What the numbers say
154 questions since 2019 — type a topic and jump to it inside the piece that discusses it.
Americans Reject U.S. Tariffs on Canada
Sixty-five percent of Americans disapprove of the new U.S. tariffs on Canadian imports, including 54% who strongly disapprove.
Half of America Strongly Rejects the Democratic Socialists’ Program
The Democratic Socialists of America is a political nonprofit that organizes activists, endorses candidates and writes policy platforms.
Americans Split on NYC-Owned Grocery Stores
New York City officials announced plans on July 27, 2026, to open five city-owned grocery stores, one in each borough.
Fauci Fallout Splits America
Dr. Anthony Fauci’s recent Senate testimony has renewed attention on how Congress responds when witnesses refuse to answer questions.
Stop Changing The Clocks!
The long-running debate over Daylight Saving Time has gained new momentum as Congress considers changing how the U.S. keeps time.
Divided but Net Positive Views to Trump Accounts Launch
A new federally backed savings and investment program for children is now underway in the United States.
Americans Favor Limits on AI Data Center Expansion
A majority of voters — 52% — say AI data center expansion should be significantly restricted, the clear leading position across every point on the political spectrum.
Poll Finds Majority Support for Federal Ban After Supreme Court Sports Ruling
A majority of respondents — 54% — say there should be a federal ban on biological males in female sports, the clear leading position after the Court's June 30 ruling.
Public Opinion Divides Sharply on Supreme Court TPS Decision
The public is closely divided and intensely so — 39% strongly approve of the ruling allowing TPS termination for Haitians and Syrians, while 35% strongly disapprove.
Voters Lean Negative on the U.S.-Iran Interim Agreement
More voters disapprove (43%) than approve (30%) of the June 2026 interim agreement signed in Geneva — with the sharpest opposition coming from the Left, not the Right.
AllSides/ActiVote Survey on Executive Actions
In March 2026, AllSides and ActiVote collaborated on a survey on executive actions with 10 questions, each with 5 possible answers.
Poll on Age Limits for Elected Officials
Joe Biden was the oldest president inaugurated to a first term at the age of 78 years and 2 months.
AllSides/ActiVote Survey on Federal Debt
In November 2025, AllSides and ActiVote collaborated on a survey on the federal debt with 14 questions, each with 5 possible answers.
Who's to blame for the 2025 shutdown?
On October 1st, 2025, the Federal Government shut down.
Americans Want to End Shutdowns
Between October 28 to November 4, 2025, ActiVote performed a survey on the ongoing government shutdown with 5 questions, each with 5 possible answers.
AllSides/ActiVote Survey on Tariffs
In October 2025, AllSides and ActiVote collaborated on a survey on tariffs with 9 questions, each with 5 possible answers.
Russia-Ukraine Survey
In September 2025, AllSides and ActiVote collaborated on a survey on Russia and Ukraine with 8 questions, each with 5 possible answers.
Judge Hannah Dugan’s Arrest
On April 25, 2025, Milwaukee County Circuit Judge Hannah Dugan was arrested by the FBI on charges of obstruction and concealing an individual after allegedly helping an undocumented immigrant, Eduardo Flores-Ruiz, evade arrest.
Department of Government Efficiency
On September 7, 2024, two months before the US Presidential Election, Elon Musk posted on X a meme, ultimately viewed by hundreds of millions of people, that suggested that he might take a role in a newly to be created Department of Government Efficiency (D.O.G.E), if Trump won a second term.
Do we like rules and regulations?
Government regulation became a major topic of discussion during the 2024 election when Elon Musk and the Trump campaign pitched the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE).
Online Voting Survey
ActiVote has conducted a survey in the ActiVote app in 2024 to determine what the American people think about mobile voting.
TikTok Ban
TikTok is a popular and addictive app which allows its 1.5 billion monthly users to share and watch short videos.
The NATO Military Alliance
The North Atlantic Treaty Organization was founded in the wake of World War II and the start of the Cold War, on April 4th, 1949, exactly 75 years ago.
ActiVote Poll shows we don’t want to “spring forward”
On Sunday morning March 10th, at 2am, all of the continental U.S. except for Arizona will move the clock forward to start Daylight Saving Time 2024.
What do we really think about energy independence?
In August 2023, AllSides and ActiVote collaborated on an Energy Independency Survey with 12 questions, each with 5 possible answers.
What do we really think about Immigration?
In June 2023, AllSides, CommonSense American and ActiVote collaborated on an Immigration Survey with 10 questions, each with 5 possible answers and 1 historic immigration bill with a yes/unsure/no vote.
Student Loan Debt Relief
On August 24th, 2022 President Joe Biden announced his plan to forgive about $500 billion of the total almost $1.8 trillion in student debt held by some 43 million borrowers.
Support for Abortion Rights Increased post-Dobbs
After the landmark Dobbs vs.
Reconciliation Review
As part of the Build Back Better event, run in the ActiVote app from November 3rd -November 17th, 2021, a poll on 11 topics and 2 bills was executed.
To Cancel or Not to Cancel
Many opinion pieces have been written about Cancel Culture, what it is and whether it is positive or negative.
Native American Voting Rights
Even if rules about voting are the same for everyone, they may affect different people differently.
Civic Holidays
Some holidays are special.
Automatic Voter Registration
Tuesday September 28th, 2021 is National Voter Registration Day, a good day to reflect on how easy or difficult it is for people to register to vote.
Infrastructure Week Results
As part of the Infrastructure Week ActiVote event, run in the ActiVote app from August 31st-September 16th, 2021, a poll on 11 topics, 2 bills, and 1 procedure question was executed.
National Service
Every now and again someone will bring up National Service as a solution to the problem of our country being divided.
Private Sector Labor Unions
President Joe Biden has been overtly pro-union his entire career and has not changed his tune since he took office.
Legal Representation in Eviction Court
The federal eviction moratorium which was created to stop evictions during the height of the COVID-19 pandemic ended on July 31st.
Universal Broadband
A $1.2 trillion bipartisan infrastructure bill is making its way through Congress.
Bipartisanship
There has been a lot of talk about bipartisanship lately.
NATO Membership
President Biden and former President Trump disagreed on many things, one of them being NATO.
Foreign Aid
During President Biden’s trip to Europe for meetings with the G7, NATO and of course the visit with Queen Elizabeth, he announced that the US will buy 500 million doses of Pfizer's COVID-19 vaccine to donate to countries which need the vaccine but cannot afford it.
Abortion
Recently, the Supreme Court announced that they will review the Mississippi abortion law that bans most abortions after 15 weeks of pregnancy, which is significantly before fetal viability, in direct conflict with the 1973 Roe vs.
Civics Education
In these polarized times we could wonder whether our nation’s motto requires a revision to “E Pluribus Duo” as it seems at times we live in two separate countries.
An Epic Antitrust Fight
This week the case Epic Games v.
Statehood for DC?
Last week, the House of Representatives, on a purely partisan basis, passed H.R. 51, an act to provide for the admission of the State of Washington, Douglass Commonwealth into the Union.
Corporate Tax Rate
As part of President Biden’s American Job’s Plan, which is an over $2 trillion investment in infrastructure and more, he also launched the “Made in America Tax Plan”.
Americans Like to Move!
On Wednesday March 31st, President Joe Biden unveiled his $2 trillion infrastructure plan.
Virginia abolishes the death penalty - what does America think?
On March 24th, 2021, Virginia abolished the death penalty.
What does America think of a $15 minimum wage?
The American Rescue Plan Act, a $1.9 Trillion economic stimulus package that is making its way through Congress, includes in the House version (H.R. 1319) an increase of the Federal Minimum Wage from $7.25 to $15.
Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals
The “DACA” executive order signed by President Obama in 2014 has always been controversial, as it was a response to the inability of Congress to pass immigration reform.
Voter Suppression vs Voter Fraud
There have long been fierce debates on how many votes were suppressed and how many fraudulent votes were cast.
Paris Climate Accord
One of the differences between candidates Trump and Biden was their opinion on the Paris Climate Accord: under Trump’s presidency the US left the accord, while under a Biden presidency, the US will re-enter the accord.
Legalizing Recreational Marijuana
During the November 3rd, 2020 elections five states had measures on the ballot involving marijuana and all five of them passed.
Electoral College
Over 150 million people will have cast their vote by the evening of November 3rd.
Big Tech Monopolies
The largest tech companies are taking incoming fire from both sides of the aisle.
Role of the Media
We are all talking a lot about the role of the mainstream media in our public discourse.
Early Voting
Early voting is underway in 20 states already, with another 20 to follow in the coming weeks.
TikTok
TikTok is a popular app allowing users to share short videos.
Qualified Immunity
In March 2020, Louisville police conducted a no-knock raid on the home of Breonna Taylor who was asleep with her boyfriend, Kenneth Walker.
Supreme Court Term Limits
On Friday September 19th, Justice Ruth Bader Ginsberg passed away, bringing partisan politics surrounding Supreme Court nominations and confirmations back in the spotlight.
Federal Forces in our Cities
ActiVote asked our users about deploying federal forces to US Cities, in response to some protests turning violent and subsequent looting and destruction of property.
CARES Act Renewal
In the past few weeks, ActiVote has asked for your opinion about renewing the CARES act.
Voting during COVID
This week we asked about voting during a pandemic.
Mandatory Mask Wearing
On August 20th, 2020 the Featured Question in the ActiVote app was about Mandatory Mask Wearing during COVID.
ActiVote Poll: Prescription Drug Prices
The US spends far more on healthcare per person than any other developed country in the world.
ActiVote Poll: Marginal Tax Rate
The “marginal tax rate” is the percentage of tax you pay over “brackets” of your income.
ActiVote Poll: Federal Minimum Wage?
The Federal Minimum Wage was raised to $7.25 on July 24th, 2009.