This July Fourth, the American public has plenty to worry about. U.S. adults are dissatisfied in general with the way things are going in the country and have record-low American pride. They are worried about the coronavirus and dissatisfied with the state of race relations, and the majority have negative […] Read more »
Poll Hub: Now and Later
On this week’s episode of our podcast, Poll Hub, we explain the latest results from our America Now: National Outlook Index. We assess how Americans’ opinions about their health and economic conditions have and have not changed. Plus, we introduce our baseline measurements of Americans’ feelings toward society and government […] Read more »
Americans increasingly do not see a ‘return to normal’ happening in the near future
This release features findings from a national online survey of 1,204 registered voters conducted June 25-30, 2020. • Disapproval of Trump’s handling of the pandemic has reached a new high in our tracking.• A growing majority now say the “worst is yet to come” in the pandemic, and Americans increasingly […] Read more »
Conference Board Consumer Confidence Index Increased in June
The Conference Board Consumer Confidence Index® increased in June, after virtually no change in May. The Index now stands at 98.1 (1985=100), up from 85.9 in May. … “Consumer Confidence partially rebounded in June but remains well below pre-pandemic levels,” said Lynn Franco, Senior Director of Economic Indicators at The […] Read more »
Trump’s Economic Ratings No Longer Best in Class
Americans’ views of the U.S. economy and how President Donald Trump is handling it offer both positive and negative signals regarding Trump’s reelection. Even the positive signals, however, have grown weaker since the pandemic began. CONT. Lydia Saad, Gallup Read more »
How Americans Feel About the Country Right Now: Anxious. Hopeful.
… Nearly six months after the first case of coronavirus reached the United States, a majority of registered voters say they are anxious, exhausted and angry, according to a poll by The New York Times and Siena College. Yet even as they brace themselves for months of challenges from the […] Read more »