, 2024.Read →
  16. PoliticsHalf would be less likely to vote for a candidate who made a racist remark privatelyTold that a congressional candidate had privately made a remark that could be read as racist, half of Americans (51%) say they would be less likely to vote for that person, an April 2023 Verasight survey finds.Read →
  17. CultureMany Americans think politics should stay out of the workplaceAsked their main reason for not wanting to know a coworker's political identity, nearly two-thirds of Americans (64%) say politics should not be a part of work, according to a Verasight survey conducted May 11, 2026.Read →
  18. AI & TechPeople often describe their mental-health conversations with AI as beneficialMost U.S. adults who have used AI for mental-health or emotional support (55%) say interacting with it about their feelings has been at least somewhat beneficial, including 18% who say it has been very beneficial, according to a Verasight survey conducted Sept. 3-8, 2025.Read →
  19. Money & FinanceMost Americans don't use tobaccoIn a Verasight survey of 2,000 U.S. adults conducted April 21 to 23, 2026, 65% said they never use tobacco products.Read →
  20. CultureAmericans deal with USPS and DMV staff more than any other local officialsThe post office and the DMV are Americans' main points of contact with local government: 60% have interacted with officials at the United States Postal Service and 55% with officials at the Department of Motor Vehicles, a January 2024 Verasight survey of 3,000 U.S. adults finds.Read →
  21. CultureMost often, Americans learn a coworker's politics by being told directlyIn a Verasight survey of 1,000 U.S. adults conducted May 11, 2026, being told directly was the top way Americans said they learn a coworker's politics; 43% selected that route.Read →
  22. HealthAmericans narrowly support state lawsuits against ultra-processed food companiesIn a Verasight survey of 1,000 U.S. adults conducted June 25 to 30, 2025, 54% of Americans supported state attorneys general bringing lawsuits against ultra-processed food companies to pay for health harms caused by their products. This includes 20% who strongly support and 34% who support.Read →
  23. AI & TechAt home, people mostly use AI for writing and recommendationsWriting tasks anchor Americans' personal AI use: 45% of U.S. adults use AI for writing or editing personal messages, emails, or social media posts, and four-in-ten (40%) use it for recommendations on things like movies, restaurants, or gifts, according to a Verasight survey conducted July 30-Aug. 4, 2025.Read →
  24. CultureAmericans are evenly split on whether masculinity is under threatIn a Verasight survey of 3,000 U.S. adults conducted Sept. 22 to 29, 2025, opinion on whether masculinity is under threat in the United States divides evenly, with 37% agreeing and 37% disagreeing.Read →
  25. PoliticsPolitical participation matters to eight-in-ten AmericansIn a Verasight survey of 1,000 U.S. adults conducted May 22 to 28, 2025, 80% of Americans said participating in politics is at least somewhat important. This includes 43% who said very important and 37% who said somewhat important.Read →