Voters Don’t See Eye-to-Eye With Congress
Voters are not likely to say the average congressional representative shares their views. They’re not even convinced their own representative does.
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May 8, 2017
May 5, 2017
Voters Don’t Trust Polls, See Anti-Trump Bias
Most voters don’t trust political polls and tend to think pollsters are out to stop President Trump’s agenda.
May 4, 2017
One-in-Three Think Feds Own Too Much Land
President Donald Trump last month ordered an unprecedented review of national monuments owned by the United States government. The federal government owns just over a quarter of the land in the United States, but voters continue to be divided over whether that’s too much.
May 4, 2017
Do Voters Miss Obama?
With President Trump’s first 100 days in office a decidedly mixed bag, it begs the question: do voters miss his predecessor in the White House?
May 3, 2017
No Need To Increase Nuclear Stockpile, Voters Say
Voters strongly believe the nation’s stock of nuclear weapons is crucial to its national security, but they don’t feel the country needs to increase its nuclear stockpile.
May 3, 2017
Voters Are Less Sure Trump Will Undo Obama’s Accomplishments
Voters believe more strongly that President Trump is a conservative, but one hundred days into his presidency, Republicans in particular are much less confident that he will erase President Obama’s legacy.
May 2, 2017
Can Most Americans Find North Korea on a Map?
North Korea has been high on the minds of Americans lately, dominating the news and the talk in Washington, D.C. But despite its notoriety, Americans aren’t convinced they actually know where the communist nation is.
May 1, 2017
Voters Like Tax Cuts But Fear Trump, Congress May Go Too Far
Voters still tend to think cutting taxes is a good economic move but worry that President Trump and Congress may cut too much.
April 28, 2017
More Now Say It’s Too Easy to Get a Gun
Gun sales in the United States are down since Donald Trump took office even though Americans now think it’s easier to get a gun than it used to be.
April 28, 2017
Democrats Not Happy With Their Party's Attempts to Block Trump
Few Democrats are pleased with their own party’s attempts to oppose Donald Trump in his first 100 days as president.
April 27, 2017
Voters Like Capitalism Best
A radio host recently claimed Senator Bernie Sanders is the most popular politician in America today and would have defeated Donald Trump by a landslide in the presidential election had he been the Democratic nominee.
April 27, 2017
GOP Voters Like Trump’s First 100 Days; Democrats Really Don’t
Voters tend to think President Trump has failed to deliver in his first 100 days in office, but that’s largely because Democrats are so unhappy.
April 26, 2017
Voters Put Cautious Trust in the Government
Voters don’t put much trust in the government to do the right thing in most situations. (To see survey question wording, click here.)
April 26, 2017
Connections Are Key with Government Contracts
Most voters continue to believe crony capitalism is alive and well in the government.
April 26, 2017
Most Favor Death Penalty, But Don't Think It Deters Crime
On Monday, Arkansas executed two death-row criminals in the nation’s first double execution since 2000. Americans in general still favor the death penalty, but they’re not convinced it actually helps deter crime.
April 25, 2017
Most Say Europeans Need More U.S. Help to Fight Terror
Most Americans worry that France is losing the fight against radical Islamic terrorism and think the United States and the rest of the world should step up to help turn the tide.
April 25, 2017
Voters Think U.S. Environment's in Good Shape
With Earth Day just behind us and Arbor Day ahead, most voters think the environment in this country is doing well.
April 24, 2017
Voters Support Labeling MS-13 Gang a Terrorist Group
Following a spate of violent murders in Long Island suspected to be at the hands of the MS-13 street gang, Attorney General Jeff Sessions pushed for labeling the gang as a terrorist organization in an effort to crack down on illegal immigration. Voters support the move, but aren’t so convinced it will cut down on violent crime in the United States.
April 24, 2017
Voters Say Stay the Course in Afghanistan
The United States dropped their biggest non-nuclear bomb on an ISIS camp in Afghanistan earlier this month, and while nearly half of voters still see the Middle East nation as a national security interest, they’re not convinced the situation there is likely to change.
April 21, 2017
Most Say Feds Should ‘Buy, Hire American’ Even If It Costs More
Voters are all for President Trump’s order to federal agencies this week to “aggressively promote and use American-made goods and to ensure that American labor is hired to do the job,” even though many suspect it will cost taxpayers more.
