Numerous surveys have consistently shown that Americans' support for same-sex marriage has been growing steadily for some time -- but a new Gallup pol...
In trying to give governments a more accurate picture of crime and fear, Gallup scientists found one survey question that gets to the heart of the matter: "Do you feel safe walking alone at night in the city or area where you live?"
(RNS) In the wake of historic victories for gay rights supporters in last month's elections, a pair of USA Today/Gallup Polls find growing acceptance ...
This graph shows point estimates of the survey house effects produced by my model (as of the evening of October 23, 2012). Negative house effects means that the pollster skews in a pro-Romney direction; positive house effects means that the pollster tends to overstate support for Obama.
We're always hearing about the results of the gallup polls -- but how are the results determined? Donna Brazile, Vice-Chair of the Democratic National...
WASHINGTON -- In a busy week in which Gallup began reporting polling results among voters deemed most likely to vote, Gallup Editor-in-Chief Frank New...
More than half of Americans are dissatisfied with American public education, but are more inclined to rate their own children’s schools highly, acco...
Gallup has released new poll results on how much Americans spend on food per week. The last time Gallup asked this question was 1987, in which the ave...
We are in a situation that demands objective scrutiny and attention. This focus can provide the impartial information that our elected officials and we need to arm ourselves and to stand our ground to defend our "inalienable rights" as citizens not just the right to bear arms.
Over the weekend, The Huffington Post ran an in-depth analysis of the way the Gallup Poll handles race in its survey samples. (Go read it if you haven...
WASHINGTON -- With the race for president between Mitt Romney and Barack Obama now shifting into high gear, politicians, journalists and the general p...
Herman Cain is leading the Republican presidential primary race, according to a poll released Tuesday. Why the sudden surge? Cain's name recognition h...
Why are some pollsters producing results among "likely voters" that vary, either over time or compared to other pollsters? A week ago, I offered a pri...
If you heard a loud thump on Monday afternoon it just may have been the sound of worried Democrats hitting the panic button. Republicans now have their largest lead yet on the generic ballot -- 7 points.
Huffington Post political reporter Sam Stein went on Morning Joe this morning to discuss a variety of topics, among them the relative voter energy of ...
A Gallup poll released Monday showed that there are still more blue states than red, but the findings also confirm that Democrats have lost some of th...
Despite former Alaska Governor Sarah Palin's whirlwind year, Secretary of State Hillary Clinton has edged her out for 2009's most admired woman, accor...
The early public response to Supreme Court nominee Sonia Sotomayor is strong. President Obama's choice for the bench is receiving polling numbers comp...
LONDON — Joblessness and poverty are a more potent source of tension between Muslims and wider European and U.S. society than religious differen...
Stop the presses. First Lady Michelle Obama now appears to have a higher favorability rating than her husband....
WASHINGTON — Looking for happiness _ it's family-friendly communities for some, tropical paradise or the rugged West for others. A survey of Ame...
Days after passing President Obama's massive economic stimulus plan, new polling numbers from Gallup show that Congress' job approval ratings have gai...
We in the US are currently engaged in a "war on terror," but this does not give a democratic and free country license to be overwhelmed by fear of its own Muslim and Middle Eastern citizens.
I would hope that this Thanksgiving we might all pause to do more than say thanks, but instead be the grateful selves that can fuel and inform a new way of being in our lives.
Forget Zogby, Gallup, Chris Bower's daily swing state chart (newly tweaked) on Open Left, Intrade's prediction markets, ABC, CBS, and Fox/Rasmussen an...
