The Partisan Gap in Views of the Coronavirus

The major political parties in the U.S. embrace significantly different approaches in their views of human nature, policy issues and the role of government. Americans who identify with either of the two major political parties in turn reflect these differences in the way they view and interpret the world around […] Read more »

Social Distancing as a Red-Blue Divide

After nearly two months of the economy effectively being shut down, among the most bitter debates today is over when and how to reopen it. … While Democrats and liberals tend to put equity, justice, leveling the playing field, and, in this case, sacrifice for the common good at the […] Read more »

Democrats More Trusted on Coronavirus Response

This edition of our daily tracking release features findings from a national online survey of 1,010 registered voters conducted May 11-May 14, 2020. • As Trump’s ratings hit new lows, Democrats in Congress are more trusted than Trump on handling the coronavirus response.• Americans are concerned that Republicans in Congress […] Read more »

COVID Impacts Quickly Hit the Economy, American People

Households across the United States continue to face severe economic and social hardships as a consequence of the COVID-19 pandemic. Compared to late-April, results from the COVID Impact Survey’s second week of data collection (May 4-10, 2020) suggest that economic, health, and well-being measures improved little across the country. CONT. […] Read more »

How older voters worldwide are reacting to the pandemic

Today GQR continues its weekly series of papers that summarize and analyze all publicly available public opinion data on the pandemic, worldwide. This issue features an in-depth analysis of how older voters worldwide are reacting to the pandemic. CONT. GQR The OPINION TODAY email newsletter is a concise daily rundown of significant new […] Read more »