President Biden’s approval rating remains stable this week, while concern over public health increases. While the economy remains Americans’ top issue, the concern over public health continues to increase. Public health has gone from 12% last week to 17% this week, with the healthcare system at 10% rounding out the […] Read more »
California: Water Supply and Drought Are Now Top Environmental Concern
When asked to name the most important environmental issue facing the state today, Californians are most likely to mention water supply and drought—a shift from a year ago. About six in ten Californians approve of Governor Newsom’s handling of environmental issues, and a similar share approve of President Biden on […] Read more »
Chuck ToddCast: What the NBC/WSJ poll got wrong in 2020 and what we’re doing to fix it
After the election, the bipartisan team of pollsters who conduct the national NBC News poll evaluated the poll and its 10,000 interviews and compared the results with actual voters from states’ voter files. Pollsters Bill McInturff, co-founder of Public Opinion Strategies and Jeff Horwitt, Senior Vice President at Hart Research […] Read more »
What the NBC/WSJ poll got wrong in 2020 — and what we are doing to fix it
Political polls of all stripes swung and missed in the 2020 presidential election. In fact, according to a recent American Association for Public Opinion Research report, the cumulative error was the largest in 40 years. That includes the performance of our national NBC News/Wall Street Journal, which showed Joe Biden […] Read more »
Views on the Republican Party’s Priorities, Leadership, and Future
Most Republicans want former President Donald Trump to have at least some influence on the direction of the Republican Party, though fewer than half are optimistic about the party’s future. Republicans are also sour on the direction of the country, the state of politics, and the state of democracy. Overall, […] Read more »
Support for Extending COVID-19 Economic Relief
As businesses continue to reopen nationwide, less than half of Americans express confidence in the economy. Forty-five percent say the economy is in good shape, while 54% think its condition is poor. Views are similar to what they were in June and in March. More than six months into his […] Read more »