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  1. Money & FinanceNearly half of Americans favor government action on income inequalityIn a Verasight survey of 3,000 U.S. adults conducted Jan. 18 to 24, 2024, 48% of Americans favored the government trying to reduce the difference in incomes between the richest and poorest households. This includes 22% who favor a great deal, 12% who favor a moderate amount, and 14% who favor a little.Read →
  2. PoliticsNine-in-ten Americans say social science research helps inform policy decisionsIn a Verasight survey of 1,000 U.S. adults conducted March 6 to 16, 2026, 89% of Americans said social science research is at least somewhat important for helping policymakers and community leaders make informed decisions. This includes 28% who said extremely important, 28% who said very important, and 33% who said somewhat important.Read →
  3. PoliticsThree-quarters wouldn't hesitate to call 911 over a body after a violent assaultConfronted with a hypothetical scenario of coming across a body left by a violent assault while alone, three-in-four Americans (75%) say they would be not at all hesitant to call 911, according to a Verasight survey conducted May 11, 2026.Read →
  4. Politics74% of Americans didn't fly at all in the past three monthsNearly three-quarters of Americans (74%) did not fly on an airplane even once over the three months from February through April 2026, a June 2026 Verasight survey finds.Read →
  5. CultureNearly one-in-five Americans provided unpaid elder careIn a Verasight survey of 1,000 U.S. adults conducted Nov. 14 to 20, 2025, 19% of Americans said they had served as an unpaid caregiver for one or more elderly family members or friends for at least six months of the past year.Read →
  6. CultureMore Americans want to limit AI data centers than welcome themAmericans lean toward restraint on AI data centers: 53% say we should limit them because they use too much electricity, land, and water, according to a March 2026 Verasight survey.Read →
  7. CultureMany Americans rate Instagram's rules as moderately strictMore Americans call Instagram's rules and social norms 'moderately strict' (29%) than give any other single verdict, according to a May 2026 Verasight survey of 496 U.S. adults. Roughly a quarter (26%) say they don't use the app at all.Read →
  8. Money & FinanceEconomic concerns outweigh cultural issues in how Americans voteEconomic interest outweighs cultural identity in Americans' voting decisions. All told, 46% say economics matters more to how they vote, including 31% who say it matters much more, according to a Verasight survey conducted Sept. 22 to 29, 2025.Read →
  9. PoliticsMore Americans rate women unlikely than likely to be domestic terroristsMore Americans think it unlikely than likely that women are domestic terrorists, according to an April 2024 Verasight survey. About four-in-ten (44%) say it is unlikely, including 17% who say very unlikely.Read →
  10. CultureAmericans most define dignity as respectAsked what dignity means to them, Americans point above all to respect. More than six-in-ten (62%) describe dignity as a matter of respect, according to a September 2023 Verasight survey.Read →
  11. CultureFor diet advice, doctors are the first stopDoctors tower over every other messenger on diet advice: about three-quarters of Americans (74%) would be most inclined to listen to a doctor about whether to start or stop eating something, according to a May 2026 Verasight survey.Read →
  12. CultureMany Americans like the idea of an app for health and daily functioningMost Americans warm to the idea of a phone app built around health, energy, and daily functioning rather than weight loss: more than eight-in-ten (84%) express at least some interest, including 16% who are extremely interested, according to a March 2026 Verasight survey.Read →
  13. Money & FinanceProfessional and technical roles lead the job levels Americans reportMore Americans report a professional or technical job than any other level: 22% place their current or most recent role there, from engineers to analysts to nurses, according to a Verasight survey conducted July 30 to Aug. 4, 2025.Read →
  14. CultureSeven-in-ten Americans say farming is essential to societyIn a Verasight survey of 1,000 U.S. adults conducted Dec. 3 to 8, 2025, 70% of Americans said farming is extremely important, or essential, for society's well-being.Read →
  15. CultureAbout two-thirds don't worry ICE will stereotype them by raceIn a Verasight survey of 496 U.S. adults conducted May 11, 2026, most say they do not worry that ICE might stereotype them because of their race or ethnicity. About two-thirds (66%) disagree with that statement, including 43% who strongly disagree.Read →
  16. AI & TechAI responsibility starts with the companies behind the systemsIn a Verasight survey of 1,000 U.S. adults conducted March 6 to 16, 2026, 33% of Americans ranked the company that developed an AI system as most responsible for harmful political content generated by that system.Read →
  17. SportsFootball is Americans' favorite professional sportIn a Verasight survey of 2,000 U.S. adults conducted Sept. 7 to 13, 2023, 52% of Americans chose football as their favorite professional sport.Read →
  18. CultureMore Americans report two or three close friends than any other numberMore U.S. adults put their number of close personal friendships at two or three (42%) than at any other count, according to a Verasight survey conducted Oct. 1-11, 2024.Read →
  19. PoliticsTwo-thirds support a law to charge people as domestic terroristsAbout two-thirds of Americans (65%) support a federal law that would let individuals be formally charged as domestic terrorists, including 33% who strongly agree, in a Verasight survey conducted April 10-15, 2024.Read →
  20. Money & FinanceMost say Washington can slow price spikes but not reverse themMost U.S. adults (60%) think the federal government can slow a spike in prices but cannot bring them back down to where they were before, according to a March 2026 Verasight survey.Read →
  21. CultureMany Americans say the people around them have a chance to get to know one anotherAbout seven-in-ten Americans (70%) agree that the people around them have many chances to get to know one another, including 15% who strongly agree.Read →
  22. PoliticsThree-quarters of Americans oppose going to war over TaiwanIn a Verasight survey of 1,000 U.S. adults conducted April 9 to 15, 2025, 76% of Americans opposed a war over Taiwan. This includes 42% who strongly oppose and 34% who somewhat oppose.Read →
  23. PoliticsTwo-thirds say avoiding other social groups hurts national unityMost Americans (68%) say that people's tendency to avoid interacting with other social groups affects national unity considerably or to a great extent, including 14% who say to a great extent, according to an October 2024 Verasight survey.Read →
  24. HealthMost Americans rate their experience getting mental-health care positivelyAmericans' verdicts on getting mental-health care tilt positive: 47% rate the experience good, including 24% who call it very good, while 16% rate it poorly, according to a November 2024 Verasight survey.Read →
  25. Money & FinanceMost expect to shop in stores about as much as beforeMost Americans expect their in-store shopping in 2026 to look about like last year's: 70% plan to shop in physical stores about the same amount, according to a Verasight survey conducted Dec. 22, 2025 to Jan. 5, 2026.Read →