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  • Most Americans see a lack of competition among tech companies as a serious problemArticle

    Most Americans see a lack of competition among tech companies as a serious problem

    Members of both parties share concern over monopolizing behavior in tech: 65% of Democrats and 64% of Republicans describe it as a very or somewhat serious problem.

    about 3 hours ago
  • After recent mass shootings, a majority of Americans desire stricter gun control lawsArticle

    After recent mass shootings, a majority of Americans desire stricter gun control laws

    New polling from the Economist and YouGov finds some evidence that support for stricter handgun laws has increased, but there remains doubt about whether stricter gun laws would have prevented any of the recent shootings.

    6 days ago
  • More Americans say Biden and Pence have cooperated with classified documents than say Trump hasArticle

    More Americans say Biden and Pence have cooperated with classified documents than say Trump has

    In regard to each man's level of cooperation in returning the documents, more say that Biden and Pence have been cooperative than say the same about Trump.

    6 days ago
  • Two in five Americans saw Tyre Nichols video; 84% of them say officers' behavior was not justifiedArticle

    Two in five Americans saw Tyre Nichols video; 84% of them say officers' behavior was not justified

    When asked whether the Memphis police were justified in the amount of force they used on Nichols, most Americans (71%) say they were not. Just 8% think they were.

    6 days ago
  • How safe do U.S. adults believe public transportation is from crime in U.S. cities?Article

    How safe do U.S. adults believe public transportation is from crime in U.S. cities?

    Half of people who live in cities say they use public transportation at least monthly, compared to 29% of U.S. adults overall.

    12 days ago
  • Three in five Democrats say Congress should raise the debt ceiling, compared to 20% of RepublicansArticle

    Three in five Democrats say Congress should raise the debt ceiling, compared to 20% of Republicans

    Democrats and Republicans are similarly likely to be paying "a lot" or "a little" attention to the debt ceiling debate, with 75% of Democrats who are paying attention saying that Congress should increase the federal borrowing limit. One in five Republicans (20%) who are following the topic agree.

    12 days ago
  • What aspects of the House GOP agenda do Americans support?Article

    What aspects of the House GOP agenda do Americans support?

    Specifically, Republicans in the latest Economist/YouGov poll are particularly in favor of two proposals: increasing border security (90% strongly or somewhat support) and investigating Joe Biden's son Hunter Biden (85%).

    12 days ago
  • The share of Americans who see Joe Biden as honest and trustworthy has dropped to a new lowArticle

    The share of Americans who see Joe Biden as honest and trustworthy has dropped to a new low

    This week, 34% of Americans describe Biden as honest and trustworthy — a new low for his presidency. That's an 8-point drop from when this question was last asked in December 2022, prior to the public revelation that classified documents had been found in Biden's possession.

    12 days ago
  • Many Americans think certain groups not protected by employment discrimination laws should beArticle

    Many Americans think certain groups not protected by employment discrimination laws should be

    The results show that while most Americans are aware of the status of the currently protected traits asked about, many assume that other traits are also protected — despite the fact that they are not.

    14 days ago
  • Polls from the Past: Which regional reputations in the U.S. have persisted and which have evolvedArticle

    Polls from the Past: Which regional reputations in the U.S. have persisted and which have evolved

    To explore how public opinion has changed over the decades, YouGov uses the Roper iPoll Archive to find historical poll questions that could be re-asked today, as part of a series called Polls from the Past.

    14 days ago
  • Most Americans support 'Welcome Corps,' Biden's new refugee sponsorship programArticle

    Most Americans support 'Welcome Corps,' Biden's new refugee sponsorship program

    A new poll finds that one in three Americans express at least some interest in becoming a refugee sponsor through the new program.

    18 days ago
  • Americans are less likely than Britons to see Prince Harry's recent actions as financially motivatedArticle

    Americans are less likely than Britons to see Prince Harry's recent actions as financially motivated

    Even as Americans' opinions of Prince Harry and Meghan Markle have worsened, the country as a whole still views the couple far more favorably than the British do.

    19 days ago
  • Republican voters think DeSantis would be more likely to beat Biden, but prefer TrumpArticle

    Republican voters think DeSantis would be more likely to beat Biden, but prefer Trump

    Republican voters think that Florida Governor Ron DeSantis has a slight edge over former President Donald Trump in a hypothetical election match-up against President Joe Biden.

    19 days ago
  • Who should and should not be given congressional committee seats?Article

    Who should and should not be given congressional committee seats?

    Two in five Americans (40%) do not want George Santos seated on a congressional committee.

    19 days ago
  • Favorability of Republicans – including Trump and McCarthy – has risenArticle

    Favorability of Republicans – including Trump and McCarthy – has risen

    Trump's net favorability rating now sits at -55 among Democrats — which, while low from an absolute standpoint — is the best it has been at any point since he first took office.

    19 days ago
  • More Americans approve of the investigation into Biden's document handling than Trump'sArticle

    More Americans approve of the investigation into Biden's document handling than Trump's

    While more Americans believe Biden has been cooperative relative to Trump, a larger share approves of the ongoing investigation into Biden's actions than approves of the investigation into Trump's

    19 days ago
  • Americans' views on Martin Luther King's legacy and dreams in 2023Article

    Americans' views on Martin Luther King's legacy and dreams in 2023

    More than one-third of Americans (36%) say that protests are necessary today in order to achieve racial equality, a sentiment that is stronger among Democrats (64%), Black Americans (58%), and 18- to 29-year-olds (48%).

    26 days ago
  • There is bipartisan support for requiring negative COVID tests for travelers from ChinaArticle

    There is bipartisan support for requiring negative COVID tests for travelers from China

    There is bipartisan support for the testing mandate with majorities of Democrats (89%) and Republicans (79%) approving of the restriction.

    26 days ago
  • Most Republicans approve of Kevin McCarthy being elected Speaker of the HouseArticle

    Most Republicans approve of Kevin McCarthy being elected Speaker of the House

    In the latest Economist/YouGov Poll, nearly three times as many Republicans approve (59%) of Kevin McCarthy’s election as Speaker as disapprove.

    26 days ago
  • Voters’ confidence in vote counting — before and after the 2022 congressional electionArticle

    Voters’ confidence in vote counting — before and after the 2022 congressional election

    Unlike after the 2020 election, voter confidence after the 2022 election increased for both Democratic and Republican voters.

    29 days ago

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