Just as Americans’ general views of abortion remain mostly steady, so too are their opinions of whether it is a key voting issue for them. Nearly half of U.S. adults (47%) polled in May, before the recent Supreme Court decision on abortion, say the issue will be just one of […] Read more »
Trump’s Economic Ratings No Longer Best in Class
Americans’ views of the U.S. economy and how President Donald Trump is handling it offer both positive and negative signals regarding Trump’s reelection. Even the positive signals, however, have grown weaker since the pandemic began. CONT. Lydia Saad, Gallup Read more »
Public Reports Easing Up On Social Distancing, Though Many Still Worry About Coronavirus Exposure
Amid easing social distancing restrictions, the latest KFF Health Tracking Poll finds that people in the U.S. are venturing out of their homes more frequently than they did two months ago, including just over half who say they visited with close friends or family and three in ten who report […] Read more »
Race Relations as the Nation’s Most Important Problem
Gallup’s long-standing “most important problem” question provides important context for measuring the impact of the May 25 death of George Floyd in Minneapolis. The question asks Americans to name, off the top of their head, the most important problem facing the nation. Gallup has been asking this question since 1939 […] Read more »
Satisfaction With U.S. Direction Lowest in Four Years
• Satisfaction has dropped 25 points from recent high in February• Republicans’ 39% satisfaction down from 80% in February• Citations of race issues as most important problem highest since 1968 CONT. Megan Brenan, Gallup The OPINION TODAY email newsletter is a concise daily rundown of significant new poll results and insightful analysis. It’s […] Read more »
When Voters Discuss Coronavirus, They’re Really Talking About Trump
The coronavirus has completely overtaken American life and politics, but in polls, most people don’t name it as their top voting issue. Political observers agree that what happens with the virus over the next few months is likely to determine the outcome of the November presidential election, but what they […] Read more »