Gallup Polls

Sam Stein

Polls: Sotomayor Loved By Public

HuffingtonPost.com | Sam Stein | Posted 06.28.2009 | Politics


The early public response to Supreme Court nominee Sonia Sotomayor is strong. President Obama's choice for the bench is receiving polling numbers comp...

Poverty Fueling Muslim Anti-West Tendencies: Study

AP | DAVID STRINGER | Posted 06.07.2009 | World


LONDON — Joblessness and poverty are a more potent source of tension between Muslims and wider European and U.S. society than religious differen...

Michelle Obama Favored More Than Barack: Poll

The Hill | Posted 05.03.2009 | Politics


Stop the presses. First Lady Michelle Obama now appears to have a higher favorability rating than her husband....

Utah, Hawaii, Wyoming Top "Happiness" Poll

AP | KEVIN FREKING | Posted 04.11.2009 | Living


WASHINGTON — Looking for happiness _ it's family-friendly communities for some, tropical paradise or the rugged West for others. A survey of Ame...

Is Congress Getting More Popular? Approval Rating Jumps 12 Percent

Washington Post | Posted 03.20.2009 | Politics


Days after passing President Obama's massive economic stimulus plan, new polling numbers from Gallup show that Congress' job approval ratings have gai...

Muslims "Off" a Plane

Wajahat Ali | Posted 02.05.2009 | Politics


Wajahat Ali

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.

Poll: 37% of Americans Unable to Locate America on Map of America

Steven Shehori | Posted 01.15.2009 | Politics


Steven Shehori

When asked to reveal the identity of the giant America-shaped landmass found on the map, several of those polled were decidedly varied in their answers.

Let Us Give Thanks

Roger Fransecky | Posted 12.25.2008 | Living


Roger Fransecky

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.

Introducing the Totally Unscientific Bumper Sticker Poll!

Ann J. Atkinson | Posted 10.17.2008 | Home


Ann J. Atkinson

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...

We're Gonna Frickin' Lose this Thing

Adam McKay | Posted 10.09.2008 | Media


Adam McKay

"Stop saying that!" my wife says to me. But this is not a high school football game and I'm not a cheerleader with a bad attitude. This is an election and as things stand now, we're gonna frickin' lose this thing.

Obama Hits 50 Percent Mark In Gallup Poll For First Time

Politico | DAVID PAUL KUHN | Posted 10.03.2008 | Politics


Barack Obama met the 50 percent threshold for the first time Tuesday in the Gallup daily tracking poll, a symbolic hurdle that until now had eluded th...

Remembering Gallup's Wacky 2000 Tracking Poll

Alan Abramowitz | Posted 09.07.2008 | Politics


Alan Abramowitz

I'm sure the Gallup folks would like us to forget it, but it's worth recalling just how well their likely voter screen performed in the weeks leading up to the 2000 election.

Loving the Latino Voter

Daniel Cubias | Posted 08.08.2008 | Politics


Daniel Cubias

This was going to be the presidential election in which Latinos ran into the warm embrace of the Republicans. But it hasn't quite worked out that way.

About that New USA Today/Gallup Poll

Alan Abramowitz | Posted 08.06.2008 | Politics


Alan Abramowitz

There's something suspicious about the results of the new USA Today/Gallup Poll: how does Gallup get from a 47-44 Obama lead among registered voters to a 49-45 McCain lead among likely voters?

Seth Colter Walls

Two Gallup Polls, One Day: McCain And Obama Both Ahead?

HuffingtonPost.com | Seth Colter Walls | Posted 08.05.2008 | Politics


Today, the Gallup polling firm was for Barack Obama's lead over John McCain before they were against it. If that sounds complicated, it's only the be...

John McCain, The Jan Brady of Presidential Politics

Danielle Celena Belton | Posted 07.11.2008 | Politics


Danielle Celena Belton

Some days McCain barely puts a dent in the news cycle, and Tuesday, when he finally gets a storyline all to himself, it's about how sucky his campaign is going.

Obama Keeps Five Point Lead In Gallup Poll

Posted 07.10.2008 | Politics


In the latest Gallup poll, Obama has a significant margin for the second day in a row, beating McCain 47% to 42%. See the complete trend of Gallup p...

Jason Linkins

Gallup: 'Americans Worry McCain Would Be Too Similar to Bush'

HuffingtonPost.com | Jason Linkins | Posted 07.09.2008 | Politics


Earlier today, Jonathan Martin of The Politico noted that John McCain was prominently featuring a picture of he and President George W. Bush standing ...

Democrats Still Have Work to Do to Win in November

Mitchell Bard | Posted 06.27.2008 | Politics


Mitchell Bard

I besiege Democrats not to take an Obama win for granted. We can't assume everyone in the country is aware of McCain's weaknesses and fidelity to the Bush agenda.

Thomas B. Edsall

Swing State Polls Give Hillary Last-Minute Boost

HuffingtonPost.com | Thomas B. Edsall | Posted 06.05.2008 | Politics


A Gallup Poll released on May 28 gave a last-minute boost to the central claim of the Hillary Clinton campaign that she would make a stronger general ...

Gallup: Obama Retakes Lead Over Clinton

Talking Points Memo | Eric Kleefield | Posted 03.30.2008 | Politics


Talking Points Memo reports that Obama has edged ahead of Clinton in the Gallup daily tracking poll: Today's Gallup tracking poll shows Barack Obama ...

Gallup: Less Than 50 Percent Of Americans Trust Mass Media

Editor & Publisher | Posted 03.28.2008 | Media


A new Gallup poll released today show a wide gap between how Republicans and Democrats view the mass media. Nearly 3 in 4 Republicans say the media is...