Overview

• Pope Leo XIV leads all 14 figures with a +46 net favorability score, underpinned by 57% favorable and 11% unfavorable opinions.
• Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy ranks second at +18, followed by Senator Bernie Sanders at +11.
• Elon Musk falls to –28 to become the least popular, with Benjamin Netanyahu at –23 and President Donald Trump tied with Secretary of State Marco Rubio at –16.
• Musk’s and Rubio’s favorability scores have each slipped 24 points since January amid broader declines among Trump administration figures.
• The poll of 1,002 U.S. adults conducted July 7–21 carries a ±4 percentage-point margin of error and reflects evolving public sentiment ahead of the 2025–26 election cycle.