National Speech Index - January 2026

The National Speech Index is a quarterly poll designed by FIRE and conducted by the Dartmouth Polarization Research Lab to capture Americans’ views on freedom of speech and the First Amendment, and to track how Americans’ views change over time. The January 2026 National Speech Index sampled 1,000 Americans and was conducted from Jan. 20 through 27. The survey’s margin of error is +/- 3%.