“Perception of Trump’s handling of the Russia-Ukraine war reveals a stark partisan divide: 73% of Republicans approve of the President’s handling of the war, while 76% of Democrats disapprove,” Spencer Kimball, executive director of Emerson College Polling, said. “Independents are more divided, with 46% disapproving and 35% approving.”

Forty-one percent of voters rate Trump’s handling of foreign policy as poor, while 15% say it’s fair, 18% good, and 26% excellent. Seventy-seven percent of Republicans rate his handling as excellent or good, while 83% of Democrats and 64% of independents rate it as fair/poor.

Forty-eight percent think the Trump administration is putting “America first,” while 41% think it is not, and 10% are unsure.

Following the Oval Office meeting between Trump and Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, 46% of voters think neither the United States nor Ukraine walked away from the meeting as a winner, while 35% think the United States walked away as a winner and 15% Ukraine; 4% think both countries were equally successful.

A plurality of voters (48%) oppose the US exiting the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO), while 28% support withdrawing. A quarter (25%) are neutral or have no opinion.

• 66% of Democrats and 50% of independents oppose the US withdrawing from NATO, while 47% of Republicans support a US withdrawal.

Voters were asked how likely they think it is that a world war breaks out in the next four years. Fifty-five percent think it is very likely or somewhat likely, while 45% think it is not very likely or not at all likely.

Favorable ratings were measured among several prominent heads of nations: the United States, Ukraine, Russia, China, the United Kingdom, and France. Trump and Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelenskyy have the highest favorabilities, at 46% and 45% respectively, while Russian President Vladimir Putin and Chinese President Xi Jinping hold 12% and 8% favorable ratings respectively. French President Emmanuel Macron and UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer have lower name recognitions, at 35% and 34% favorable respectively.

“Sixty-six percent of Democrats, 42% of independents, and 28% of Republicans view Ukrainian president Zelenskyy favorably,” Kimball noted.

When asked what the top issue facing the nation is, the economy continues to be the top concern for voters at 41%, followed by threats to democracy (18%), immigration (13%), and healthcare (8%).

Looking ahead to the 2026 Midterm Elections, Democrats have a three-point edge on the generic congressional ballot.