The Conference Board Consumer Confidence Index® increased in August, following three consecutive monthly declines. The Index now stands at 103.2 (1985=100), up from 95.3 in July. The Present Situation Index—based on consumers’ assessment of current business and labor market conditions—improved to 145.4 from 139.7 last month. The Expectations Index—based on […] Read more »
Americans Support 19 of the Major Proposals in Inflation Reduction Act of 2022
A new analysis of past in-depth surveys conducted on 20 of the major proposals in the Inflation Reduction Act of 2022—related to the environment, health care, and the workforce—shows that 19 proposals receive majority support, including majorities of Democrats and Independents, and in most cases, large bipartisan majorities. Among Republicans, […] Read more »
National poll of Latino voters—priorities, values, policy perspectives, and views of and outreach from the parties
In a period that has brought the shock of Uvalde, restrictions on women’s rights, and climate-related destruction, this large poll of 2,750 Latino voters found that their priorities have experienced a seismic shift, with gun violence/crime and abortion rising dramatically, while putting an exclamation point on the rising cost of […] Read more »
Inflation Expectations Decline Across All Horizons
The Federal Reserve Bank of New York’s Center for Microeconomic Data today released the July 2022 Survey of Consumer Expectations, which shows substantial declines in short-, medium- and longer-term inflation expectations. Expectations about year-ahead price increases for gas and food fell sharply. Home price growth expectations and year-ahead spending growth […] Read more »
Latinos lean Democratic on climate change, safety as midterms draw closer
A new Axios/Ipsos poll of Latino American adults explores their position on three key policy items ahead of the 2022 midterm elections: climate change, police reform, and immigration. The poll finds that while a majority of Latino Americans’ preferences generally align with Democratic-leaning positions on issues around climate change and […] Read more »
Exploring support for climate justice policies in the United States
Climate change is unfair. Many of the people who are likely to face (and are already confronting) the harshest impacts of climate change are in communities that have endured historical injustices such as colonialism and the slave trade (Táíwò, 2022), as well as local injustices such as inadequate infrastructure investments […] Read more »