Voters gave a thumbs-up to face masks and a thumbs-down to political rallies in the latest Fox News Poll. Eighty (80) percent have a favorable view of mask-wearers, including 89 percent of Democrats, 68 percent of Republicans, and 61 percent of those who strongly approve of President Trump’s job performance. […] Read more »
Americans More Upbeat About Personal Finances
Slightly more Americans today than two months ago rate their personal financial situation positively. A May 28-June 4 Gallup poll finds 53% of U.S. adults describing their personal finances as either “excellent” or “good,” compared with 49% in early April, when most of the country was under stay-at-home orders, and […] Read more »
Americans Believe Coronavirus Cases are Rising
This release features findings from a national online survey of 1,009 registered voters conducted June 11-15, 2020. • Trump’s overall job approval has hit a new low in our tracking as Americans continue to hear negative things about his handling of recent protests and the coronavirus pandemic.• A majority say […] Read more »
Poll Hub: The State of the Nation
On this week’s episode of Poll Hub, the nation faces a time of chaos and crisis. How do Americans perceive the history-making events confronting the nation? We analyze the data. Then, it’s a common refrain. President Donald Trump has a problem with a poll. Is the criticism warranted? We break […] Read more »
Social, Economic, Health Impacts Persist as Americans Grapple with Convergence of Pandemic and Civil Unrest
American households continue to experience hardships and implement behavioral changes due to the COVID-19 pandemic, though some indicators suggest modest economic improvement over the past month. Compared to late-April and early-May, results from the COVID Impact Survey’s third week of data collection (June 1-8, 2020) provide some indications of growing […] Read more »
64% of Americans oppose ‘defund the police’ movement, key goals
Strong majorities of Americans oppose the movement to “defund the police” and some of its most significant goals, specifically reshuffling funding away from law enforcement to support mental health, housing and education programs, a new ABC News/Ipsos poll released Friday finds. CONT. Kendall Karson, ABC News The OPINION TODAY email newsletter is […] Read more »