Polling

Roughly seven in 10 people still trust vaccine researchers, a new poll finds. The number is in line with trust for other scientists

When it comes to health advice, more people trust the American Academy of Pediatrics and the American Medical Association than they do federal health agencies, according to a new poll

If Americans don’t fight back against efforts to dismantle higher education, the U.S. will lose lifesaving medical research, innovation that spurs our economy and the ability to freely study science and society

A shameful mass propaganda campaign is unfolding in the U.S., one that will make millions of kids needlessly sick with measles

“Propaganda works” is the real upshot of a survey showing lingering postpandemic distrust of science

The full potential of public opinion polling lies in its ability to illuminate deeper societal trends beyond electoral forecasts

Voters supported abortion rights measures while electing antiabortion candidates in the 2024 election. The split reflects a complicated abortion landscape post-Dobbs

A social scientist looks at the portrait of U.S. voters, and voting, in the aftermath of the 2024 presidential election that put Trump into the White House

So far, enthusiasm for the Harris campaign has vindicated Democratic Party elites’ decision to push Joe Biden out of the race. Was this just a lucky guess based on political vibes? Or were there actual data supporting the decision?

Election polls are accurate but can only reveal voter intentions on the day they were taken. They don’t predict the future