Latest findings in Economist/YouGov Poll

One way to reduce the divide between rich and poor is to change the tax code. Warren Buffett, for one, has said that those who make most of their income from investments should not pay a lower tax rate than middle-class Americans, whose income comes mostly from salaries. In the latest Economist/YouGov Poll (Week ...
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Is there a class divide? Ask the American public, and they say there is. In this week’s Economist/YouGov Poll (Week of 1/28/2012), 74% agree that “There is a growing divided in the United States between elites and ordinary people.”    More than eight in ten Democrats agree; but so do seven in ten ...
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Last week, just after former Speaker of the House Newt Gingrich’s victory in the South Carolina Primary, 57% of GOP voters said they were satisfied with their choices. Only 22% wanted someone else to enter the race. But in this week’s Economist/YouGov Poll (Week of 1/28/2012), satisfaction levels have dropped again — and just ...
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More Americans are concerned about the growing income gap they see between more successful Americans and average Americans than are concerned about seeing successful American and average Americans no longer treat each other as equals.  Most Americans see reasons for concern in both directions. (Week of 1/28/2012) What concerns you ...
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Former Massachusetts Governor Mitt Romney may be leading in the Florida polls by double digits, but there is still a contest for GOP voter support nationally — and in this week’s Economist/YouGov Poll (Week of 1/28/2012), two candidates come within a ten point range of Mitt Romney.  Among Republican primary voters, Romney has the ...
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The Obama Administration rejected the application by TransCanada to begin construction of the Keystone Pipeline project to bring crude oil to various parts of the United States, claiming it could not make a reasoned decision under the tight 60 day deadline imposed by Congress. The American public is conflicted about the pipeline in the ...
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Opposition to the Stop Online Piracy Act from many important internet sites became public last week when many of them shut down in protest for one day. And Americans agree with those internet sites. There is little support for SOPA in this week’s Economist/YouGov Poll (Week of 1/21/2012). Just 16% of respondents support it; ...
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Republican voters and Democratic voters differ on many things, but they tend to agree on what they are looking for in a presidential candidate. In the latest Economist/YouGov Poll (Week of 1/21/2012), economic issue positions, intelligence, health care positions and experience rank at the top of the list for both sets of voters.  In ...
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President Barack Obama gives his State of the Union Address with many Americans dissatisfied with his performance in office and concerned about the country. Compared to public assessments at the times of his first two State of the Union addresses, the President finds his approval ratings stagnant, evaluations of the economy unchanging, and even ...
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Most members of the Republican Party call themselves conservatives. But the latest Economist/YouGov Poll (Week of 1/21/2012) suggests that most GOP voters aren’t sure that former Massachusetts Governor Mitt Romney is one of them. Just 37% describe Romney as a conservative. In contrast, 70% see his chief rival Newt Gingrich, the former Speaker of the ...
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