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 7, 2018
Voters Say Trump In Charge of D.C. But Who's Next?
Even more voters now believe that President Trump sets the agenda inside the Beltway, with the national media coming in at a distant second.
May 4, 2018
Voters Say Trump Reelection More Likely, Reject Impeachment As Strategy
Voters see more chance for President Trump’s reelection these days and strongly believe that impeachment is not the best strategy for Democrats running for Congress.
May 4, 2018
How Many Voters Think Trump Is One of Them?
Just over half of Republicans - and one-third of all voters - say they see eye-to eye politically with President Trump. The rest tend to believe he's too conservative. Few accuse him of being too liberal.
May 3, 2018
38% of Voters See Better U.S.-Israeli Relations Under Trump
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu this week attempted to convince President Trump to pull out of the Iran nuclear deal, one of the only major world leaders to do so. A plurality of voters thought after the 2016 election that Trump would improve relations with Israel, and many now think that has come to fruition.
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
Most Want to Keep Out Central Americans Now At Mexico Border
Most voters think the government should stop the caravan of Central Americans now at the Mexican border from entering the United States. Even more say failing to stop them will lead to more illegal immigration.
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
Voters Still See Iran Nuclear Deal as Ineffective
As the deadline approaches for President Donald Trump to decide whether the United States will withdraw from the Iran nuclear deal, a majority of voters continues to believe it has done little to cease the development of nuclear weapons in Iran. But that figure has been trending downward since details of the Obama administration's plan began to emerge.
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 26, 2018
New RINOs Could Spell Trouble for the GOP
Are a lot more GOP voters Republicans In Name Only (RINOs) these days?
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 23, 2018
A Fresh Face For Cuba, But Voters Don't See Much Change Ahead
For the first time in nearly 60 years, someone without the last name Castro will rule Cuba. But will things change? Nearly half of U.S. voters don’t think so, but they still feel the United States should improve its relations with the Communist nation.
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.
