More people that in recent years are avoiding the news, according to a study by Oxford’s Reuters Institute for the Study of Journalism (RISJ). That’s true around the world, the study found. News avoidance has risen 54% in Brazil and…
Category: Politics
Republicans and Democrats largely favor raising age to own semi-automatics, Divided on ‘Gun Control’
Republicans still don’t support gun control, a new YouGov survey finds, even though five Republicans joined with House Democrats to pass gun control legislation in the wake of the Uvalde, Texas, mass shooting that left 19 children and two teachers…
50% of Americans believe state of moral value is “poor”
For 20 years, Americans have viewed the state of the nation’s morals as poor. What different this year is that they think our moral values have gone from bad to worse. That’s according to Gallup, which says that negative view…
Abortion to be Bigger Issue in 2022 Midterms, Polling Indicates
In the wake of the leaked Supreme Court draft opinion that is expected to overturn Roe V. Wade, abortion rights are poised to take center stage for many voters in the upcoming 2022 Midterm elections. Twenty-Seven percent of voters say…
More than Half of Americans Do Not Want Roe v. Wade Overturned
Americans remain largely opposed to overturning Roe v. Wade, as a steady 58% majority believe that the landmark 1973 Supreme Court ruling that recognized abortion as a constitutional right should stand, while 35% want it to be reversed. These sentiments are…
Biden Seen as Likable, Smart; Not Strong Leader, Manager
President Joe Biden is viewed as likable and intelligent by three in five Americans. However, at the end of a challenging first year in office, with his approval rating at a personal low of 40%, less than half of U.S. adults…
U.S. Political Party Preferences Shifted Greatly During 2021
On average, Americans’ political party preferences in 2021 looked similar to prior years, with slightly more U.S. adults identifying as Democrats or leaning Democratic (46%) than identified as Republicans or leaned Republican (43%). However, the general stability for the full-year…