As nearly 800,000 Americans died due to the pandemic and the economy experiences a surge of inflation and an employment slowdown, most Americans are pessimistic about the year ahead. COVID-19 continues to top the list of Americans’ priorities for the government to address, but not as overwhelmingly as last year. […] Read more »
Washington State: Economy is top legislative concern for 2022
For the first time in eight years, the economy tops the list of issues Washington voters want the Legislature to address in 2022, eclipsing homelessness and COVID-19 as the leading concerns statewide, according to a new Crosscut/Elway Poll. The new poll, released Thursday, asked 400 registered voters an open-ended question […] Read more »
Americans are feeling more optimistic about the direction of the country
On the one-year anniversary of the January 6th incident at the Capitol, Americans are more positive about the direction of the country than they were in the days immediately following January 6, 2021. President Joe Biden’s approval rating remains static. The Ipsos Core Political following the January 6th incident found […] Read more »
Economic Confidence in U.S. Matches Early Pandemic Low
With inflation in the U.S. at its highest point since 1982, Americans’ confidence in the economy has dropped to where it was in April 2020, when nationwide shutdowns brought on by the COVID-19 pandemic plunged the nation into a recession. Concern about the economy, as evidenced by the increasing percentage […] Read more »
Forty-eight percent of Americans approve of President Biden’s performance in office
Just over half of Americans approve of the way President Biden has been handling the COVID-19 pandemic and the environment. Americans believe the economy (23%), public health (12%), crime or corruption (9%), and the environment (9%) are the most important problems facing the U.S. today. … Americans would like Biden […] Read more »
Fox Business Poll: Higher crime rates across the US a large concern for voters
As crime rates continue to soar across the country, a new Fox Business survey finds almost 8 in 10 registered voters (77 percent) are “extremely” or “very” concerned about the surge. The only issue more pressing is inflation (84 percent “extremely” or “very” concerned). Voters are also troubled, to a […] Read more »