Throughout the coronavirus pandemic in the U.S., Gallup has tracked Americans’ views of how well various entities are handling it. In general, state governors consistently garnered higher marks than Donald Trump and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) until early this year. President Joe Biden has been viewed […] Read more »
The Future of Health Policy in a Partisan United States: Insights From Public Opinion Polls
… Over time, the voting patterns of elected officials have tipped more closely to the views of people who identify with their own political party than those of the public as a whole, emphasizing the importance of analyzing policy preferences by party. … What is not often recognized is how […] Read more »
Growing Share of Americans Say They Plan To Get a COVID-19 Vaccine – or Already Have
More than a year after the coronavirus first arrived in the United States, there are signs of growing public dissatisfaction with the country’s response. Performance ratings for how top health and state and local officials have responded to the outbreak continue to decline. And there’s less consensus than there was […] Read more »
3 in 4 Say Congress Isn’t Doing Enough to Help People Who Lost Jobs or Income Due to the Pandemic
As Congress considers an additional $1.9 trillion COVID-19 relief plan, more than a third (37%) of Americans say that someone in their household has had trouble paying basic living expenses over the past three months, the latest KFF Health Tracking Poll finds. … The poll finds broad bipartisan agreement that […] Read more »
Roadmap to Educating for American Democracy
A team of more than 300 scholars, educators, and practitioners today released the Roadmap to Educating for American Democracy, an unprecedented effort to build excellence in civic and history education for all K-12 students. The Roadmap, released against a backdrop of political polarization and increasing inequality threatening the country’s civic […] Read more »
U.S. Economy Optimism Takes Off On Vaccines, Stimulus Checks
Optimism over the U.S. economy has surged to the highest level since just before Covid hit, as the vaccine rollout continues and Americans anticipate another round of stimulus checks. The IBD/TIPP Economic Optimism Index, an early monthly read on consumer confidence, jumped 3.5 points to 55.4 in March. Readings above […] Read more »