Politics

reportApr 2, 2009

Partisan Gap in Obama Job Approval Widest in Modern Era
reportApr 2, 2009

Partisan Gap in Obama Job Approval Widest in Modern Era
reportApr 2, 2009

Little Sign of Obama Fatigue

Summary of Findings No one has gotten more media coverage and attention in recent months than Barack Obama, but only about a third of Americans (34%) say they are hearing too much about the nation’s new president. More than half (54%) say they are hearing the right amount about Obama as he works to put […]
reportApr 2, 2009

Public Knows Basic Facts About Financial Crisis

Overview The latest Pew Research Center News IQ survey finds the American public reasonably well-informed about a number of basic facts pertaining to the current economic situation. Fully 83% know that the government assistance to banks and other financial institutions is aimed at getting them to lend more money, not less money. Roughly seven-in-ten (71%) […]
reportApr 2, 2009

Partisan Gap in Obama Job Approval Widest in Modern Era

For all of his hopes about bipartisanship, Barack Obama has the most polarized early job approval ratings of any president in the past four decades.
reportApr 1, 2009

No Decline in Belief That Obama is a Muslim
reportApr 1, 2009

No Decline in Belief That Obama is a Muslim

More than two months into Barack Obama’s presidency, as many people incorrectly identify him as a Muslim as did so during the 2008 campaign with white evangelicals and Republicans most likely to misidentify his religious affiliation.
reportMar 31, 2009

Obama Unlikely to Find a Quick Fix for U.S. Global Image
reportMar 26, 2009

Unusually Wide Gap in ’Satisfaction,’ ’Right Direction’ Measures
reportMar 26, 2009

Unusually Wide Gap in ’Satisfaction,’ ’Right Direction’ Measures

Americans’ perception about the state and direction of the nation usually go hand-in-hand. However, big events, like last fall’s election, can split these two indicators of the public’s national outlook.