
Taylor Orth is a data journalist and public opinion researcher who covers national polling on news, politics, technology, and society. She has a PhD in sociology from Stanford and is now based in Austin, Texas. She can be reached at taylor.orth@yougov.com.
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Who do Democrats and Republicans want as their 2028 presidential nominees?
Gavin Newsom's standing has risen significantly: The share of Democrats and Democratic-leaning Independents who say they would consider voting for him in 2028 has risen 24 percentage points since April.
12 Sep 2025Article
What do Americans think is part of MAGA culture?
The cultural entities that Americans are most likely to associate with MAGA Republicans are American flags, Confederate flags, Kid Rock, The Apprentice, Duck Dynasty, and Joe Rogan.
11 Sep 2025Article
Economic concerns, AI's effects, Trump's age, and the Epstein investigations: September 5 - 8, 2025 Economist/YouGov Poll
This week’s Economist/YouGov poll covers economic concerns, responsibility for the economy, AI's expected economic effect, Trump's age, and the Epstein investigations
09 Sep 2025Article
Inflation's lasting importance, troop deployment, political retaliation, the Fed, and COVID shots: August 29 - September 2, 2025 Economist/YouGov Poll
This week’s Economist/YouGov poll covers inflation's importance, deployment of troops to U.S. cities, political retaliation, the Federal Reserve, and COVID shots
03 Sep 2025Article
What role do Americans think religion should play in public schools?
More Americans oppose than support requiring classrooms to display the Ten commandments.
27 Aug 2025Article
Trump's agenda, crime, the National Guard, museums, slavery, and reading books: August 22 - 25, 2025 Economist/YouGov Poll
This week’s Economist/YouGov poll covers how Trump is pursuing his agenda, perceptions of crime, government's role in history museums, and the state of reading in the U.S.
26 Aug 2025Article
A new high for Trump disapproval, Democrats' House vote lead, wars in Ukraine and Gaza, and universities: August 15 - 18, 2025 Economist/YouGov Poll
This week’s Economist/YouGov poll covers new lows for Trump approval, Democrats' lead in the generic ballot, wars in Gaza and Ukraine, and administration actions in higher education.
19 Aug 2025Article
Donald Trump approval, Ghislaine Maxwell, gerrymandering, inflation, and unemployment: August 9 - 11, 2025 Economist/YouGov Poll
This week’s Economist/YouGov poll covers approval of Trump's job performance, partisan gerrymandering, Ghislaine Maxwell's prison move, inflation, and government jobless numbers
12 Aug 2025Article
Family estrangement: How often and why it happens
People who are estranged from a child or grandchild are especially likely to say they would consider reconciling with their estranged family member.
07 Aug 2025Article
Unemployment concerns, Gaza, Epstein, trust and medicine, guns, and team names: August 1 - 4, 2025 Economist/YouGov Poll
This week’s Economist/YouGov poll covers unemployment data, the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, Jeffrey Epstein, medical information and trust, guns, and pro-sports team names
05 Aug 2025