Several decades of research in political and electoral behaviour have concluded that a candidate’s personality matters when voters cast their ballots. Unsurprisingly, the main take-away from most of these studies is that voters tend to vote for candidates that they find appealing. However, existing research is still unclear about the […] Read more »
Countries Disapproving of U.S. Leadership Triples in 2017
In President Donald Trump’s first year in office, the number of countries and areas where majorities disapprove of U.S. leadership more than tripled from 15 in 2016 to a record 53 in 2017. CONT. Jay Loschky, Gallup Read more »
World’s Approval of U.S. Leadership Drops to New Low
One year into Donald Trump’s presidency, the image of U.S. leadership is weaker worldwide than it was under his two predecessors. Median approval of U.S. leadership across 134 countries and areas stands at a new low of 30%, according to a new Gallup report. CONT. Julie Ray, Gallup Read more »
Russian Pollster to Skip Presidential Vote Amid Kremlin Squeeze
Russia’s main independent pollster said it has stopped publishing surveys related to the March presidential election for fear of legal problems under a Kremlin-backed law that designated the group a “foreign agent.” CONT. Ilya Arkhipov, Bloomberg Read more »
The 7 most important polling trends of 2017
2017 is almost in the books — and so are another 12 months of public opinion polling. The calendar year that President Donald Trump spent settling into the White House has been marked by consistently low ratings from a majority of the American public. But this year also has seen […] Read more »
UK polling expert John Curtice gets ‘unanticipated’ knighthood
Polling expert and political scientist John Curtice has been given a knighthood in the Queen’s New Year honours list. The veteran psephologist has been honoured for his high-profile work in political analysis. His 2017 election exit poll correctly predicted the Conservatives would lose their majority. The 64-year-old, famous for political […] Read more »