Recently added articles from Gallup Poll News Service:
Bush's Approval Rating Drops to New Low of 27%; Decline of 4 points since financial crisis intensified.(U.S. president George W. Bush)(Survey)
Sep 30, 2008; Jones, Jeffrey M. ... Byline: Jeffrey M. Jones Synopsis: Before the U.S. House of Representatives voted down a proposed financial rescue plan endorsed by the Bush administration, just 27% of Americans said they approved of the job George W. Bush is doing as president, the lowest of his presidency and ...
Late September Ratings Drag Down Consumer Confidence.(Survey)
Sep 30, 2008; Saad, Lydia ... Byline: Lydia Saad Synopsis: In sharp contrast to the Conference Board's new report of improved consumer confidence in September, more recent Gallup Poll Daily tracking data make clear that the rise in confidence seen in the first half of September turned sharply negative after ...
Gallup Daily: Obama Holds 6-Point Lead; Two weeks since McCain's had any advantage in voter preferences.(U.S. presidential candidates Barack Obama and John McCain)(Survey)
Sep 30, 2008 ... Synopsis: Barack Obama leads John McCain, 49% to 43%, in Gallup Poll Daily tracking conducted Saturday through Monday. This reflects surveys conducted entirely after Friday night's presidential debate and throughout the intense series of developments on Capitol Hill. PRINCETON, ...
Danes Increasingly Less Confident in Their Economy; Despite lower unemployment, only 48% see standard of living improving.(Survey)
Sep 30, 2008 ... Byline: Ian T. Brown Synopsis: Despite lower unemployment ratings, less than half of Danes (48%) tell Gallup their standard of living is improving, and even fewer (41%) perceive the economic conditions in their city to be improving. WASHINGTON, D.C. -- In 2007, the ...
Personal Financial Assessments Remain at 32-Year Low; Majority, however, say they will be better off next year at this time.(Survey)
Sep 29, 2008; Newport, Frank ... Byline: Frank Newport Synopsis: Over half of Americans (55%) say they are worse off financially now than they were a year ago, tied for the most negative reading in Gallup's 32-year history of asking this question, but no worse than four months ago at the beginning of the ...
Gallup Daily: Obama Maintains 8-Point Lead; Registered voters prefer Obama to McCain, 50% to 42%.(Senators Barack Obama and John McCain)(Survey)
Sep 29, 2008 ... Synopsis: Barack Obama continues to lead John McCain by eight percentage points in the latest Gallup Poll Daily tracking update, 50% to 42%, which includes two nights of interviewing after Friday's presidential debate. PRINCETON, NJ -- The latest Gallup Poll Daily tracking ...
Debate Watchers Give Obama Edge Over McCain; Obama seen as improving his standing on the economy.(U.S. presidential candidates Barack Obama and John McCain)(Survey)
Sep 28, 2008; Newport, Frank ... Byline: Frank Newport Synopsis: A USA Today/Gallup poll conducted Saturday, Sept. 27, shows that Americans who watched the first presidential debate gave Barack Obama the edge over John McCain as having done the better job, by a 46% to 34% margin. PRINCETON, NJ -- ...
Gallup Daily: Obama Moves to 50% to 42% Lead; Obama registers strong performance over Thursday-Saturday time period.(U.S. presidential candidates Barack Obama and John McCain)(Survey)
Sep 28, 2008 ... Synopsis: Barack Obama leads John McCain, 50% to 42%, among registered voters in the latest Gallup Poll Daily tracking update for Thursday, Friday, and Saturday -- just one point shy of his strongest showing of the year. PRINCETON, NJ -- Barack Obama leads John McCain, 50% to ...
Gallup Daily: Obama 48%, McCain 45%; Obama's slight edge consistent with his positioning over the past week.(Survey)
Sep 26, 2008 ... Synopsis: Barack Obama has regained the edge over John McCain in Gallup Poll Daily tracking from Tuesday through Thursday, 48% to 45%. PRINCETON, NJ -- Barack Obama has regained the edge over John McCain in Gallup Poll Daily tracking from Sept. 23-25, 48% to 45%. ...
Is All the Talent Leaving Latin America? Perhaps, but the highly educated wish to stay.(Survey)
Sep 26, 2008; Torres, Gerver ... Byline: Gerver Torres and Brett Pelham Synopsis: In Latin America, Gallup Polls reveal people who say they are more talented and more comfortable with computers are more likely to wish to migrate. However, those with a college degree or higher are less likely to report a desire ...
Upper-Income Consumers Shaken by Financial Crisis; Became more pessimistic last week.(Survey)
Sep 25, 2008 ... Byline: Dennis Jacobe, Chief Economist Synopsis: The current financial crisis has had a disproportionately heavy impact on the attitudes of upper-income consumers, making them more negative about the current economy and more pessimistic about the economy's direction. ...
Zimbabweans to Future Government: Deal With Economy; Confidence in military, police has declined almost 20 points since 2006.(Survey)
Sep 25, 2008; Tortora, Bob ... Byline: Bob Tortora and Magali Rheault Synopsis: While the economy, political freedom, security, and media are the hot buttons highlighted in Zimbabwe's historic power-sharing agreement, Gallup Poll findings underscore the tough road ahead for the future government in dealing ...
Did Palin Help McCain Among White Women? Obama's problem with white men much bigger than that among white women.(Sarah Palin, John McCain and Barack Obama)(Survey)
Sep 24, 2008; Newport, Frank ... Byline: Frank Newport Synopsis: Gallup Poll Daily tracking samples do not support the hypothesis that John McCain has made significant gains among white women since he selected Sarah Palin as his running mate. Instead, Gallup finds changes in white women's preferences to be ...
Gallup Daily: Obama Maintains 3-Point Edge; No change from Tuesday's report.(Barack Obama)(Survey)
Sep 24, 2008 ... Synopsis: Barack Obama is maintaining a 3-point, 47% to 44%, edge over John McCain among registered voters in the latest Gallup Poll Daily tracking update for Sept. 21-23, unchanged from Tuesday's report. PRINCETON, NJ -- Barack Obama is maintaining a three-point, 47% to 44%, ...
Before Recent Crisis, Public Wary of Active Federal Gov't. Americans have become less accepting of a government role in promoting morality.(Survey)
Sep 23, 2008; Jones, Jeffrey M. ... Byline: Jeffrey M. Jones Synopsis: An early September Gallup Poll found Americans preferring a less active role for government to solve the country's problems (53%) over a more active one (41%), consistent with prior years' results. In a shift, the public is now evenly divided ...
Gallup Daily: Obama Holds 3-Point Edge; Voter preferences similar to averages seen in post-primaries period.(Barack Obama)(Survey)
Sep 23, 2008; Saad, Lydia ... Synopsis: U.S. voters are closely divided in their 2008 presidential preferences, with 47% favoring Barack Obama and 44% backing John McCain. This too close to call positioning is nearly identical to the average Gallup Poll Daily results since the end of the primaries. ...
Democrats Re-Establish Double-Digit Lead in Party Affiliation; Gap had closed after the Republican National Convention.(Survey)
Sep 23, 2008; Jones, Jeffrey M. ... Byline: Jeffrey M. Jones Synopsis: The Democratic Party has re-established a double-digit lead in party affiliation over the Republican Party, 49% to 39%, widening a gap in partisanship that had narrowed after the Republican National Convention. PRINCETON, NJ -- ...
Georgians Look Toward Russia With Respect and Admiration; Prioritize relations with Russia over relations with United States.(Survey)
Sep 23, 2008; Esipov, Mikhail ... Byline: Mikhail Esipov Synopsis: Georgia's pro-Western foreign policy directly contradicts the wishes of the Georgian people, 41% of whom tell Gallup it is more important for Georgia to maintain good relations with Russia than with the United States, while just 11% say relations ...
Word of Bailout Stalls Worsening U.S. Consumer Confidence; Proposed actions appear to stabilize increasing consumer negativity last week.
Sep 22, 2008; Jacobe, Dennis ... Byline: Dennis Jacobe and Frank Newport Synopsis: Gallup Poll Daily tracking shows that discussion of an unprecedented Treasury bailout helped to stabilize a free fall in consumer confidence measured last week. PRINCETON, NJ -- Mirroring the reaction on Wall Street, ...
Gallup Daily: Obama 48%, McCain 44%; Little change from Sunday's report.(Barack Obama and John McCain)(Survey)
Sep 22, 2008 ... Synopsis: There is little change in the Gallup Poll Daily tracking results covering Friday, Saturday, and Sunday, as Barack Obama leads John McCain by a four percentage point margin among registered voters, 48% to 44%. PRINCETON, NJ -- There is little change in the Gallup Poll ...