Few situations have affected the American people in such tangible and profound ways as the national response to COVID-19. … It will be some time before the full impact of the COVID-19 crisis can be assessed and compared with historical events. At the moment, Gallup’s daily polling is seeing vast […] Read more »
Nearly 3 of 4 Americans Say They Won’t Attend Games Without Coronavirus Vaccine
While sports commissioners, governments and medical experts debate when to reopen sports leagues, a huge majority of Americans including a substantial majority of sports fans are prepared to stay home until the development of a vaccine for Coronavirus. … As for the possibility of playing games with no fans present, […] Read more »
Pandemic Pollwatch: Worldwide concern about contracting the virus continues to rise
This is the fourth in a series of weekly papers from GQR summarizing and analyzing available data on global opinion on COVID-19. … • Worldwide, public concern about contracting the virus continues to rise, but global averages show a leveling off in the rate of increase in concern.• After an […] Read more »
As the Pandemic Rages, the Trump Administration Monitors Our Feelings
The Department of Health and Human Services’ preparedness and response division is confronting the deadliest pandemic in a century, and its leaders want to know how America is feeling. In a series of slides dated Monday and obtained by The New York Times, the department’s assistant secretary for preparedness and […] Read more »
The Count
On this week’s episode of Poll Hub, FiveThirtyEight’s Nate Silver examined the data surrounding the COVID-19 pandemic with the goal of providing context to the number of cases being reported. Our Poll Hub team breaks down the analysis and explains why this research is so important. And, the decennial census […] Read more »
The Two States Where Trump’s COVID-19 Response Could Backfire in 2020
A handful of swing states will almost certainly decide the winner of November’s presidential election. And in two of them, Michigan and Florida, Donald Trump’s complicated relationship with their governors could expose him to greater political risk as the economic and social price of the coronavirus pandemic mounts. Trump faces […] Read more »