Fifty-five percent of Americans said in early September that they have a “great deal” or “fair amount” of confidence in politicians — a 10-year high that is up seven percentage points from a year ago and 13 points from the record low of 42% in September 2016. CONT. Jim Norman, […] Read more »
Most continue to say ensuring health care coverage is government’s responsibility
Six-in-ten Americans say it is the federal government’s responsibility to make sure all Americans have health care coverage, including 31% who support a “single payer” approach to health insurance, according to a new national survey by Pew Research Center. CONT. Jocelyn Kiley, Pew Read more »
Trust in U.S. Legislative Branch 40%, Highest in Nine Years
Americans’ trust and confidence in the legislative branch of the U.S. federal government is at its highest point in nine years, with 40% saying they have “a great deal” or “a fair amount” of trust in it. This latest confidence reading marks a slight, five-percentage-point uptick for the legislative branch […] Read more »
Women and Leadership 2018
Two years after Hillary Clinton became the first woman to win the presidential nomination of a major U.S. political party, and with a record number of women running for Congress in 2018, a majority of Americans say they would like to see more women in top leadership positions – not […] Read more »
Record-Low 12% Cite Economic Issues as Top U.S. Problem
A record-low 12% of Americans currently cite some aspect of the economy as the most important problem facing the U.S., down from 17% last month and one percentage point below the previous low of 13% recorded in May 1999. Mentions of the economy as the top problem reached 86% in […] Read more »
Civics Knowledge Predicts Willingness to Protect Supreme Court
The annual Annenberg Constitution Day Civics Survey, conducted in August among more than a thousand U.S. adults, found that Americans are familiar with constitutional provisions involving impeachment and pardons, issues that are in the news. But they know less about fundamentals like the three branches of government. CONT. Annenberg Public […] Read more »