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Would a Trump conviction move his voters? Evidence from past and present polls
A lesson from the Bill Clinton impeachment 25 years ago suggests we ought to be wary of the latest results about potential Trump convictions.
12 Feb 2024 - Article
Making a hard choice: How we’re asking Americans about COVID and a return to normal
Given the importance of the ongoing public debate about easing COVID-19 restrictions, we conducted an experiment on YouGov’s U.S. News Survey to better understand the complexity of opinion underlying a recent question about whether or not Americans are ready to get back to normal.
16 Mar 2022 - Article
Why YouGov is changing how we ask people how many COVID-19 vaccine shots they’ve received
As a result of ongoing poll monitoring, YouGov is moving to a longer series of vaccination questions that ask for more specifics on doses.
23 Dec 2021 - Article
In 2021, even the weather is politicized
Democrats are more likely than Republicans to report noticing extreme weather in both the 14 heat wave states (78% vs. 49%) and elsewhere in the U.S. (70% vs 33%).
17 Aug 2021 - Article
How far might incentives nudge the hesitant toward getting COVID-19 vaccines?
Various enticements were most attractive to those already planning to get vaccinated, especially the prospect of getting easier access to things like travel, sports, entertainment and restaurants.
20 May 2021 - Article
Why YouGov is changing how we ask people whether they’ve received the COVID-19 vaccine
The ongoing campaign to vaccinate Americans against COVID–19 presents a new benchmark available to evaluate survey results.
04 May 2021 - Article
The $1.9 trillion price tag increased support for COVID-19 relief
Support is significantly higher with the $1.9 trillion price tag attached (58%) than with it omitted (51%), with the difference coming entirely from those who are not sure.
01 Apr 2021 - Article
How personal experience shaped public opinion on COVID-19
For some, knowing someone infected or killed by COVID-19 helped confirm early worries obtained from news accounts. For others, the lack of personal experience allowed the partisan political environment to play a larger role.
19 Mar 2021 - Article
Vaccine acceptance is rising in America
The surge in acceptance is largest among Democrats and Democratic leaners (21% to 73%), but acceptance has also grown among Republicans and Republican leaners (21% to 41%) and non-leaning Independents (18% to 42%).
04 Mar 2021 - Article
Opinions on the Supreme Court before the Texas case
Most Biden voters are convinced that the Supreme Court is conservative (72%) while Trump voters describe the Court as moderate (55%).
11 Dec 2020