Republicans dominated the midterm elections in 2010 and 2014 in part because voters who supported Barack Obama in presidential years voted for Republicans or stayed home when he wasn’t on the ballot. The turnout advantage Republicans enjoyed during the Obama years may no longer exist as we head into 2018, […] Read more »
‘New poll suggests…’: How to tell when public opinion has really changed
The volume and frequency of opinion polls in the UK has increased enormously since the advent of online polling in the early 2000s, bringing with it heightened scrutiny of potential changes in public sentiment on political and social issues. Polls measuring vote intention are now published on an almost weekly […] Read more »
Back to the Future With Party ID
It’s morning again in America. You grab your first cup of coffee, click to your favorite news site and are greeted by a new poll with a huge generic ballot spike in the congressional vote. What should your reaction be? Is it time to freak out, or calm down and […] Read more »
Add to Cart: A look at Americans’ online shopping habits & Amazon’s dominance in the digital marketplace
In this episode of Poll Hub, Pallavi Gogoi, NPR’s Chief Business Editor, joins the table to discuss the latest NPR/Marist Poll results. The just-released survey focuses on Americans’ shopping habits and the prevalence of online purchases. As the group reveals, Amazon leads the pack when it comes to online merchants, […] Read more »
Maine: Ranked-Choice Means Primary Polling Is Even Less Reliable
Polling in primary elections has always been difficult, due to typically-low voter turnout. But experts say it is even more arduous when voters are surveyed about their preferences under the new ranked-choice voting law. CONT. Mal Leary, Maine Public Read more »
Spam and Call-Blocking Apps Challenge Survey Researchers
Over the course of several decades, telephone survey response rates have declined consistently in the U.S. This decline is partly attributable to the increasing percentage of cellphone users and changes in how people interact with their devices. During this same period, the percentage of nuisance and marketing calls to cellphone […] Read more »