As businesses across the country navigate return to office plans, half of Americans approve of the Biden administration’s plan to mandate that most U.S. workers either get vaccinated against COVID-19 or get tested regularly, and a third disapprove. Sixty-four percent of vaccinated adults support the vaccine and testing requirements compared […] Read more »
Job Ratings of Many Key Federal Agencies Decline
Americans’ job evaluations of eight prominent federal government agencies have fallen by double digits since 2019. The largest drop is for the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, with 40% now saying it is doing an excellent or good job, down from 64% in 2019. None of the 13 agencies […] Read more »
Public support for climate action by the president and Congress is rising
We are pleased to share a short report on registered voters’ support for climate action from our latest nationally representative Climate Change in the American Mind survey, which was conducted this month. The results are timely, as members of Congress are deciding whether to pass the bipartisan infrastructure bill and […] Read more »
Majority Supports Biden COVID-19 Vaccine Mandates
Americans generally approve of President Joe Biden’s Sept. 9 plan mandating that millions of U.S. workers be vaccinated against COVID-19. Roughly six in 10 U.S. adults are in favor of those requirements for federal government workers, employees of large companies, and workers at hospitals that receive federal healthcare funds. There […] Read more »
Where America stands on climate change
… The environment is making a slow and steady ascent in the public’s mind as one of the main issues facing the country. Though COVID distracted us in 2020, unprecedented floods, seemingly endless wildfires, and other forms of extreme weather have re-focused our attention. Today, one in four believe that […] Read more »
Approval of U.S. Supreme Court Down to 40%, a New Low
Americans’ opinions of the U.S. Supreme Court have worsened, with 40%, down from 49% in July, saying they approve of the job the high court is doing. This represents, by two percentage points, a new low in Gallup’s trend, which dates back to 2000. … The plurality of Americans have […] Read more »