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January 23, 2019

GOP Voters Want Trump To Give State of the Union Speech, Democrats Don’t

Republicans think President Trump should stand tall and deliver his State of the Union address despite the ongoing government shutdown. Democrats, however, think he should wait until after it ends.

January 23, 2019

Most Voters Don’t See a Threat to Roe v. Wade

Just after the 46th anniversary of the landmark abortion case Roe v. Wade, most voters are pro-choice and think the ruling is likely to stick for years to come.

January 22, 2019

Fewer Involved in Women’s March, But Support Unchanged

Participation in this past Sunday’s Women’s March appears to have gone down dramatically from two years ago when the first such march was held, but voters are little changed in their view that the annual event is good for women in general.

January 21, 2019

Voters Still Lack Faith in the Federal Government

Voters continue to lack trust in the federal government’s ability to get things right, and most still believe the government is out for itself. 

January 18, 2019

Voters Say Current Government Too Big for Founding Fathers

Most voters aren't scared of the federal government, but they think there's more of it than the country's Founders intended.

January 16, 2019

Voters Still Report Little Personal Impact From Shutdown

Voters don’t care too much for the federal government, and the number who say they have been badly hurt by the continuing government shutdown remains small.

January 16, 2019

Democrats Warmly Embrace 'Green New Deal'

An increasing number of elected Democrats including several presidential hopefuls are endorsing a so-called Green New Deal although the details vary. Democratic voters love the concept, but other voters still aren't convinced.

January 15, 2019

Most Believe the Government Spies on Journalists, Political Opponents

Voters strongly believe journalists and political opponents are targets of spying by the U.S. government, and they don’t trust the judgment of the feds when they do it.

January 15, 2019

Ocasio-Cortez vs. Trump, and the Winner Is…

Though just one-in-three voters have a favorable opinion of freshman Representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, if she were old enough to run for president in 2020, she’d give President Trump a run for his money.

January 15, 2019

Voters See Negative Impact From Illegal Immigrants

Voters continue to measure illegal immigration by how much crime and financial strain it brings into the United States.

January 14, 2019

Voters Want Strong Borders, Say Wall is Not ‘Immoral’

Most voters continue to favor strongly controlled borders and reject House Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s charge that it is immoral for the United States to build a border wall.

January 14, 2019

Republicans Are Still Skeptical of GOP Congress

Most Republicans are still unhappy with their congressional representatives and are less convinced of the need for President Trump to work with other GOP officials.

January 11, 2019

Voters Don't Think Government's Doing Enough to Stop Illegal Immigration

In the midst of a government shutdown over disagreements about building a border wall, two-out-of-three voters still think illegal immigration is a serious issue, but nearly half of voters think the government isn’t working hard enough to stop it.

January 10, 2019

Voters Wary of North Korea Nuclear Agreement

As talk of another U.S.-North Korea summit heats up, voters now consider the nation less of a national security interest but aren’t confident the nuclear agreement between Kim Jong Un and President Trump will produce results.

January 10, 2019

Voters See Border Wall As Effective But No Emergency

Voters think President Trump’s border wall is likely to work, but they aren’t prepared to declare a national emergency to build it.

January 10, 2019

Republicans Still Identify More With Trump Than GOP Congress

Democrats strongly identify with their congressional representatives, while Republicans still line up more with President Trump than with GOP members of Congress.

January 9, 2019

Democrats Don’t Want to Become a Socialist Party

The new class of Democratic representatives and senators sworn in to Congress brings with it a growing movement of socialist ideologies, but while Democrats are intrigued by the ideas of socialism, they’re not willing to commit to becoming a socialist party.

January 9, 2019

More Voters Now Think Congress Should Follow Trump’s Lead

With the new session of Congress under way, voters aren’t optimistic that things will get any better, but they are growing more convinced that Congress should follow President Trump’s lead.

January 9, 2019

Voters Think Media Matters More to Congress Than They Do

Voters still think Congress puts the media’s interests ahead of voters, though more now think Congress has their best interests at heart.

January 8, 2019

Republicans Strongly Favor Trump Over Romney

Mitt Romney may have pleased Democrats and the media with his recent op-ed criticizing President Trump, but Republican voters by a better than two-to-one margin line up with the president.