Majority of Voters Want Lawmakers to Avoid a Government Shutdown
Opinion Polls
Majority of Voters Want Lawmakers to Avoid a Government Shutdown
2023-08-31 19:28:45
by Dan McCue

NEW YORK — A vast majority of Americans across the political spectrum want lawmakers to quit it with the political brinkmanship and avoid a partial government shutdown next month, according to a new poll by the Peter G. Peterson Foundation.... Read More

Patients, Caregivers Blame Themselves and Each Other for Home-Based Care Lapses
Health
Patients, Caregivers Blame Themselves and Each Other for Home-Based Care Lapses
2023-05-23 19:34:51
by TWN Staff

NEW YORK — “Broken” home-based health care experiences are causing avoidable hospital readmissions, exacting worrisome financial and psychological tolls on patients and caregivers alike, a new survey by Tomorrow Health has found. According to the American Hospital Association, 35 million... Read More

Most Still Skittish About Discussing Mental Health at Work
Mental Health
Most Still Skittish About Discussing Mental Health at Work
2023-04-25 20:38:39
by Dan McCue

AUSTIN, Texas — Despite the fact over half of all Americans have taken a “mental health day” off from work, most say they don’t admit it and are concerned their employers don’t do enough to support their mental well-being, according... Read More

DeSantis Crushes Trump in Poll of Florida Voters
Opinion Polls
DeSantis Crushes Trump in Poll of Florida Voters
2023-03-10 16:24:36
by Dan McCue

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — There may be a long way to go before the Florida primary — a full year in fact — but a new poll provides a tantalizing early look at a potential matchup between Gov. Ron DeSantis and... Read More

Poll Shows Youngkin Gaining in Virginia Governor’s Race, Redistricting Delays
In The States
Poll Shows Youngkin Gaining in Virginia Governor’s Race, Redistricting Delays
2021-10-20 23:18:55
by Dan McCue

With just two critical weeks to go before Election Day, Republican Glenn Youngkin has pulled into a statistical dead heat with Democrat Terry McAuliffe. A widening partisan gap in voter engagement and an apparent shift in issue priorities are bolstering... Read More

Americans’ Trust in Media Continues to Slide
Opinion Polls
Americans’ Trust in Media Continues to Slide
2021-10-11 18:45:30
by Dan McCue

WASHINGTON – Americans’ trust in the news media continues to plummet, dropping four percentage points from last year’s already low 36%, a new Gallup poll has found. The poll, which was released last week also found the media continues to... Read More

Voters Tell Pollster Out-of-Pocket Costs and Limits of Coverage Most Concerning Issue
Opinion Polls
Voters Tell Pollster Out-of-Pocket Costs and Limits of Coverage Most Concerning Issue
2021-09-20 15:44:00
by TWN Staff

Most voters in the district represented by Rep. Marilyn Strickland support fiscal responsibility and want Congress to take a bipartisan approach. Fifty-seven percent believe members of Congress need to work across the aisle to deliver results for their constituents versus... Read More

Poll Finds Most Americans Want Infrastructure Paid for With Offsets
Opinion Polls
Poll Finds Most Americans Want Infrastructure Paid for With Offsets
2021-07-08 17:15:50
by Dan McCue

WASHINGTON - Nine in 10 registered voters want federal infrastructure plans to be paid for with offsets, including clearly identified spending cuts or revenue raisers, a new Peterson Foundation poll found. And the result holds true for 86% of Democrats,... Read More

TWN Readers: Pace of Vaccinations Tops Biden’s Accomplishments in First 100 Days
Opinion Polls
TWN Readers: Pace of Vaccinations Tops Biden's Accomplishments in First 100 Days
2021-04-26 19:28:10
by Dan McCue

WASHINGTON - President Joe Biden entered the White House promising that by the time his first 100 days in office had elapsed, at least 100 million COVID-19 vaccines  would be administered. As of Sunday, four days shy of Biden’s 100-day... Read More

New Poll Shows Only Half of Americans Eager to Get COVID Vaccine
Opinion Polls
New Poll Shows Only Half of Americans Eager to Get COVID Vaccine
2021-02-19 19:45:41
by TWN Staff

NEW YORK -- A groundbreaking “Back-to-Normal Barometer” survey for the first time finds that only half of Americans say that they will receive a COVID-19 vaccine once it becomes available for them to receive it. Driving this lack of enthusiasm,... Read More

Poll: As Trump Attacks Election Outcome, Americans are Less Confident in the Vote Count
Opinion Polls
Poll: As Trump Attacks Election Outcome, Americans are Less Confident in the Vote Count

President Donald Trump's repeated — and baseless — insistence that widespread fraud undermined this month's presidential election has left a mark on Americans' faith in the voting process, a postelection USC Dornsife survey has found. Using a 0-100 scale to measure their... Read More

Swing State Voters Support Vote-By-Mail Despite Concerns
2020 Elections
Swing State Voters Support Vote-By-Mail Despite Concerns
2020-08-04 19:49:15
by Dan McCue

WASHINGTON - Roughly half of voters in the battleground states of Michigan and Pennsylvania have health concerns due to the ongoing coronavirus outbreak and would prefer to vote by mail in the November election, according to a new poll. The... Read More

‘Sobering’ Report Shows Hardening Attitudes Against Media
Opinion Polls
'Sobering' Report Shows Hardening Attitudes Against Media

NEW YORK (AP) — The distrust many Americans feel toward the news media, caught up like much of the nation's problems in the partisan divide, only seems to be getting worse. That was the conclusion of a “sobering” study of... Read More

Poll: Pandemic Hurting Americans’ Finances in Disparate Ways
Economy
Poll: Pandemic Hurting Americans' Finances in Disparate Ways

BURTON, Mich. (AP) — Crystal and Chris Martin put off some payments on their home in this blue-collar town near Flint and are pinching pennies to make ends meet until they return to work. In Windsor, Connecticut, Anne Druce's family... Read More

Voters Growing More Doubtful of Sustained Economic Rebound
Opinion Polls
Voters Growing More Doubtful of Sustained Economic Rebound
2020-07-08 13:40:20
by Dan McCue

WASHINGTON - Voters have grown more pessimistic about a quick "v-shaped" economic recovery in the wake of the coronavirus outbreak, especially in the south and west where the number of new cases have spiked recently, a new poll has found.... Read More

Poll: Pandemic Does Little to Alter US Views on Health Care
Opinion Polls
Poll: Pandemic Does Little to Alter US Views on Health Care

WASHINGTON (AP) — The coronavirus pushed hospitals to the edge, and millions of workers lost job-based coverage in the economic shutdown to slow the spread, but a new poll suggests Americans have remarkably little interest in big changes to health... Read More

New Poll Finds Majority of Hawaiians Support Construction of Thirty Meter Telescope
Opinion Polls
New Poll Finds Majority of Hawaiians Support Construction of Thirty Meter Telescope
2020-05-29 12:29:26
by Dan McCue

A majority of Hawaii residents continue to support the construction of a new observatory atop the dormant Maunakea volcano on the Big Island of the archipelago, despite protests that have brought the project to a standstill, a new poll shows.... Read More

Poll Shows Trump Has Large Favorability Gap With Women
Opinion Polls
Poll Shows Trump Has Large Favorability Gap With Women
2020-05-27 13:51:59
by Gaspard Le Dem

New polling shows that a majority of female Trump supporters in 2016 who lost their jobs due to the COVID-19 pandemic would vote for him again, however, 48% of women still hold a very unfavorable view of him as opposed... Read More

Older Americans More Attentive To COVID-19 News Than Younger Adults
Research
Older Americans More Attentive To COVID-19 News Than Younger Adults

The coronavirus crisis has dominated headlines in 2020, but research shows some Americans are paying more attention than others. According to a recent survey from the Pew Research Center, nearly all U.S. adults -- about 92% -- say they’re keeping... Read More

Poll: Cost Makes Nearly 1 in 10 Leery of Seeking COVID Care
Opinion Polls
Poll: Cost Makes Nearly 1 in 10 Leery of Seeking COVID Care

WASHINGTON (AP) — As states gear up to reopen, a poll finds a potential obstacle to controlling the coronavirus: nearly 1 in 10 adults say cost would keep them from seeking help if they thought they were infected. The Gallup-West Health Healthcare... Read More

AP-NORC Poll: Rising Support for Mail Voting Amid Pandemic
Opinion Polls
AP-NORC Poll: Rising Support for Mail Voting Amid Pandemic

WASHINGTON (AP) — Americans’ support for mail-in voting has jumped amid concerns about the safety of polling places during the coronavirus pandemic, but a wide partisan divide suggests President Donald Trump’s public campaign against vote by mail may be resonating with his... Read More

New Poll Finds Biden Widening Lead Over Other Dems in Florida
2020 Elections
New Poll Finds Biden Widening Lead Over Other Dems in Florida
2020-01-15 21:33:32
by Dan McCue

Former Vice President Joe Biden has widened his lead to 26 points among Florida voters in the race to be the Democratic party's nominee for president in 2020, a new Florida Atlantic University poll shows. The statewide survey was conducted... Read More

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