Mary Margaret Olohan Christianity continues to decline among U.S. adults as the number of adults identifying as “nothing in particular” increases, Pew Research Center found. The number of American adults who describe themselves as Christian dropped 12 percentage points over the past decade and the number of both Protestants and Catholics in the U.S. has dropped, according to…
Mary Margaret Olohan on April 17, 2019 Republish Reprint Seventy percent of Russians approve of former dictator Joseph Stalin’s impact on the country, according to a Tuesday survey, a record high for approval of Stalin while Russian President Vladimir Putin is in office. The poll, conducted by the Russia-based Levada Center, showed 51 percent of respondents…
LISTEN TO TLR’S LATEST PODCAST: By Amber Randall A Monday Gallup poll revealed that almost half of Republicans currently support gay marriage. Republican support for gay marriage is the highest it’s been in almost 20 years. Gallup’s annual Values and Beliefs poll showed that 47 percent of Republicans are in favor of gay marriage. “In recent decades,…
LISTEN TO TLR’S LATEST PODCAST: By Michael Bastasch Most American adults thought the “March for Science” protests organized in April didn’t help and may have even hurt activists’ goals of increasing federal funding for science and public concern over global warming. Forty-four percent of Americans believe the protests “will make no difference and 7% believe…
LISTEN TO TLR’S LATEST PODCAST: By Robert Donachie Americans are expressing their support for a larger federal government, according to a poll released Monday by the Pew Research Center. Americans are split on their preferences for both the size and scope of the federal government. Some 48 percent of Americans would rather have a big…
LISTEN TO TLR’S LATEST PODCAST: By Phillip Stucky An overwhelming majority of Baltimore residents report their government is corrupt, according to a Washington Post poll published Friday. Fifty-nine percent of the residents of Baltimore, Maryland, say they feel their local government officials are corrupt. Twenty-four percent of respondents report they feel that all of the government in…
LISTEN TO TLR’S LATEST PODCAST: By Phillip Stucky California Sens. Kamala Harris and Dianne Feinstein’s approval ratings are down in their home state, according to a recent poll published Thursday by Politico. Only 46 percent of Californians approve of the job that Harris is doing, and 23 percent disapprove. Most surprising, is that 30 percent of…
By Kevin Daley A new poll finds a significant majority of Americans support the rapid confirmation of a Supreme Court justice who will interpret the Constitution according to its original meaning. Eighty percent of participants in a new Marist poll said filling the vacancy on the Supreme Court should be an “immediate” or “important” priority for…
by Josh Guckert In a new poll conducted by the Associated Press, Libertarian candidate for the 1st Congressional District in Massachusetts Thomas Simmons is only 4 points away from overtaking Democratic incumbent Richard Neal. Neal has served in the House of Representatives since 1989. Having no primary challenger or Republican opponent, Simmons and Independent Frederick Mayock are…
by Kody Fairfield In a poll run by The People’s Pundit Daily (PPD) of 317 likely Alaskan voters who are going to vote in the Senate race in November, the results are quite promising for Libertarian candidate Joe Miller. In the poll, which was conducted according to level 1 AAPOR standards of disclosure and WAPOR/ESOMAR code of conduct, Republican…