David H. Montgomery is a journalist, programmer, and history podcaster based in Minneapolis. Before joining YouGov as a senior data journalist, he wrote for outlets including CityLab and Minnesota Public Radio.
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Presidential pardons, billionaires, and Luigi Mangione: December 15-17, 2024 Economist/YouGov Poll
This week’s Economist/YouGov poll covers Donald Trump's presidential transition, billionaires, the Democratic Party, the flu and COVID-19, Luigi Mangione, presidential pardons, TIME Magazine's Person and Athlete of the Year, holiday and New Years' celebrations, and college football.
18 Dec 2024 - Article
What are Americans' favorite dinosaurs?
T-Rex is Americans' most popular dinosaur, but 41% of Americans say they don't have a favorite.
13 Dec 2024 - Article
Health care, the transition, the economy, Hunter Biden, and crypto: December 8-10, 2024 Economist/YouGov Poll
This week’s Economist/YouGov poll covers the health-care system, the presidential transition, the economy, President Biden's pardon of his son Hunter, and cryptocurrency.
11 Dec 2024 - Article
Poll: What Americans plan to eat for Thanksgiving
Most Americans plan to celebrate Thanksgiving with some turkey this year, and few of them are expecting political arguments to disrupt the big meal
21 Nov 2024 - Article
Donald Trump's appointments, policy plans, and foreign policy: November 17-19, 2024 Economist/YouGov Poll
This week’s Economist/YouGov poll covers Donald Trump's appointees, Trump's policy proposals, opinions of Trump and Kamala Harris, Trump's foreign-policy credentials, and wars in Ukraine and Gaza.
20 Nov 2024 - Article
Donald Trump's new administration and the election's aftermath: November 9-12, 2024 Economist/YouGov Poll
This week’s Economist/YouGov poll covers the election's aftermath, Donald Trump's policy proposals, his leading advisors, how his win has shifted perceptions, and the outlook for electing a woman as president.
13 Nov 2024 - Article
The aftermath of Donald Trump's presidential election victory: November 6 - 7, 2024 Economist/YouGov Poll
This week’s Economist/YouGov poll covers reactions to the election, trust in the results, expectations for the election aftermath, changes in public opinion, and the economy.
08 Nov 2024 - Article
How early risers, gossip-spreaders, UFO-seers and more lean in the presidential election
Harris does better with people who see movies in theaters or to sleep in; Trump does better with people who've been in a car crash or think they've seen a UFO.
05 Nov 2024 - Article
How Americans think fictional characters would vote in 2024
A new survey asked Americans to consider how more than 50 fictional characters from film, TV, and literature would vote in the 2024 presidential election.
03 Nov 2024 - Article
Democrats lead narrowly in the House while Republicans have an edge in the Senate, according to our final MRP estimates
The third and final release of YouGov's model shows Republicans taking the Senate by a narrow margin, and Democrats gaining control of the House by an even smaller margin.
01 Nov 2024