Americans fear coronavirus outbreak will leave U.S. in recession

Americans have an increasingly negative view of the economy’s financial health, and their prognosis for it is not upbeat: only a third expect this downturn to be temporary. And as often happens, many are interpreting the nation’s economic fate through their own experience. Those most concerned about losing work, including […] Read more »

Gallup COVID-19 Data Brief No. 4

Few situations have affected the American people in such tangible and profound ways as the national response to COVID-19. … It will be some time before the full impact of the COVID-19 crisis can be assessed and compared with historical events. At the moment, Gallup’s daily polling is seeing vast […] Read more »

CNN Poll: Views of economy plummet as financial hardship from coronavirus hits half of Americans

Six in 10 Americans now say the economy is in poor shape, up 30 points since last month, according to a new CNN poll conducted by SSRS. The shift is the steepest worsening of public perceptions of the economy in polling dating back to 1997. CONT. Jennifer Agiesta, CNN Read more »

1 in 4 Americans have either lost their job or had pay cut from coronavirus shutdowns

A quarter of Americans have either lost their job or seen their wages cut as a result of the coronavirus shutdown, according to the CNBC All-America Economic Survey, which registered the biggest and fastest decline ever in the public’s view of the economy. At the same time, it found that […] Read more »

Majority of Americans now say the federal government has done a poor job of preventing coronavirus spread

A majority of Americans — 55% — now say the federal government has done a poor job preventing the spread of coronavirus in the United States, up eight points in about a week, according to a new CNN poll conducted by SSRS as the nationwide death toll from the virus […] Read more »

States of Play: Battleground Voters Growing Concerns on COVID-19

Change Research conducted a poll of 2,448 likely general election voters in Arizona, Florida, Michigan, North Carolina, Pennsylvania, and Wisconsin between April 2-3, 2020 on their thoughts, beliefs, experiences, and policy preferences with respect to the coronavirus crisis. Respondents were most likely to report experiencing low inventory at stores and […] Read more »