Latest findings in Economist/YouGov Poll

Romney wins one-third of conservatives, one-third of non-supporters of the Tea Party, to win 30% of the vote nationally among Republican caucus/primary participants   If Mitt Romney looks uncomfortable, it is because he is a front-runner who was unable to rise above 25% of the vote in Iowa, and nationally, ...
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As Congress battles over extending the payroll tax reduction, and with disagreements in the last few days between House and Senate on the length of the extension threatening to result in increased taxes on January 1, the Economist/YouGov Poll (Week of 12/17/2011) finds Americans wanting to keep the reduction in place.    ...
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Christmas is less than one week away, and most Americans who buy Christmas gifts say their shopping is all — or mostly — done. In the latest Economist/YouGov Poll (Week of 12/17/2011), 79% of Americans say they are buying Christmas presents; more than half are at least three-quarters done, and 33% are finished!  ...
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Congressional approval ratings have been in single digits for several months, several times recording an all-time low of 7% approval. While in this week’s Economist/YouGov Poll (Week of 12/17/2011) Congress may appear to have gained some (with an approval rating that has crept up to 11%), Americans still don’t like what they see in ...
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With the last U.S. combat troops out of Iraq, and the more than eight-year war officially ended, Americans are more positive about President Obama’s performance in handling that war, with a level of positive assessment not seen since the first year of his Administration. In the latest Economist/YouGov Poll (Week of 12/17/2011), 49% ...
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Newt Gingrich’s rise in the polls began just a few short weeks ago, but the former House Speaker is no longer as clear a preference among registered voters who say they will vote in a GOP presidential primary or caucus next year. In the latest Economist/YouGov Poll (Week of 12/17/2011), Gingrich’s support has ...
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The President’s biggest worry when it comes to his re-election campaign must be the state of the economy. It is certainly the public’s most important issue. Just 33% in this week’s Economist/YouGov Poll approve of how Barack Obama is handling the economy.    Even the drop in the unemployment rate has had little ...
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Former Speaker of the House Newt Gingrich is spending one more week atop the Republican field in the contest for that party’s presidential nomination. In this week’s Economist/YouGov Poll, 29% of registered voters who say they will likely vote in a Republican caucus or primary in 2012 favor Gingrich, while former Massachusetts Governor ...
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As the United States ends its military presence in Iraq, Americans remain uncomfortable with America’s military activity there: in the latest Economist/YouGov Poll, more than half think the United States made a mistake sending troops to fight in Iraq in the first place.    This is not a war Americans believe has been ...
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One of the options Republicans have proposed as a way to pay for an extension of the payroll tax cut is to reduce the size of the federal workforce, an action many Americans in the latest Economist/YouGov Poll would approve. 47% say the federal workforce is too large. A majority of independents and ...
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