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March 2024 Results

Wide-ranging survey reveals Americans’ division on Biden’s job performance and Trump’s candidacy, a cease-fire in Gaza, college sports, and more.

  

October 2023 Results

President Joe Biden and former President Donald Trump would be in a dead heat among likely voters if the 2024 general election was held today.

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Americans are skeptical about the impact of AI, with a plurality of 46% of respondents saying that these technologies will have a negative impact on their lives.

March 2023 Results

Two-thirds of Americans say businesses should not have the right to deny service based on sexual orientation as the Supreme Court decision looms.

Americans say students, librarians, parents – not elected officials – should play a big part in what is available in middle school libraries.

September 2022 Results

A new Grinnell College National Poll shows that four in five likely voters in the 2022 general election believe the overall health of American democracy is a major factor in determining how they will vote in the upcoming election.

In the wake of the Dobbs decision, which overturned Roe v. Wade, 69% of Americans believe the option of having an abortion before the 15th week of pregnancy should be a guaranteed right, according to the newest edition of the Grinnell College National Poll.

March 2022 Results

Grinnell College National Poll shows broad support for supplying weapons to Ukrainian fighters, welcoming war refugees; most Americans against sending troops

Strong opposition expressed in Grinnell Poll toward affirmative action in higher ed admission policies and the use of tax dollars for private schools.

October 2021 Results

More than 60% of Americans today believe the decisions of the court are based more on the political leanings of justices than the Constitution and the law, according to the newest edition of the Grinnell College National Poll.

While 85% of Americans believe it is very important the United States remain a democracy, 52% believe American democracy is facing a “major threat” according to the newest edition of the Grinnell College National Poll.

March 2021 Results

As an element of American life, a majority of people in the country view the state of race relations as mostly bad according to the newest edition of the Grinnell College National Poll. Most Americans favor student loan forgiveness; no return to “normal” anytime soon.

While Americans have high ideals for what makes up our democracy, a new Grinnell College National Poll shows our country gets failing grades when it comes to executing those ideals in real life.

September 2020 Results

72% of likely voters “extremely motivated” to vote; voter fraud concerns rise among Republicans.

52% of Americans say President Trump is not doing enough to contain the virus.

Framing the issue of racial inequality around the victims of racial violence has an impact on how Americans view the issue.

April 2020 Results

President Donald J. Trump has his highest approval rating in Grinnell College National Poll history, but still trails former Vice President Joe Biden in a head-to-head matchup.

An overwhelming majority of Americans (88%) are confident the country will get through the COVID-19 crisis and be OK when it’s over, according to the newest edition of the Grinnell College National Poll.

October 2019 Results

Americans appreciate immigrant contributions and are receptive to criminal justice reform.

Vast majority of Americans are against foreign intervention in elections, divided on whether impeachment warranted.

November 2018 Results

President Donald Trump’s job approval rating has risen following the 2018 midterm elections, but that improved standing has not enhanced his chances at re-election in 2020, according to the Grinnell College National Poll.

What does it mean to be a “real American”? That was one of the many questions asked in the latest Grinnell College National Poll.

September 2018 Results

The inaugural Grinnell College National Poll shows President Donald Trump faces a challenging road to re-election in 2020.

A new Grinnell College National Poll shows that feelings about what professional football players do, or don’t do, during the playing of the national anthem are as intense as all the news coverage suggests.

A majority of U.S. residents show support for legal immigrants and are skeptical of suggestions that undocumented immigrants commit more crimes as a group than native-born Americans, according to a new Grinnell College National Poll.

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