Voters Still Say Photo ID Laws Don’t Discriminate
Voters remain conflicted over whether it’s too easy or too hard to vote in America, but most still don’t see a photo ID requirement at the polls as discriminatory.
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October 16, 2020
October 16, 2020
68% See Barrett Confirmation as Very Likely
Following her confirmation hearing before the Senate Judiciary Committee, just over half of voters think U.S. Supreme Court nominee Amy Coney Barrett should be confirmed, and a sizable majority say she is Very Likely to be the next member of the high court.
October 15, 2020
65% Say They’re Likely To Vote Early If They Can
Early voting is available in most states, and voters in those states by a two-to-one margin plan to take advantage of it. Biden voters are much more eager to vote early than Trump supporters.
October 14, 2020
Party Affiliation Still Dictates Views of Obamacare
Democrats remain the big fans of Obamacare, a central issue in the ongoing confirmation hearings of U.S. Supreme Court nominee Amy Coney Barrett, while Republicans still want to see it go away.
October 13, 2020
Over Half Still Say They Are Likely to Vote Against Trump
Slightly more than half of voters still say they are more likely to vote against President Trump, a finding that hasn’t changed in a year of regular surveying.
October 12, 2020
Voters Strongly Reject Religious Litmus Test for Supreme Court Nominees
Some Democratic opponents of U.S. Supreme Court nominee Amy Coney Barrett are criticizing her conservative Catholic beliefs. But three-out-of-four voters say a candidate’s religious faith should not determine whether he or she can serve on the high court.
October 8, 2020
Americans Still Prefer Statehood for Puerto Rico Over D.C.
Senate Democratic leader Charles Schumer says statehood for Puerto Rico and Washington, D.C. are priorities for his party if they win control of Congress. But Americans remain more comfortable with one than the other.
October 8, 2020
Harris Edges Pence As Presidential Prospect
Voters put a lot more weight on the latest vice presidential debate compared to earlier election cycles and give Democrat Kamala Harris the edge over Republican Mike Pence as presidential material.
October 7, 2020
22% of Gun-Owning Households Have Added A Gun Since Anti-Police Protests Began
Over one-fifth of Americans who have a gun in their household have added one since the Black Lives Matter anti-police protests began in late May and feel safer because they’ve done so.
October 6, 2020
Voters Aren’t Swayed by Trump’s COVID Diagnosis
Voters strongly reject the idea of pushing back the election because of President Trump’s coronavirus diagnosis, with most saying the president’s illness will not influence their vote in any way.
October 5, 2020
Despite More Evidence, Voters Are Less Sure of Wrongdoing by Comey, DOJ
While damning evidence of high level abuse continues to be made public, voters are less convinced that senior federal law enforcement officials acted illegally against Donald Trump and are less supportive of prosecuting former FBI Director James Comey.
October 2, 2020
Voters Are Getting More Fired Up About the Election
Enthusiasm continues to grow about the upcoming presidential election, with Republicans in particular more fired up since President Trump’s latest U.S. Supreme Court selection.
October 2, 2020
Debate Watchers Give Biden The Edge, But 20% Undecided
Even though President Trump did most of the talking, debate watchers tend to see Democrat Joe Biden as the winner, although a sizable number remain undecided.
October 1, 2020
Most Oppose ‘Packing’ Supreme Court But Favor Term Limits for Justices
Angered by President Trump’s nomination of a new U.S. Supreme Court justice just weeks before Election Day, several prominent Democrats have suggested adding more members to the high court or imposing term limits on the justices if their party regains control of the Senate. Most voters continue to favor term limits for the Supreme Court but oppose packing it with more members.
September 30, 2020
Voters Still Doubt Debate Moderators, Media Fact-Checking
Voters again this year think debate moderators are a lot more likely to help the Democrat presidential nominee over Donald Trump. They suspect the media plays favorites, too, when fact-checking what the candidates say.
September 30, 2020
School Choice: Public Opinion in Five Battleground States
The Manhattan Institute commissioned Rasmussen Reports to include nine questions related to school choice and charter schools in their late August–early September polling of likely voters in Pennsylvania, Ohio, Wisconsin, Michigan, and North Carolina. Among these states, 46%–52% of the respondents said that they believe that giving parents the right to choose their children’s school raises the overall quality of K–12 education for students; 18%–20% believe that it lowers educational quality. Black respondents were more likely to believe that school choice raises educational quality.
September 29, 2020
Voters Attach Less Importance to This Year’s Debates
The vast majority is likely to watch this year’s presidential debates which begin tonight, but voters say the debates are less important than they were four years ago.
September 28, 2020
79% Think Barrett’s Senate Confirmation Is Likely
Voters aren’t convinced that federal Judge Amy Coney Barrett should sit on the U.S. Supreme Court, but a sizable majority expects her to be confirmed by the Senate.
September 25, 2020
62% Say Trump Has Changed the Republican Party
Voters are closely divided over whether Joe Biden’s lifetime in politics is a positive or a negative, but most agree President Trump’s lifetime in business has changed the direction of the Republican Party.
September 24, 2020
Most Don’t Blame Climate Change for Spread of Forest Fires
Most voters agree the incidence of wildfires is up this year, but they don’t buy that climate change is the main reason the fires are spreading.
