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Harris Heads Into First Debate With Positive Favorability and Popular Economic Proposals

Sep 5, 2024 | dataforprogress.org | Abby Springs |Lew Blank

The survey also reveals that voters are primarily hearing positive information about the Harris-Walz ticket and negative information about the Trump-Vance ticket. Among likely voters who have heard at least “a little” about Harris, 48% say what they’ve heard has been mostly positive, while 31% say it has been mostly negative. Only 5% of Democrats and 30% of Independents say what they’ve heard is mostly negative.
Voters Think Recent GOP Actions and Quotes Are Very Weird

Aug 5, 2024 | t.ly | Abby Springs

Voters were then shown a list of actions taken by Republicans and asked whether they think the actions are weird or normal. For all of the actions, a majority say they are either “very weird” or “somewhat weird.” Seventy-nine percent of voters, including 78% of Independents, think that “insulting women and couples who don’t have children” is weird. Vance, the Republican nominee for vice president, has frequently disparaged people who don’t have kids.
Voters Think Recent GOP Actions and Quotes Are Very Weird

Aug 5, 2024 | dataforprogress.org | Abby Springs

Voters were then shown a list of actions taken by Republicans and asked whether they think the actions are weird or normal. For all of the actions, a majority say they are either “very weird” or “somewhat weird.” Seventy-nine percent of voters, including 78% of Independents, think that “insulting women and couples who don’t have children” is weird. Vance, the Republican nominee for vice president, has frequently disparaged people who don’t have kids.
Post-Debate, Swing Voters Are Increasingly More Concerned About Biden’s Age Than Trump’s Criminal Charges

Jul 17, 2024 | dataforprogress.org | Abby Springs |Lew Blank

By Abby Springs and Lew BlankIn the aftermath of the first presidential debate, Data for Progress conducted four surveys to gauge the attitudes of Biden-Trump swing voters towards the two nominees. Across the pooled surveys, we conducted 4,684 respondent interviews, with a sample of 566 swing voters. This data builds off our continued analysis of the swing voters of the 2024 election.
Two Years Since Dobbs, Voters Are Concerned About New Abortion Restrictions and Support Expanding Access

Jun 20, 2024 | dataforprogress.org | Abby Springs

By Abby SpringsTwo years ago, the Supreme Court’s decision in Dobbs v. Jackson overturned Roe v. Wade, ushering in a new wave of state-level abortion bans that have limited access to reproductive care for millions of Americans. In a new survey from Data for Progress, fielded from June 12-14, voters continue to oppose the Supreme Court’s ruling in Dobbs, instead favoring expanded access to abortion and legal abortion medication by mail.
Voters Are Tired of the “War on Woke”

Jun 6, 2024 | dataforprogress.org | Abby Springs

By Abby SpringsSince Joe Biden’s election in 2020, Republicans have attempted to cast the president and his party as moving too far to the left on social justice issues. For years, congressional Republicans have repeatedly attacked Biden’s policies and proposals as “woke,” targeting everything from climate and racial justice to farming and trade.
High Support for Legalizing Marijuana at the Federal Level

Apr 19, 2024 | dataforprogress.org | Abby Springs

The Biden administration is currently considering rescheduling marijuana, moving the drug from a Schedule I to Schedule III classification, alongside drugs like ketamine and testosterone. In August 2023, the U.S. Department of Health & Human Services recommended rescheduling the drug, and the final decision now lies with the Drug Enforcement Administration.
Republicans’ Proposed Budget Policies Are Unpopular

Apr 1, 2024 | dataforprogress.org | Abby Springs

By Abby SpringsThe Republican Study Committee — which represents nearly 4 in 5 members of the House Republican caucus — recently released a budget that targets Social Security, Medicare, the Affordable Care Act, and other popular government programs. However, new polling from Data for Progress finds that these elements of the RSC’s budget proposal are widely unpopular with voters.
Anti-LGBTQ+ Policies and Rhetoric Are Harming LGBTQ+ Lives

Mar 28, 2024 | dataforprogress.org | Kirby Phares |Rob Todaro |Grace Adcox |Abby Springs

According to 2023 Gallup polling, 7.6% of U.S. adults now identify as lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer, or some other sexual orientation besides heterosexual. Increases in LGBTQ+ identification over the last decade have corresponded with historic increases in representation in media and government, as well as public support for LGBTQ+ rights. However, this increase in LGBTQ+ visibility has also been met with a political backlash.
Voters Support an Expanded Child Tax Credit, Oppose Corporate Tax Decreases

Jan 24, 2024 | dataforprogress.org | Abby Springs

By Abby SpringsLast week, a bipartisan group of House lawmakers announced a compromise on a $78 billion tax deal. The legislation would narrowly expand the Child Tax Credit (CTC), allowing families who earn at least to receive up to $2,000 per child annually by 2025. The expanded CTC, although not as expansive as the pandemic-era changes that expired at the end of 2021, would lift as many as 400,000 children out of poverty.