While President Biden continues to enjoy an overall high approval rating, the public is less positive about his handling of guns and immigration. Biden continues to enjoy widespread approval of his handling of the coronavirus pandemic. Seventy-three percent approve of Biden’s handling of the pandemic, including 48% of Republicans. However, […] Read more »
Survey of the Performance of American Elections
The Survey of the Performance of American Elections (SPAE) is the only public opinion project in the country that is dedicated explicitly to understanding how voters themselves experience the election process. In doing so, it provides a comprehensive, nationwide dataset at the state level documenting election issues as experienced by […] Read more »
NPR/Marist Poll: Biden Gets High Marks On COVID-19. It’s Not The Case On Immigration
Americans say President Biden is faring well when it comes to his handling of the coronavirus pandemic and, to a lesser extent, the economy, a new NPR/Marist poll finds. But immigration looks like it will continue to be a thorn in the president’s side. The survey out Tuesday also finds […] Read more »
A partisan chasm in views of Trump’s legacy
Two months after President Donald Trump left office, 38% of Americans say he made progress toward solving major problems facing the country during his administration – while a nearly identical share (37%) say he made these problems worse. Another 15% say Trump tried but failed to solve the nation’s problems, […] Read more »
Why Biden’s marijuana stance is 10 years behind the curve
President Joe Biden and the federal government are behind the times on marijuana reform. Earlier this month, five members of the Biden administration were let go at least in part for admitting to past marijuana use. Marijuana is still illegal under federal law. But a look at the numbers shows […] Read more »
Do You Think You Can Tell How a Neighborhood Voted Just by Looking Around?
An interactive, street-level quiz on America’s full political landscape Most readers who have played so far are pretty good at this game, at least in certain kinds of places. The precincts that voted overwhelmingly for Donald J. Trump or just as heavily for Joe Biden were generally the easiest for […] Read more »