How Americans Perceive the Political Parties Today
Friday, September 24, 2021Americans split evenly on ratings of Biden and the Democratic Party, while Trump and the Republican Party are underwater.
Americans split evenly on ratings of Biden and the Democratic Party, while Trump and the Republican Party are underwater.
About three in five Americans are opposed to “the nation’s most restrictive” abortion ban, and deputizing private citizens to enforce it.
While anxieties about the pandemic remain high amidst the summer surge, worries declined on President Biden’s vaccine mandates announcement.
Seven in ten support Biden’s economic plan; addressing the pandemic, the wealth gap, and rising costs are seen as the best reasons to pass it.
Nearly three in five Americans support withdrawal from Afghanistan and re-settling Afghan refugees in the United States.
Many Americans are hearing negative news about Biden’s handling of Afghanistan, but he retains positive ratings on handling the pandemic.
Americans support moving forward with progressive priorities to rebuild infrastructure, lower health care premiums, and generally addressing the cost of living for working families.
Americans support local leaders pushing to require masks in schools amidst concerns about the Delta variant and the still high numbers of unvaccinated adults.
Two in three Americans support re-introduction of mask and social distancing mandates as cases surge, and nearly 60 percent support vaccine mandates.
Rising case counts and the spread of the Delta variant are driving an increase in the share of Americans who believe “the worst is yet to come” regarding the pandemic.