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August 9, 2017

More Voters Give Thumbs Up to Union Leaders

Nissan workers in Mississippi recently voted against joining the United Auto Workers (UAW), a blow to the already struggling union presence in the south.

August 9, 2017

Most Still Say ‘No’ to Letting Illegal Immigrants Vote

A sizable majority of voters still opposes giving illegal immigrants the vote, even in local elections. Democrats remain much more supportive of the idea than other voters do, however.

August 7, 2017

13% Have Switched Parties or Gone Independent Recently

Voters are less likely these days to split their vote between the two major parties, but just over one-out-of-10 now say they’ve changed the party they identify with in recent months.

August 7, 2017

More Voters Voting Independent, Want Competitive Third-Party

Voters are more receptive to a political third party than they have been in recent years, and more than half now say they have voted for a candidate independent of the two major parties.

August 4, 2017

Voters Remain Unconvinced There is a ‘Party of the People’

Even as partisan tension continues to rise in Washington, slightly fewer voters now say neither Republicans nor Democrats are the party of the American people.

August 3, 2017

Voters Don’t Credit Trump For Improving Economy

The stock market is at record highs. Unemployment hit a 10-year low in May, and economic confidence is at its highest level in several years.  But voters apparently don’t believe President Trump or his policies have anything to do with it.

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August 2, 2017

Most Voters Say Trump Is His Own Worst Enemy

President Trump has met the enemy, and it’s himself.

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August 1, 2017

Voters Say Trump No Better Than Obama On Immigration

Illegal immigration at the U.S.-Mexico border has fallen to a 17-year low since President Trump took office, but voters don’t think he’s doing any better than his predecessor handling the nation’s immigration situation in general.

August 1, 2017

Most Still Oppose Driver’s Licenses For Those Here Illegally

California, one of 12 U.S. states that allow illegal immigrants to obtain driver's licenses, is on track to issue nearly a million such licenses by the end of the year. But most voters continue to oppose licenses for illegals in the state they live in.

July 31, 2017

Most Voters Say ‘No’ To Border Wall

The House last week approved $1.6 billion in spending for President Trump’s proposed wall along the Mexican border, but with illegal immigration at the Mexican border at a 17-year low, most voters don’t want it anymore.

July 31, 2017

Most Democrats, GOP Voters Don't Agree With Party Leaders

Over half of voters in both major political parties continue to say that they are moving away from the positions of their party's leaders.

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July 28, 2017

Republicans Welcome Military Transgender Ban; Democrats Don’t

Voters are evenly divided over President Trump’s decision to prohibit from military service those who want to live openly as the opposite sex.

July 27, 2017

Voters Say They’re More Socially Liberal, More Fiscally Conservative

Voters tend to believe the body politic is becoming more liberal on social issues but still leans conservative in fiscal areas.

July 27, 2017

Voters See Republicans As Bigger Roadblock Than Democrats For Trump

Voters are now more likely to believe Republicans in Congress are the bigger problem for President Trump than Democrats are.

July 26, 2017

Voters Think Media Has Too Much Influence Over Government

Senator John McCain told the U.S. Senate yesterday ahead of the health care vote to tune out media personalities and trust one another instead. Voters think that's a good idea.

July 26, 2017

Voters See Economic Sanctions As An Effective Response

As Congress mulls slapping additional economic sanctions on America’s foes, voters tend to agree that sanctions work and make this country safer.

July 26, 2017

Most Republicans Still More Aligned With Trump Than With GOP Congress

Over six months into the Trump presidency, Republican voters still say they relate more to the president’s political views than those of their party's representatives in Congress.

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July 25, 2017

Republicans, Democrats Losing Faith In Their Congressional Leaders

Republican voters appear to have lost the enthusiasm they showed earlier this year about their Congressional leaders, and now Democrats are following suit.

July 25, 2017

AG Sessions More Popular Than Obama's Holder, Lynch

President Trump last week called Attorney General Jeff Sessions “beleaguered” and said he would have picked someone else if he knew Sessions would recuse himself from the Russia investigation.

July 24, 2017

55% Say Congress More Responsive to Media Than to Voters

Most voters think Congress doesn’t listen to them and is more interested in making the media happy.