Thirty-eight percent of the public approve of how Joe Biden is handling his job as president, down from the 45% who said the same last month, but about where it has stood over the past few months. Views of how Biden is handling the national economy are more negative. Only […] Read more »
Americans voice confidence in their banks, but inflation woes continue
Three-quarters of Americans have at least some confidence in their own banks, which is more than they have in banks and financial institutions writ large. Inflation remains the No. 1 reason people continue to say the economy is bad, and that far outweighs recent issues with U.S. banks and the […] Read more »
Most see TikTok as a national security risk
Most see TikTok’s ties to China as a national security risk, and those who do would like to see the video-sharing app banned in the U.S. But younger people — who are the most likely age group to use it — are also the most opposed to a ban, or […] Read more »
The Transformation of the American Electorate
Key Points• The American electorate has changed dramatically over the past 40 years, and a pair of factors — race and education — have driven the changes.• The electorate has become more diverse and more highly educated. Democrats rely heavily on nonwhite voters and have improved with white college-educated voters, […] Read more »
Signature DeSantis policies unpopular with Americans
If Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis defeats former President Donald Trump for the 2024 Republican presidential nomination, he may have a harder time winning the general election than his supporters expect, according to the latest Yahoo News/YouGov poll. The new survey shows that more Americans oppose than favor seven out of […] Read more »
The biggest decider of who backs a TikTok ban? If they use TikTok.
More Americans back a TikTok ban than oppose one, with a majority expressing concerns over the company’s links to China, underscoring that distrust of the foreign-owned app has spread beyond Washington, even as its domestic user base soars. A Washington Post poll finds that 41 percent of Americans support a […] Read more »