… Nearly six months after the first case of coronavirus reached the United States, a majority of registered voters say they are anxious, exhausted and angry, according to a poll by The New York Times and Siena College. Yet even as they brace themselves for months of challenges from the […] Read more »
Majority Again Think ‘Worst is Yet to Come’ in Pandemic
This release features findings from a national online survey of 1,013 registered voters conducted June 18-22, 2020. • Trump’s approval ratings remain negative across a range of metrics and are deeply underwater among independents.• The share that thinks the country is “off on the wrong track” has reached a new […] Read more »
The more things change politically, the more views of Trump stay the same
One of the better polls for President Trump in recent times came from Quinnipiac University late last week. … What immediately struck me about the presented data, though, was how familiar it was. … Trump is, in just about every conceivable way, the most polarizing president in modern American history. […] Read more »
Record unhappiness reigns as Americans think something has gone awry in US
Americans are not happy. Just 14% say they’re very happy, according to a poll from NORC at the University of Chicago. That’s lowest since at least 1972. Why? It’s at least partially because they believe something is wrong with their country. That’s the key takeaway from the polling that has […] Read more »
As Pessimism about the Country’s Outlook Spreads, Few View Trump as a Unifying Force
Although President Trump’s overall approval remains stable, Americans are unhappy about the state of the country and most think Trump’s response to the recent protests in reaction to the death of George Floyd is making things worse. Thirty-nine percent of Americans approve of Trump’s job performance overall, essentially unchanged from […] Read more »
Significant Shifts in Attitudes on Race and Policing
Most Americans say that racism is a serious problem in the country, and almost half say the same about police violence against the public. The latest poll from The Associated Press-NORC Center for Public Affairs Research was conducted as protests spread across the country in response to the killing of […] Read more »