Are Voters More Secretive About Their Ballot This Year?
Democrats are more likely than Republicans and unaffiliated voters to boast about how they are going to vote in the upcoming congressional midterm elections.
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May 8, 2018
May 8, 2018
GOP Voters Less In Sync With Their Leaders Than Democrats Are
Most Republicans continue to think voters in their party are moving away from the GOP leadership ideologically. For Democrats, their leadership is a better fit these days.
May 3, 2018
Voters Don’t Think Their Views Align With Congress
Few voters believe the average congressional representative shares their views. But Democrats are more likely than Republicans to say their views are more closely aligned to the representatives in their own party.
May 2, 2018
When It Comes to Customer Service, Voters Rate Religion Over Politics
Contrary to the courts, voters are far more supportive of allowing a business owner to refuse a customer service for religious reasons than for political ones
April 30, 2018
46% Favor Government Guaranteed Jobs for All
Senator Bernie Sanders is looking ahead to the 2020 presidential election with a proposed federal government program that guarantees all Americans a job with health insurance. Nearly half of voters like the idea.
April 27, 2018
More Voters Want a Special Prosecutor to Investigate FBI
As Special Counsel Robert Mueller’s investigation wears on and former FBI Director James Comey’s book drops more inside information about the 2016 election, more voters now think a special prosecutor should be assigned to investigate the FBI.
April 26, 2018
55% Agree Trump’s Travel Ban Targets Terrorists, Not Muslims
Voters still tend to support President Trump’s temporary ban on newcomers from certain countries, and more voters than ever now agree that it’s intended to stop likely terrorists.
April 24, 2018
51% Say It’s Important For Congress To Protect Mueller
Voters are closely divided over whether Special Counsel Robert Mueller will wrap up his probe of the 2016 election any time soon, but just over half think Congress may need to save his job from President Trump.
April 24, 2018
Voters Trust Political Polls Even Less Than The News
Most voters don't believe political polls, although Democrats express more confidence in them than others do.
April 23, 2018
Voter Distrust of Political News Hits New High
Voter distrust in the political news they see every day is continuing to grow.
April 20, 2018
Most Likely to Skip Comey’s Book, Question Its Accuracy
Fired FBI Director James Comey’s new book and related media interviews don’t seem to be winning any converts. Most voters say they’re unlikely to read the book, perhaps in part because they’re closely divided over whether Comey’s telling the truth or just taking a political shot at President Trump.
April 19, 2018
Republicans Happy to See Comey Go; Democrats Not So Much
Was firing FBI Director James Comey last year a good idea by President Trump? It depends on who you ask.
April 19, 2018
Voters Think Both Parties Have Lost Touch
Even with Republicans now in charge of the White House and both chambers of Congress, most GOP voters still feel like they don’t have a voice in Washington, D.C.
April 18, 2018
Fewer Voters Think Judges Play Politics
Fewer voters now see politics as a factor in judicial decisions, but Democrats are much more convinced of that than others are.
April 17, 2018
Under Trump, Voters See A More Divided Nation. But Who's To Blame?
Voters see a more divided America since Donald Trump was elected president, but they don’t put all the blame on him.
April 16, 2018
Few Praise Comey’s Tenure at FBI; More Want Him Prosecuted
Former FBI Director James Comey has taken to print and the airwaves to angrily denounce President Trump, the man who fired him last year.
April 11, 2018
For Most Voters, U.S. Is The Best Nation in the World
Most voters believe the United States is superior to other nations around the world, but suspect that creates higher expectations from other countries.
April 3, 2018
Voters Not Overly Excited About Privatizing the VA
The ousted secretary of Veterans Affairs, David Shulkin, said he was canned because he opposed privatizing care for veterans. One-in-three voters support privatization of the VA department, as positive views of the department are up.
April 2, 2018
Who Works Harder – Trump, Congress or You?
Most voters remain convinced that they work harder than Congress, but they’re less sure when it comes to President Trump.
April 2, 2018
Most Reject Repeal of the Second Amendment
Retired Supreme Court Justice John Paul Stevens wrote an op-ed in The New York Times last week calling for repeal of the Second Amendment in light of the current gun control debate, but Americans aren't rushing to embrace that idea.
