This edition of our daily tracking release features findings from a national online survey of 1,003 registered voters conducted April 9-April 14, 2020 and a combined data set of 1,687 registered voters conducted April 6-13, 2020. • Trump’s approval ratings appear to have peaked and then eroded on several key […] Read more »
Trump Coronavirus Rating Now Underwater
This edition of our daily tracking release features findings from a national online survey of 1,006 registered voters conducted April 8-April 13, 2020. • Faith in Dr. Anthony Fauci remains widespread and extends well across party lines.• Fewer than one in four Americans now rate the economy positively.• Americans are […] Read more »
These Are Our Priors For The General Election
Now that Democrats have settled on a presumptive nominee, the FiveThirtyEight Politics podcast team discusses their priors for the 2020 presidential contest. While seven months — and an unfolding crisis — separate us from election day, the 2020 election appears to have similar patterns to 2016’s — for now. The […] Read more »
Social Distancing Efforts Have Cemented Into U.S. Life
Avoiding public transportation such as planes, buses, subways or trains (89%) and small gatherings (84%) has become the norm for more than eight in 10 Americans. Nearly as many Americans are avoiding public places such as stores and restaurants (78%) out of concern about COVID-19. A smaller majority of U.S. […] Read more »
Americans See Spread of Disease as Top International Threat, Along With Terrorism, Nuclear Weapons, Cyberattacks
Americans continue to see many international issues – including terrorism, the spread of nuclear weapons and cyberattacks – as major threats to the well-being of the nation. But as the COVID-19 pandemic sweeps the globe, the greatest threat named by Americans in a March 3-29 Pew Research Center survey is […] Read more »
In four devastating weeks, Americans’ fears of the coronavirus have exploded
One month later, Americans’ views of the coronavirus have undergone a seismic shift. The pandemic’s impact on their daily lives and their assessments of the perils it poses have exploded, a new USA TODAY/Ipsos Poll finds, amid rising uncertainty about when routine daily activities will seem safe again. The changes […] Read more »