polling matters polling matters / http://backend.userland.com/rss ²¨²¨ÊÓƵav WebTeam Exploring the Local Positivity Bias in Crime Perceptions Americans' ratings of the seriousness of crime nationally continue to be much more negative than their perceptions of crime at home. /opinion/polling-matters/698624/exploring-local-positivity-bias-crime-perceptions.aspx?utm_source=tagrss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=syndication /opinion/polling-matters/698624/exploring-local-positivity-bias-crime-perceptions.aspx?utm_source=tagrss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=syndication Fri, 21 Nov 2025 12:00:00 GMT Trends in U.S. Adults' Acceptance of Moral and Values Behaviors Americans have become more liberal on many moral and values issues over the past quarter century, but with some signs of a leveling off in recent years. /opinion/polling-matters/694550/trends-adults-acceptance-moral-values-behaviors.aspx?utm_source=tagrss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=syndication /opinion/polling-matters/694550/trends-adults-acceptance-moral-values-behaviors.aspx?utm_source=tagrss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=syndication Thu, 04 Sep 2025 03:00:00 GMT No Majority Demand for Deregulation Over half of Americans say there is about the right amount of or too little government regulation of business. /opinion/polling-matters/690779/no-majority-demand-deregulation.aspx?utm_source=tagrss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=syndication /opinion/polling-matters/690779/no-majority-demand-deregulation.aspx?utm_source=tagrss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=syndication Mon, 19 May 2025 12:00:00 GMT Is Gov't Itself the Top U.S. Problem? Depends on Whom You Ask Americans who name the government as the nation's top problem have widely differing explanations, depending on their political identity. /opinion/polling-matters/658967/gov-itself-top-problem-depends-whom-ask.aspx?utm_source=tagrss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=syndication /opinion/polling-matters/658967/gov-itself-top-problem-depends-whom-ask.aspx?utm_source=tagrss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=syndication Fri, 04 Apr 2025 12:45:00 GMT The Complex Landscape of Public Opinion on Deportation Americans' views on deporting immigrants who are in the U.S. illegally are complex, reflecting the complexity of the issue itself. /opinion/polling-matters/656732/complex-landscape-public-opinion-deportation.aspx?utm_source=tagrss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=syndication /opinion/polling-matters/656732/complex-landscape-public-opinion-deportation.aspx?utm_source=tagrss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=syndication Fri, 14 Feb 2025 12:00:00 GMT Public Support for Making U.S. Government More Efficient Americans generally support the concept of making the government more efficient and more limited in scope. /opinion/polling-matters/653657/public-support-making-government-efficient.aspx?utm_source=tagrss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=syndication /opinion/polling-matters/653657/public-support-making-government-efficient.aspx?utm_source=tagrss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=syndication Fri, 22 Nov 2024 12:00:00 GMT Where Americans Stand on Taxes While a majority of Americans say their federal taxes are too high, these views vary significantly by partisanship and have varied widely over time. /opinion/polling-matters/652151/americans-stand-taxes.aspx?utm_source=tagrss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=syndication /opinion/polling-matters/652151/americans-stand-taxes.aspx?utm_source=tagrss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=syndication Wed, 16 Oct 2024 12:30:00 GMT Support for Israel in U.S. Hampered by Declining Religiosity Protestants and highly religious Americans, traditionally Israel's most sympathetic supporters, are shrinking in size. /opinion/polling-matters/646214/support-israel-hampered-declining-religiosity.aspx?utm_source=tagrss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=syndication /opinion/polling-matters/646214/support-israel-hampered-declining-religiosity.aspx?utm_source=tagrss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=syndication Fri, 21 Jun 2024 12:30:00 GMT Want to Solve Immigration? Listen to the People Americans support strict border control and fair pathways for immigrants entering the U.S. illegally. Public opinion favors both deportation and citizenship options. /opinion/polling-matters/645278/solve-immigration-listen-people.aspx?utm_source=tagrss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=syndication /opinion/polling-matters/645278/solve-immigration-listen-people.aspx?utm_source=tagrss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=syndication Fri, 24 May 2024 12:00:00 GMT Exploring Americans' Satisfaction With Their Personal Lives Americans' personal satisfaction remains significantly higher than satisfaction with the way things are going in the U.S. /opinion/polling-matters/610742/exploring-americans-satisfaction-personal-lives.aspx?utm_source=tagrss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=syndication /opinion/polling-matters/610742/exploring-americans-satisfaction-personal-lives.aspx?utm_source=tagrss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=syndication Fri, 16 Feb 2024 12:00:00 GMT