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Kamala Harris' debate win hasn't yet won her new voters, but more like her and see her as qualified
Harris was the clear winner of the debate but her narrow lead over Trump in the election was the same after the debate as before it.
12 Sep 2024 - Article
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