
Alexander Rossell Hayes is a political scientist, software developer, and data scientist based in Erie, Pennsylvania. He previously worked for Posit PBC (formerly RStudio); the University of California, Los Angeles; and the Central American Refugee Center in Hempstead, New York.
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After the election, Americans say they would have been less likely to vote for other Democrats than Harris in a matchup with Trump
We polled registered voters in the week following the election about how they voted — as well as how they would have voted if the Democratic nominee had been Biden, Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer, or Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro.
25 Nov 2024Article
Two-thirds of Americans say Hitler was completely bad; 20% think Trump would say the same
More than half of Americans believe that Trump harbors some positive feelings for Hitler or his actions: 39% say Trump thinks of Hitler as either a completely good person, a good person who did some bad things, or an equally good and bad person, and 15% think Trump views Hitler as a bad person who did some good things.
04 Nov 2024Article
Americans think candidates should pay cities' costs of hosting their rallies
Many Americans say they would view a candidate less favorably if they found out that the candidate had failed to pay for local government expenses after holding a rally in their area.
01 Nov 2024Article
Americans are increasingly concerned about Donald Trump’s age and fitness for office
While concerns about Trump’s age are on the rise, they are still well below the level of concern about Biden’s age when the president was the presumptive Democratic presidential nominee.
25 Oct 2024Article
Has Leif Erikson come out of Christopher Columbus' shadow?
While far more Americans know Columbus than know Erikson, what opinion there is of Erikson is overwhelmingly positive.
12 Oct 2024Article
Christopher Columbus and Columbus Day divide Americans
About half of Americans have a somewhat or very favorable opinion of Christopher Columbus — 52% view him favorably and 32% view him unfavorably.
12 Oct 2024Article
More Americans support federal observance of Indigenous Peoples’ Day than of Columbus Day
Many Americans approve of celebrating such a day and of its federal observance, but fewer approve of its place on the calendar.
12 Oct 2024Article
What’s up with Gen Z’s socks?
Although ankle socks are a popular choice across all age groups, the youngest and oldest American adults are much more likely to favor taller sock styles.
06 Aug 2024Article
Men do spend more time than women thinking about the Roman Empire — and World War II
There are sizable differences in the amount of time that men and women spend thinking about historical topics, a recent YouGov survey finds — with men generally saying they spend more time than women do musing about history.
03 Oct 2023