Traditional polling forces citizens to place themselves into set categories, even on issues in which they are uninformed and uninterested.
The Mood of the Nation poll gives citizens a series of open-ended questions, allowing them to answer in their own words—saying what is on their minds, what is important to them, and thereby providing a unique window on contemporary American politics.
Read more about how the poll was conducted and the team that makes it happen.
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The McCourtney Institute for Democracy’s most recent Mood of the Nation Poll, conducted November 14-18, 2022, finds that a much higher proportion of Democrats than Republicans say that they trust the Federal Bureau of Investigation and that they believe FBI agents are fair.
In addition, the survey finds that a higher proportion of younger Americans believe that the FBI is biased against groups on the left, whereas larger proportions of older generations distrust the FBI due to a perceived bias against former President Trump.
“That both liberals and conservatives feel that fundamental rights are at risk illustrates the zero-sum nature of today’s politics. The belief that their rights will erode is bound to animate politics in the coming years”
– Poll Director Eric Plutzer
The U.S. Supreme Court is likely to overturn its landmark Roe v. Wade decision according to a leaked draft opinion first obtained by Politico. At this historic moment it is worth taking a look at Americans’ opinions on abortion, and how those opinions follow demographic, socio-economic and political lines.