As COVID-19 cases rise across the country, Americans offer some of their most dire views on the pandemic to date: record numbers say efforts against the outbreak are going badly (including new highs saying efforts are going very badly); President Trump receives his lowest marks for handling the pandemic since […] Read more »
Fox News Poll: Biden leads in Florida as Trump lags among seniors
Voters think Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden is better suited to handle the issues of the day, expanding his lead over President Donald Trump in the battleground state of Florida. Biden tops Trump by 9 points, 49-40 percent, in a Fox News survey of Florida registered voters. That’s up from […] Read more »
Election 2020: How coronavirus is changing politics and public opinion
The COVID-19 pandemic has significantly disrupted everyday life, including elections and campaigning. As polls and campaign momentum shift day to day and the country reckons with racism after the killing of George Floyd, candidates are increasingly finding themselves in uncharted waters. … On July 15, Governance Studies at Brookings will […] Read more »
Majority Again Think ‘Worst is Yet to Come’ in Pandemic
This release features findings from a national online survey of 1,013 registered voters conducted June 18-22, 2020. • Trump’s approval ratings remain negative across a range of metrics and are deeply underwater among independents.• The share that thinks the country is “off on the wrong track” has reached a new […] Read more »
Fox News Poll: Biden-Trump tossup in Ohio, 82% approve of DeWine
A Fox News Poll of Ohio registered voters finds Democrat Joe Biden narrowly tops President Donald Trump in the race for the White House. At the same time, Republican Gov. Mike DeWine enjoys sky-high, bipartisan approval. Biden is ahead of Trump by a 45 to 43 percent margin. The former […] Read more »
Fox News Poll: Biden ahead in Arizona, Kelly trouncing McSally in Senate race
Republicans are rightly concerned about Arizona. A new Fox News Poll finds the state shading blue — especially in the race for the U.S. Senate, where Democrat Mark Kelly bests incumbent Republican Sen. Martha McSally by a 50-37 percent margin among Arizona registered voters. … In a head-to-head presidential ballot […] Read more »