PollingReport

02/01/2024

OPINION TODAY
More Americans think foreign policy should be a top US priority for 2024 | Black, Hispanic, young voters abandon Biden as election year begins | 5 Things That Will Shape the 2024 Election | The Problem of Misinformation in an Era Without Trust | Why 2024’s vibes are so perplexing: ‘Everybody thinks they’re losing’ ... & more: https://opiniontoday.substack.com/p/240102

21/12/2023

OPINION TODAY
Haley ties DeSantis, but Trump dominates | What the Colorado ruling means for Trump's campaign | Consumers End 2023 with a Surge in Confidence and Restored Optimism For 2024 | U.S. political leaders face a drumbeat of violent threats ... & more: https://opiniontoday.substack.com/p/231221-topline

17/12/2023

OPINION WEEKEND
What Americans mean when they talk about 'inflation' | The election, foreign spending, and Taylor Swift | Black voters are more concerned about climate change than the national average | How Gas Prices Get in Our Heads | Big Little Election Lies: Cynical and Credulous Evaluations of Electoral Fraud | Why are Americans getting shorter? ... & much more: https://opiniontoday.substack.com/p/231217

15/12/2023

OPINION TODAY
Americans agree that the 2024 election will be pivotal for democracy, but for different reasons | Perils of perception, prejudice, and conspiracy theories | MAGA Republicans’ Relationship With COVID-19 Vaccines | There’s a big gap in views on abortion in Michigan — among Republicans | Why Anti-Trump Republicans Can’t Get on the Same Page | Have Progressives Won The Economic Debate? ... & much more: https://opiniontoday.substack.com/p/231215

12/12/2023

OPINION TODAY (a free issue)
1 in 5 Consider Voting for RFK Jr. But it Doesn’t Change Overall Race | Broad popularity driving Trump's standing in Iowa | A fifth of Black voters want ‘someone else’ instead of Trump or Biden | Breaking down the college and non-college youth vote | Democrats' polling denialism won't fix their minority voter problem | Understanding Biden's unpopularity | What Does the Working Class Really Want? ... & more: https://opiniontoday.substack.com/p/231212

30/11/2023

OPINION TODAY (a free issue)
Americans support ceasefires in both Israel-Hamas and Russia-Ukraine wars | The Priorities of Latino Voters | Putting Biden’s Troubles with Young Voters in Perspective | Voters deliver a primal scream demanding change | Could Abortion Rights Rescue Red-State Democrats in the Senate? ... & more:

November 30, 2023

29/11/2023

OPINION TODAY
Poor Marks for President Biden: Middle East, Economy, Foreign Affairs | Consumer Confidence Increased in November | How Americans rate the last 10 presidents and their first ladies | Has No Labels Become a Stalking Horse for Trump? ... & more:

Selected links from the November 29, 2023, edition of Opinion Today

28/11/2023

OPINION TODAY
EIB Climate Survey: A call for climate accountability | How people around the world view same-sex marriage | Why Trump is an Incredibly Weak Candidate | 3 theories about the president’s bad polls | We need less talk about ‘democracy’ and more about our actual disagreements | Antagonisms flare as red states try to dictate how blue cities are run ... & more:

November 28, 2023

27/11/2023

OPINION TODAY
7 in 10 anticipate climate change will have a “severe effect” in their area within the next 10 years | Legacy Media and Political Polarization | Why Biden’s Weakness Among Young Voters Should Be Taken Seriously | Local Norms, Political Partisanship, and Pandemic Response | White evangelicals, Trump, and a church in crisis ... & more:

Selected links from the November 27, 2023, edition of Opinion Today

26/11/2023

OPINION WEEKEND
Democracy, abortion are top priorities for single-issue voters | Voters See American Dream Slipping Out of Reach | Why this election has echoes of 1968 | Do Young Voters Actually Prefer Trump to Biden? | The Flip Side to the Dobbs Effect | What Draws Latino Voters to Trump ... & more:

November 25-26, 2023

24/11/2023

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22/11/2023

OPINION TODAY
Most support economic sanctions against Russia in response to the invasion of Ukraine | An Experiment to See How Much Democracy and Abortion Matter to Voters | What's the deal with Biden's poor polling with young voters? | Scams: Relatively Common and Anxiety-Inducing for Americans | Gun ownership reaches record high ... & more:

November 22, 2023

21/11/2023

OPINION TODAY (a free issue)
Where do Americans think Biden and Trump stand on the issues? | This may be Biden’s best hope of reversing his slide with Black and brown voters | Native voters could decide major elections in 2024 | Support for Abortion Access Is Near Record | Why Voters Feel One Way About the Economy but Act Differently | How Taylor Swift transcends America's political divides — barely ... & more:

November 21, 2023

20/11/2023

OPINION TODAY
Biden’s standing hits new lows amid Israel-Hamas war | A number of public polls show young voters turning on Biden | Do Americans Value Democracy? | The Crisis in Issue Polling | Misinformation and the epistemic integrity of democracy ... & more:

November 20, 2023

19/11/2023

OPINION WEEKEND
How young Americans view the wars in the world right now | Most Black and Hispanic Adults Expect to Get the New COVID-19 Vaccine, Though Most White Adults Don’t | Opinion Poll Among Palestinians in the West Bank and Gaza Strip ... & much more:

November 18-19, 2023

18/11/2023

OPINION TODAY
More Americans now want U.S. to push for Israel-Hamas ceasefire | 78% rate economy negatively, and majority says worst isn’t over | Trump retains big lead over other GOP hopefuls | The Costs of Polarizing a Pandemic | National Survey Of Jewish Voters ... & much more:

November 17, 2023

16/11/2023

OPINION TODAY
Americans More Critical of U.S. Criminal Justice System | Personal Safety Fears at Three-Decade High in U.S. | Majorities favor financial aid for Israel’s military and humanitarian assistance for Palestinians | Disapproval Of Biden's Handling Of Mideast Conflict Rises ... & more:

November 16, 2023

15/11/2023

OPINION TODAY (a free issue)
More Americans are saying Israel's response is going too far in its war with Hamas | 2024 poll: Trump takes lead amid growing concerns about Biden's age and competence | Supreme Court job approval in low 40s | Positive Views of Science Continue to Decline | When words lose meaning in politics | Overturning Roe Changed Everything. Overturning Affirmative Action Did Not. ... & more:

November 15, 2023

14/11/2023

OPINION TODAY
Most Americans who support the Palestinians disapprove of how Biden's handling the war | How Haley could eclipse DeSantis to become the Trump alternative. | If Biden Is So Unpopular, Why Do Democrats Keep Winning? | Why Trump Seems Less Vulnerable on Abortion Than Other Republicans | 2024 will probably be shaped by nonvoters as much as voters ... & more:

November 14, 2023

13/11/2023

OPINION TODAY
Americans Feel More Threat from China Now Than in Past Three Decades | Only 14% of voters say Biden has made them better off | Decades Later, Most Americans Doubt Lone Gunman Killed JFK | How abortion could upend battle for Congress ... & more:

November 13, 2023

12/11/2023

OPINION WEEKEND
Consumer sentiment falls in November, inflation expectations reach highest since 2011 | Focus groups: Arizona swing voters prefer RFK Jr. to Trump and Biden | Survey of Republican county chairs reveals the door is closing for Trump’s opponents ... & more:

November 11-12, 2023