Polling News
Coverage of national polls, surveys, and election data. The Daily Signal offers conservative insights and commentary on polling trends.
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EXCLUSIVE: Taxpayers Increasingly Blame Government Fraud for Rising Cost of Living, Poll Shows
FIRST ON THE DAILY SIGNAL — As widespread government fraud emerges across the country, a new poll finds that Americans are not only overwhelmingly alarmed by taxpayer abuse but increasingly blame it for the rising cost of living. The poll, released Tuesday by the nonpartisan watchdog on government spending, the State Financial Officers Foundation, found that 83%…Pedro Rodriguez -
EXCLUSIVE: As NFL Embraces Streaming, Poll Finds Overwhelming Push Back
FIRST ON THE DAILY SIGNAL—Americans overwhelmingly oppose moving live sports viewing to paid streaming platforms, according to a poll by the Internet Accountability Project released Tuesday. The poll found that 93% of likely voters—across party, gender, and age demographics—said it’s important for live sporting events to be available on broadcast television so they can be…Fred Lucas -
Vance or Rubio? CPAC Attendees Decide in Straw Poll
More than half of the attendees of the 2026 Conservative Political Action Conference want to see Vice President JD Vance as the 2028 Republican presidential nominee. A straw poll at CPAC in Grapevine, Texas, released Saturday found that 53% of the more than 1,600 attendees who participated in the survey prefer Vance. However, Secretary of…Elizabeth Troutman Mitchell -
What’s on Voters’ Minds? Polls Suggest These 3 Issues
What’s connecting with voters right now? As Republicans seek to maintain their congressional majorities in November, it’s hard to keep up with the headlines: conflict with Iran, fierce debate in Congress, and an economy increasingly dominated by tech and artificial intelligence. These polls indicate voters’ concerns in a hectic news environment. It’s Iran, Stupid? Bill…George Caldwell -
Poll: Fetterman More Popular With Republicans Than Dems
Democrat Sen. John Fetterman of Pennsylvania has a high approval rating among Republicans and a low approval rating among Democrats in his home state, according to a new Quinnipiac University poll. The swing state lawmaker has regularly departed from the Democrat caucus in the Senate and has criticized fellow Democrats’ stances on Israel, immigration, and…George Caldwell -
Vance Rejects Fox Poll, Says America Still Recovering From Biden
Vice President JD Vance took issue with a Fox News poll showing a majority of voters preferring Democrats to Republicans in the upcoming November 2026 midterms. “As much as we love Fox News, we always think Fox News has the worst polling, me and the president agree on that,” Vance told Fox News anchor Martha MacCallum…Virginia Grace McKinnon -
GOP Questions Democrats’ Demand to Ban ICE at Polling Places
Because of Democrat demands to prevent a government shutdown, House Republicans are accusing Senate Democrats of protecting illegal immigrants who vote in American elections. Democrats are threatening to vote against legislation to fund the Department of Homeland Security, which could force a partial shutdown of the federal government this Friday. Democrats have made several demands…Pedro Rodriguez -
EXCLUSIVE: Hawleys Tout Polling Showing Where Americans Stand on Pro-Family Policy
FIRST ON THE DAILY SIGNAL—Josh and Erin Hawley’s new pro-family nonprofit is touting polling showing the majority of Americans believe society should provide pregnant women with better options than abortion. The polling, conducted by OnMessage Inc. on behalf of the Love Life Initiative, showed that 84% of Americans agree that “many pregnant mothers face difficult…Elizabeth Troutman Mitchell -
What Biden’s Dismal Polling Teaches Us About Our Leadership and Ourselves
Recent polls show President Joe Biden sitting at a dismal 38% approval rating and Vice President Kamala Harris at an equally, but unsurprisingly, depressing 28% approval rating just nine months into their terms. Even with the army of political propaganda outlets—or, dare I say, “journalists”—vehemently opposing former President Donald Trump and supporting Biden and his…Armstrong Williams -
George Gascon’s Sinking Poll Numbers
If George Gascon, the rogue district attorney for Los Angeles County, had Scooby-Doo as a dog, he would be hearing “ruh roh” around the house a lot these days. That’s because Gascon’s radical policies are infecting the electorate, and they don’t like it. That’s why there is a recall effort to boot him from office,…Zack Smith -
Will California Expats Turn Texas Blue? Here’s the Surprising Polling Data
Chuck DeVore moved his family from California to Texas a decade ago. The move was prompted by several factors, he says, including “seeing [California] drifting further and further to the left.” Today, many people are making the same decision that DeVore, vice president of the Texas Public Policy Foundation, made: They are leaving California for the…Virginia Allen -
Kevin McCarthy Wants Media to Wait to Call Election Winner ‘Until Every Polling Center Has Closed’
House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy, R-Calif., wants all major media outlets to wait to call the 2020 election winner “until every polling center has closed,” McCarthy said in a letter to outlets Wednesday. “Americans will be watching their television and monitoring their social media feeds anxiously awaiting the results of the election. And understandably, the…Mary Rose Corkery -
Podcast: Scott Rasmussen on Trump’s Poll Numbers and Some Surprising US Trends
On today’s show, we feature an interview with pollster Scott Rasmussen. We quiz him on his latest polling numbers, including the president’s approval numbers, and some surprising trends that you’ll want to hear about. Rasmussen is a renowned pollster, author, and co-founder of ESPN. He most recently wrote the book “The Sun is Still Rising:…Rob Bluey -
Podcast: What Exit Polling Data Shows Voters Really Cared About
What did the election results really say about how the country views President Donald Trump? What issues do voters actually care about, and what are the independents thinking? And are all young adults really liberal? Oh, and what difference did the caravan or Brett Kavanaugh make in the election? Erin Norman of Heart and Mind…Katrina Trinko -
MSNBC Host Suggests Supreme Court Justices Should Rule Based on Poll Numbers
We should ignore old laws and demand that nine, unelected officials decide what new meaning they have based on recent poll numbers. This was the argument put forward by “MSNBC Live” correspondent Katy Tur when she questioned a guest about the judicial philosophy of President Donald Trump’s Supreme Court nominee, Brett Kavanaugh. Kavanaugh has been…Jarrett Stepman -
Supreme Court to Minnesota: First Amendment Rights Don’t End at the Polling Booth
With just two weeks to go until the end of its term, the Supreme Court ruled 7-2 in Minnesota Voters Alliance v. Mansky that Minnesota’s ban on so-called “political” apparel at the polls on Election Day violates the First Amendment. With Thursday’s decision, the high court has restored the ability of voters in Minnesota to…Hans von Spakovsky -
17 Bizarre Polling Places in 22 Photos
You may know who you're voting for this Election Day, but do you know where? Maybe you're voting in a library or your City Hall. Maybe you're heading to your kids' school. But if you're lucky, you might be able to multi-task a hair appointment or grocery shopping trip with your civic duty. Yes, thanks…Kelsey Lucas