Looking back, Americans today view former President Jimmy Carter more positively than they did at the end of tenure in office ...

and about the threat posed… There aren’t always clear-cut reasons for why scientists and the general public don’t always see eye-to-eye on things like climate change or the safety of ...

The representation of opinion in policy is central to democratic theory and everyday politics. So too is the extent to which public preferences are informed and responsive to changes in policy. The ...

In a Pew Research Center survey, two in ten said the immigration system needs to be completely rebuilt, and another 54% said it needs major changes. In most polls today, there is plurality or ...

UMass Lowell’s Center for Public Opinion conducts public-opinion polling at the state and national levels. The nationally recognized center uses the latest technology and highest standards in its ...

State lawmakers could boost public opinion by reversing that trend and there are some positive signs that change is underway. The State Higher Education Executive Officers Association reports a 10 ...

As Robert Ford explains in an opinion piece for The Guardian: “Social conservatives thunder about the failure, yet again, to deliver the swingeing cuts they claim voters demand. Liberals prevaricate ...