Donald Trump would beat Joe Biden 49%-44% in Texas if the presidential race were held now, according to the latest University of Texas/Texas Tribune Poll. In the Trump-Biden contest, Democratic and Republican voters overwhelmingly back their own party’s candidate. But independent voters are on the fence, with 39% favoring Trump, […] Read more »
The Coronavirus Impact on Personal Finances
With businesses shuttered across the country in response to the coronavirus outbreak, Americans are taking an increasingly negative view of the U.S. economy as many of them start to feel the effects of economic turmoil. Many report lost jobs or income and trouble paying bills. Yet, they also remain fairly […] Read more »
Campaigning in a Time of Crisis
On this week’s episode of Poll Hub, the presidential contest (untraditionally) rolls on despite the COVID-19 pandemic. We discuss the state of the race and where the candidates stand. Plus, Kathleen Weldon, Director of Data Operations and Communications at the Roper Center for Public Opinion Research, is with us. Weldon […] Read more »
The Relation between Media Consumption and Misinformation at the Outset of the SARS-CoV-2 Pandemic
A US national probability-based survey during the early days of the SARS-CoV-2 spread in the US showed that, above and beyond respondents’ political party, mainstream broadcast media use (e.g., NBC News) correlated with accurate information about the disease’s lethality, and mainstream print media use (e.g., the New York Times) correlated […] Read more »
Most WA voters wary of reopening economy too soon
A vast majority of Washingtonians are more concerned about public health than the economy, according to results from a new Crosscut/Elway Poll focused on the coronavirus. People who responded to the statewide poll expressed views very much in contrast to recent protests calling for an end to the governor’s stay-at-home […] Read more »
Poll of Latinos Finds Nearly 70% Feel President Ignored Early Signs of Coronavirus Spread
The nation’s first 2020 poll of solely Latinos living in America found they overwhelmingly feel the president ignored the early signs of the coronavirus, which led to its worsening spread across the Country. Overall, 69% agreed that Trump was to blame for not responding soon enough and making matters worse. […] Read more »