CBS News Poll

Which food most represents America? It’s Hamburgers - coming out ahead of barbecue, picked from a list that also included apple pie and hot dogs, among others. (For seniors, apple pie edges out the others.) tinyurl.com/kc35s8s3

America's greatest invention We asked people to tell us in their own words what they think America's greatest invention has been. Freedom and democracy was the most cited. Other more specific items: The light bulb/lighting, followed by the internet. tinyurl.com/kc35s8s3

Best thing about America When asked to pick the best thing about the American way of life, it's "the people" that comes out on top, far ahead of its land and resources, its economic system or its system of government. tinyurl.com/kc35s8s3

CBS News poll on America at 250 and some of what Americans think is best about U.S. tinyurl.com/kc35s8s3

Yet Americans also see a nation facing challenges today: Almost half the country marks this milestone feeling that America’s best days are in its past. The American Dream is seen under pressure, often unattainable. tinyurl.com/2mtx56dd

A big majority says the nation has succeeded in achieving its founding ideals, at least a fair amount if not a great deal. tinyurl.com/2mtx56dd

*NEW* CBS NEWS POLL: America at 250 – It’s successes and its challenges Americans generally see their nation as a success story - even one that, they feel, still has work to do. tinyurl.com/2mtx56dd

On the questions the poll asked about potential local impacts of data centers, sizable %s say they are “not sure” – underscoring that these matters surrounding data centers are not that familiar to many Americans. tinyurl.com/4cwtnzzj

On jobs specifically, half of Americans see data centers as boosting the number of jobs where they are built in the short term, but far fewer think that will be true in the long term. tinyurl.com/4cwtnzzj

More positively: slightly more Americans think the building of data centers is good rather than bad for both the local economy and for tax revenue. People who anticipate these benefits are more inclined to favor than oppose a data center in their area. tinyurl.com/4cwtnzzj

Majorities believe data centers are mostly bad for the environment, for resources like water & electricity, and for people’s energy costs in the areas where they are built. tinyurl.com/4cwtnzzj

By more than two to one, more Americans oppose than favor having a new data center built in their area. Many aren’t sure. While people tend not to favor data centers no matter how much they feel they know, the less they feel they know, the less likely they are to favor one. tinyurl.com/4cwtnzzj

Many Americans are skeptical about having a data center in their area, fueled largely by what they perceive as negative impacts on the environment and resources. But most Americans feel they don’t know a lot about data centers. tinyurl.com/4cwtnzzj

CBS News poll: More oppose than favor data centers in their area, but few admit knowing a lot about them Most Americans expect data centers to negatively impact the environment, local resources, although some see economic benefits cbsnews.com/news/americans…

Some divisions in the GOP: A sizable 40% of Reps say the conflict should continue until Iran gives up more. They are split over whether the agreement is an even draw or the US got the better of it. (More Reps do say the US got the better of the deal compared to the public overall.) tinyurl.com/6jrnecjh

Most feel the Trump admin did not fully anticipate the reaction in the world's economy. It speaks to public perceptions of the admin’s rationale on the timing of this: They are not convinced the admin thinks the US met its goals, but that it is simply prioritizing ending the conflict now. tinyurl.com/6jrnecjh

Prospect of lower gas prices appears to have helped at least stabilize Pres. Trump’s overall approval & his handling of the Iran situation specifically. As gas prices rose in recent months, his approval rating had ticked lower. It has ticked a slight one-point back up, though not to its pre-war levels. tinyurl.com/6jrnecjh

Desires for the war to end have partially to do with gas prices, which more people now expect to go down rather than continue to rise. Plenty of Americans think that could change just the same, with a sizable 40% feeling Iran will continue to threaten and block the strait. tinyurl.com/6jrnecjh

Nor is the public persuaded that the Trump administration feels goals were met, either; rather, that the administration is mainly looking to end the war. So relatively few Americans think the US is getting the better of the new agreement. tinyurl.com/6jrnecjh

Most Americans suspect Iran's nuclear program has not been permanently stopped, and that Iran will not stop threatening its neighbors. Plenty in the president's Republican rank-and-file are unconvinced, too. tinyurl.com/6jrnecjh