Economic Issues Decline Among Public’s Policy Priorities

The public’s improving economic outlook is reflected in its policy agenda for President Trump and Congress in the coming year. Economic issues – improving the job situation, strengthening the economy and reducing the budget deficit – are viewed as less important policy priorities than they were just a few years […] Read more »

Fox News Poll: Voters spread the blame for government shutdown

Voters love to hate Congress. The latest Fox News Poll shows only 15 percent approve of the job Congress is doing. That’s close to the record low 9 percent recorded in October 2013. A year ago, 17 percent of voters approved (January 2017). … Democrats (32 percent) are the top […] Read more »

Immigration a Top Problem for Republicans, Not for Democrats

Partisan differences are clearly visible in Americans’ assessments of the most important problem facing the country. Dissatisfaction with government ranks at or near the top of the list of the country’s most important problems for both Republicans (16%) and Democrats (30%), though the percentages differ substantially. But while immigration ties […] Read more »

More Virginia voters pulled lever in response to Trump administration than Confederate monuments

More than one in five voters in Virginia’s recent gubernatorial election say they made their decision in response to the Trump administration, according to a new poll by the L. Douglas Wilder School of Government and Public Affairs at Virginia Commonwealth University. Offered a range of seven issue areas, a […] Read more »