Research from Gallup earlier this year found that although a majority of Americans continue to mistrust the media in general, they trust local news sources far more than national sources. Gallup’s latest polling on the subject reinforces this finding that the public perceives less ideological bias in local news than […] Read more »
Voters agree with polls that favor their candidates
With the presidential election a year away, pollsters will barrage the country with poll questions to get the pulse of the voters about the candidates. But how these media-reported polls are received by the public is often viewed with skepticism. In fact, a new study by researchers at the University […] Read more »
Biden top pick for Latino voters eager to oust Trump
Former Vice President Joe Biden and Sen. Bernie Sanders are the top picks for Latino voters as the Democratic candidate to combat President Donald Trump in next year’s presidential elections, according to a new Telemundo poll. … The survey — Noticias Telemundo’s “State of the Latino Vote Poll – One […] Read more »
Democrats far more likely than Republicans to see discrimination against blacks, not whites
Americans are more than twice as likely to say there is at least some discrimination against blacks in the U.S. (77%) as they are to say this about whites (36%). But these opinions differ substantially along partisan lines: Far larger shares of Democrats than Republicans say there is a lot […] Read more »
The Legacy of Slavery
Most Americans think the legacy of slavery has at least some lasting impact on black people in the United States today, but fewer support monetary reparations for slavery or an official national apology. Adults under age 30 are the most likely to perceive a lasting impact of slavery and are […] Read more »
Most Americans think there is stigma associated with mental illness
Two in three Americans think mental illness is a very serious public health problem, and few say there are adequate services and support in the U.S. for people living with it. Nearly nine in 10 do think there is at least some stigma and discrimination associated with mental illness in […] Read more »