Category: polls

Polls Indicate a Decline in Those Interested in Leaving Hong Kong; Scholar Challenges the Result of Survey

Hong Kong’s population dropped to 7.29 million this year after a “net outflow” of over 110,000. However, a recent poll by Hong Kong Public Opinion Research Institute announced that, compared with the March survey, fewer people planned to leave and more intended to stay. Critics challenged the feasibility of conducting polls in the present menacing…


Poll: Identification as ‘Liberal’ Collapses as Blacks, Hispanics, and Non-College Voters Flee the Label

Fewer voters now identify themselves as liberal, according to a new national poll. “The Left is losing the battle for the minds of the American electorate … with voters decreasingly identifying as liberal in recent years,” says the report (pdf) by Morning Consult, a research firm with offices in Washington, New York, and San Francisco….


Trump’s Endorsement May Expand Dixon’s Narrow Lead in Michigan GOP Primary

Front-runner Tudor Dixon could get the boost she needs to win the Republican nomination for governor of Michigan as she finally received the coveted endorsement of Donald Trump on July 29—just three days before the Aug. 2 primary. At an April rally in Macomb County, Trump raised political eyebrows when, of the then 10 GOP…


Trump’s Endorsement May Boost Dixon’s Narrow Lead in Michigan GOP Primary

Tudor Dixon, the front-runner to win the Republican nomination for governor of Michigan, may have just gotten a winning boost with a coveted endorsement by former President Donald Trump on July 29—just days before the Aug. 2 primary. Trump raised political eyebrows at an April rally in Macomb County when, of the then-10 GOP gubernatorial hopefuls, he…


California Voters Head to the Polls: 2022 Primary

The 2022 primary elections are underway, and many are eagerly casting their votes at their local polling stations in California. California’s two-party system allows for the top two contenders in the primaries to advance to the general election on Nov. 8. However, if a candidate receives 50 percent of the vote or more during the…


Polls Officially Open Across Ontario for Provincial Election

Voting has officially begun in Ontario. Polls opened across the province this morning after a month-long election campaign that saw parties battle over the best approaches to affordability, health care and infrastructure. Polling conducted earlier in the campaign suggests the Progressive Conservatives led by Doug Ford are poised to form a second majority government. Ford…


Texas Voters Evenly Split on Direction of State Ahead of 2022 Primary: Poll

With Texas primary elections looming on March 1, Texans are nearly evenly split over the direction of the Lone Star state, according to a poll released on Feb. 21. The state’s political climate is slightly more positive towards Republicans, the Dallas Morning News/University of Texas at Tyler poll shows. Half of the 1,188 respondents (50…


Exit Polls: Bulgarian President Wins Apparent Reelection

SOFIA, Bulgaria—Exit polls in Bulgaria suggest that incumbent Rumen Radev is the apparent winner in the country’s presidential runoff. Partial official results are expected later Sunday. Surveys by several polling organizations give Radev, 58, about 65 percent of the vote. He is seeking a second five-year term in the largely ceremonial post. Sofia University rector,…


Polls: South Koreans’ Anti-China Sentiment Hits Historic High While Anti-Japan Sentiment Declines

Recent polls show that South Koreans’ anti-Chinese Communist Party (CCP) sentiment has reached a historic high while their long-held anti-Japan sentiment has decreased. Increased military and economic cooperation between South Korea and Japan are also favored in public opinion polling. South Korea’s global think tank, East Asia Institute (EAI), and Japanese non-profit think tank, Genron…


2020 Presidential Pre-Election Polls Marked Worst Performance in Decades: Report

A new report from an association of public opinion and survey research professionals found that supporters of former President Donald Trump who refused to take part in surveys were one of the likely reasons polls overstated President Joe Biden’s lead in the 2020 election, the biggest polling inaccuracy in 40 years. The report from the American…