About a third of K-12 parents are very or extremely worried a shooting could happen at their children’s school

School shootings have hit close to home for many U.S. parents. In a new Pew Research Center survey, roughly a third (32%) of parents of children in K-12 schools say they are very or extremely worried about a shooting ever happening at their children’s school. A similar share of K-12 […] Read more »

2022’s Ballot Measures: States are set to vote on a range of measures dealing with abortion, elections, marijuana, and more

As happens every 2 years, voters across the country find a vast array of ballot measures to vote on in 2022. What follows is our rundown of the measures on voters’ ballots this year, based on tracking by Ballotpedia, our own research, and interviews with political experts in many of […] Read more »

Majority of Americans Believe Abortion and Same-Sex Marriage Should be Guaranteed Rights

In the wake of the Dobbs decision, which overturned Roe v. Wade, 69% of Americans believe the option of having an abortion before the 15th week of pregnancy should be a guaranteed right, according to the newest edition of the Grinnell College National Poll. The results of the poll, conducted […] Read more »

Approval of U.S. Supreme Court’s work continues to be lower than in 2020

A new Marquette Law School Poll national survey finds 40% of adults approve of the job the U.S. Supreme Court is doing, while 60% disapprove. In July, 38% approved and 61% disapproved. Both results show a large decline in approval of the Court from the levels found in 2020 and […] Read more »

Texas: Gov. Abbott maintains lead

The latest University of Texas/Texas Politics Project poll finds Gov. Greg Abbott sustaining a polling lead over Democratic challenger Beto O’Rourke, 45%-40%, albeit one that has narrowed as the gubernatorial campaign enters its final and most public phase. … Beyond the top lines of the gubernatorial trial ballot, the poll […] Read more »

POLITICO-Harvard poll: Gun policies, along with abortion, inflation and economy, are top concern for voters

Democratic candidates across the country are aiming to make abortion a frontline issue in the upcoming midterms, but gun policies ranked higher as an immediate concern for voters, according to a POLITICO-Harvard survey released Thursday. The survey asked 1,815 registered voters to say which issues were “extremely important” in their […] Read more »