65% of Voters Say Politicians Want More Money and Power for Government
How much money and power should government have? Voters want it to have less than it does, but they believe politicians want it to have even more.
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March 10, 2021
March 9, 2021
Most Voters Concerned President Biden Hasn’t Held White House Press Conference Yet
More than six weeks since his inauguration, President Biden still hasn’t held his first White House press conference, and half of voters are worried about his ability to do the job.
March 8, 2021
Democrats Support Biden’s Transgender Troops Policy; Republicans Don’t
After taking office, President Joe Biden signed an executive order reversing former President Trump’s ban on transgender personnel in the U.S. military. However, Americans are as deeply divided over the new policy as they were over the previous policy.
March 4, 2021
Most GOP Voters View Republicans in Congress as Out of Touch
With Joe Biden in the White House and Democrats controlling both houses of Congress, Republican voters don’t feel very well represented in Washington these days, not even by their own party’s congress members.
March 3, 2021
Who’s Setting the Agenda in D.C. Now? Democrats Say Biden, Others Disagree
When Donald Trump was President, there wasn’t much doubt who was running the show in Washington. Now that Joe Biden is in the White House, however, attitudes have changed.
March 1, 2021
55% Oppose D.C. Statehood
Democrats in Congress are pushing to confer statehood on the District of Columbia, but most Americans are against the idea. In fact, statehood for Puerto Rico is more popular than statehood for the nation’s capital.
February 25, 2021
50% of Voters Say Biden’s China Policy Worse Than Trump’s
A week after President Joe Biden stirred controversy by saying China has “different norms” toward human rights, half of voters view Biden’s China policy as worse than former President Trump’s.
February 24, 2021
Most Voters Say Biden’s Cabinet Nominees Deserve Up-or-Down Senate Vote
The nomination of Neera Tanden to be President Joe Biden’s director of the Office of Management and Budget appears to be in trouble, but most voters still believe the president’s nominees for office deserve an up or down vote on the Senate floor.
February 23, 2021
Most Don’t Believe Infrastructure Maintenance Is a Federal Responsibility
President Biden is reportedly contemplating “major infrastructure investment” as part of his legislative agenda, but most Americans don’t think that’s a job for the federal government.
February 22, 2021
57% of Voters Support COVID-19 Relief Bill, Despite Spending Concerns
Most voters support passage of the $1.9 trillion COVID-19 relief package despite concerns that Congress has filled the bill with expensive items that have nothing to do with coronavirus.
February 19, 2021
54% of Voters Say Biden Is a ‘Puppet’ of the Left
Less than a month after President Joe Biden’s inauguration, most voters believe the Democrat is “a puppet of the radical left” and not the moderate “nice guy” he was portrayed as being during the election campaign.
February 18, 2021
Trump Still Favorite of Most GOP Voters After Impeachment Trial
In the wake of former President Donald Trump’s acquittal in his second impeachment trial, Republican voters still overwhelmingly favor Trump as their party’s leader.
February 17, 2021
Voters Want Congress to Investigate Whether Officials Report COVID-19 Cases Accurately
With New York Governor Andrew Cuomo accused of concealing facts about COVID-19 nursing home deaths in his state, most voters want Congress to investigate whether public officials are accurately reporting coronavirus cases.
February 16, 2021
Voters Sharply Divided Over Impeachment Verdict
In the wake of former President Trump’s acquittal in his second impeachment trial, voters are deeply divided over the verdict.
February 12, 2021
Most GOP Voters Still Don’t Think Biden Was Elected Fairly
Much of the impeachment case against former President Trump in this week’s Senate trial has focused on his claims about election fraud, but a majority of Republican voters agree with his claim that Joe Biden was not elected fairly.
February 10, 2021
With Biden in the White House, Democrats Become More Concerned About Leaks
Half of voters believe America’s national security is damaged when media outlets publish classified information, and Democrats are more likely to share that view now than when Donald Trump was president.
February 10, 2021
71% of GOP Voters Say Troops Unnecessary for D.C. Security, But Democrats Disagree
With 7,000 National Guard troops deployed to Washington, D.C., during the Senate impeachment trial of former President Trump, Americans are divided along partisan lines about whether this extra security is necessary.
February 9, 2021
Most Voters Don’t Expect Senate to Convict Trump, Won’t Watch Impeachment Trial
The Senate begins its impeachment trial of former President Trump this week, but most voters don’t believe Trump will be convicted and few expect to watch the entire trial on TV.
February 4, 2021
Media Less Aggressive With President Biden Than They Were With Trump, Voters Say
Two weeks after President Joe Biden was sworn into office, most voters say reporters are not questioning the new president as aggressively as they questioned former President Donald Trump.
February 3, 2021
Majority Still Say COVID-19 Stimulus ‘Essential,’ But Most GOP Voters Disagree
Congress and President Biden are wrangling over legislation that would send Americans another round of stimulus checks, and a majority of voters say a new round of stimulus checks is necessary to help the country recover from the COVID-19 pandemic.
