The results of our recently completed national survey of 1,000 likely voters show that although the direction of the country remains in roughly the same place as last month with 38% saying that we’re headed in the right direction, and 60% saying the U.S. is on the wrong track, there […] Read more »
National Mood Shows Little Improvement in May
As the coronavirus continues to disrupt and distort ordinary life — everything from the way people work, shop and attend school, to the way they vote and interact with loved ones — Americans’ satisfaction with the direction of the country remains subdued. Just under a third of Americans, 32%, now […] Read more »
Trump’s Job Rating Slides; U.S. Satisfaction Tumbles
As President Donald Trump works to contain the damage from the novel coronavirus outbreak in the U.S., the rally in support he enjoyed as the nation entered a virtual lockdown has faded. His job approval rating, now 43%, has slipped six percentage points since mid-March when he earned 49% approval, […] Read more »
Americans Back President Trump On Coronavirus Crisis; Overall Approval Rating Rises
A plurality of Americans narrowly approve of President Donald Trump’s handling of the coronavirus crisis, according to a new IBD/TIPP poll. In addition, President Trump’s overall approval rating has turned slightly positive. … Likely Democratic nominee Joe Biden saw his lead on Donald Trump widening in the latest poll, even […] Read more »
Fox News Poll: Biden leads Trump, wins high marks for female VP pledge
Former Vice President Joe Biden bests President Donald Trump by nine points in a 2020 ballot test, in the first Fox News Poll since Biden became the de facto Democratic nominee. In a head-to-head presidential matchup, Biden is up by 49-40 percent over Trump, a lead that is outside the […] Read more »
The Public Opinion Context for Trump’s Reelection Bid
Political observers most frequently focus on presidential job approval and “horse race” questions to estimate the probability of an incumbent president’s getting reelected. But there is a broader context that forms the backdrop of incumbent reelection campaigns — what Americans are thinking and feeling about the world in general. At […] Read more »