General Discussion

Dolly Parton tops list of global figures in US favorability poll

Of 1,000 people surveyed by the University of Massachusetts and the market research firm YouGov heading into April, 70% of them had a favorable impression of Parton, an 11-time Grammy winner. Only 5% had an unfavorable impression of her, giving her a net favorability of 65%.

Obama, the US president from 2009 to 2017, had the poll’s next highest net favorability at 14%. He scored 50% favorability and 36% unfavorability among those surveyed.

And rounding out the poll’s metaphorical podium with a 12% net favorability was Zelenskyy, the president of Ukraine, which has been defending itself from invading Russian forces since February 2022. He arrived at that number after 35% of those surveyed reported having a favorable opinion of him and 22% indicated an unfavorable view of him.

https://www.theguardian.com/music/2026/apr/14/dolly-parton-poll-most-popular-in-the-country