Support for changes to the U.S. system of government are related to people’s assessment of the government’s performance in solving problems rather than to how well they feel it represents people like them, according to the UChicago Harris/AP-NORC Poll. This study explores Americans’ views about how well the government is […] Read more »
Public Opinion and the 2017 Tax Law
The 2017 Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (TCJA) is not turning out like President Donald Trump and the Republicans hoped it would — at least, based on the public opinion data we have to date. Americans remain more likely to disapprove than approve of the law, with 49% approval and […] Read more »
The exoneration that wasn’t: A majority of Americans think Mueller didn’t clear Trump
There is at least one point on which a majority of Americans agree as it relates to the recently completed investigation by special counsel Robert S. Mueller III. According to new Washington Post-ABC News polling, more than half of Americans believe that the final report written by Mueller and his […] Read more »
31% believe Trump is exonerated after Mueller report, 56% oppose impeachment
Donald Trump’s approval rating is essentially unchanged at a historically weak 39 percent after the release of the Mueller report, just three in 10 Americans accept the president’s claim to have been exonerated and 58 percent in the latest ABC News/Washington Post poll say the president lied to the public […] Read more »
Majority of Americans oppose impeachment, but majority also says Trump lied to public
A majority of Americans say they oppose calls for Congress to launch impeachment proceedings against President Trump in the wake of special counsel Robert S. Mueller III’s investigation into Russian interference in the 2016 election and whether the president sought to interfere with the probe, according to a Washington Post-ABC […] Read more »
Little Public Support for Reductions in Federal Spending
When Americans are asked to make up the budget for the federal government, they have little appetite for austerity measures. Asked about 13 different government program areas, from veterans benefits to foreign aid, no more than about a quarter favor reducing spending in any specific area. CONT. Pew Read more »