Colorado College’s 12th annual State of the Rockies Project Conservation in the West Poll released today showed a spike in concern over issues like drought, inadequate water supplies, wildfires, the loss of wildlife habitats and natural spaces, and climate change among voters in the Mountain West. Those concerns align with […] Read more »
Politico-Harvard poll: Big domestic spending bills seen as stoking inflation
Democrats trying to salvage parts of the Biden social spending agenda will find a limited number of issues that resonate with voters heading into the midterm elections, according to a POLITICO-Harvard survey that shows significant concern over whether big-ticket items could lead to more inflation. Respondents think free universal pre-K, […] Read more »
GOP Has Congress Edge by Default
Congressional Republicans have a small edge over their Democratic colleagues on a dubious metric – they are slightly less likely to be seen as lacking concern for the average American’s financial well-being. This, along with a continuing decline in President Joe Biden’s job rating, contributes to a small preference for […] Read more »
Is Extreme Weather Linked to Climate Change? American Opinions
With a year of extreme weather events in the U.S. capped by the deadly rare December tornadoes in Kentucky, we look at whether Americans link these with climate change. Then, gig work was big before the pandemic, but what happens to it after? Finally, we’re checking in on New Year’s […] Read more »
Democracy is ‘failed’ or ‘in trouble’ among young voters, a new poll shows
Last week, Harvard’s Kennedy School released a poll of young Americans, ages 18 to 29, and found a generation of voters that looks a little different than many people expected. There was not a lot of youthful optimism in the data and some findings showed that large divisions in the […] Read more »
Hot tempers can help cool the planet
… Worldwide, anger has been brewing towards politicians, banking executives, and corporate leaders, with over 10 million people protesting to express their dissatisfaction with current efforts to address climate change. Surveys suggest anger among young adults is particularly acute, with a majority (58%) of those polled in 10 nations reporting […] Read more »