by jpitney | Feb 4, 2024 | Congress, House of Representatives, Public Opinion
The old saying is that voters hate Congress and love their congressman. Still true. Jeffrey M. Jones at Gallup: Fewer than four in 10 U.S. registered voters say President Joe Biden deserves to be reelected, while less than a quarter say the same about most members...
by jpitney | Jan 8, 2024 | Democracy, Public Opinion
Jeffrey M. Jones at Gallup: A new low of 28% of U.S. adults are satisfied with the way democracy is working in the country. The current figure is down from the prior low — 35% measured shortly after the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the U.S. Capitol by rioters trying...
by jpitney | May 30, 2023 | Congress, Presidency, Public Opinion
Gallup: In a Gallup poll conducted amid tense budget negotiations in Washington involving raising the federal government’s debt ceiling, President Joe Biden’s latest job approval rating of 39% is just two percentage points higher than his personal low recorded last...
by jpitney | Mar 3, 2023 | Foreign Policy, Public Opinion
Frank Newport at Gallup: Sixty-five percent of Americans prefer the U.S. to take the leading (20%) or a major role (45%) in world affairs. This is down from 69% in 2019 and 72% as recently as 2017. The current figure is one percentage point below the prior low from...
by jpitney | Jan 16, 2022 | civic virtue, Public Service, Volunteering
Jeffrey M. Jones at Gallup: Eighty-one percent of Americans say they donated money to a religious or other charitable organization in the past year, and 56% volunteered time to such an organization. After dipping in April 2020 during the early stages of the...
