Nearly three months after the Republican Party took control of the White House and Congress, the public gives low job ratings to the president and even lower ratings to the speaker of the House. … On issues, the Republicans hold their traditional advantage on terrorism, and the two parties continue […] Read more »
Americans Name Dissatisfaction With Government as Top Problem
More than one in five U.S. adults cite dissatisfaction with the government and political leadership as the most important problem in the country. This is by far the problem U.S. adults most frequently mention, followed by healthcare, immigration and the economy. Americans have often named government dissatisfaction as the top […] Read more »
Public Opinion Context for Trump’s Environmental Actions
On Tuesday, President Donald Trump signed a “sweeping” executive order that will rollback a number of Obama-era environmental regulations. … Results show that the majority of Americans do not believe two of the main aims of Trump’s environmental policy — increasing production of energy in the U.S. and keeping it […] Read more »
The Economy and Health Care Top the List of Americans’ Priorities
Health care is a top issue for most Americans: 50 percent say it is extremely important to them personally and another 36 percent say it is very important. However, in the latest poll conducted by The Associated Press-NORC Center for Public Affairs Research, only 36 percent approve of how President […] Read more »
President Trump’s new American optimism needs an economic boost
At the White House on the day before St. Patrick’s Day, President Trump hailed a “new optimism” across America. However, the results of our latest national survey of likely November 2018 voters show that political turbulence is stalling President Trump’s momentum. Specifically, the following trends which compare our February 20th […] Read more »
Trump’s Budget at Odds with Public’s Priorities
An innovative survey from the University of Maryland’s Program for Public Consultation (PPC) reveals significant differences between the budget proposed in the Trump administration’s “Budget Blueprint” for 2018 and what the public recommends. The findings were released today by Voice Of the People. CONT. Program for Public Consultation, U. of […] Read more »